TROY, Trelawny — Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has sought to reassure residents that the Government has not forgotten Jamaica’s rural communities, insisting that efforts are being intensified to integrate them into the country’s main centres of economic activity.

Holness made the remarks last Friday during the official opening of the Troy Bridge in Trelawny as he responded to an appeal from Opposition Member of Parliament (MP) Mikael Phillips, whose Manchester North Western constituency is linked to Trelawny Southern by the bridge.

Phillips urged Works Minister Robert Morgan to ensure that deep-rural communities are adequately represented in road development plans, arguing that major towns and urban centres should not be the sole focus of infrastructure investment.