Jamaica is battling ageing infrastructure – a side effect of being among the earliest Caribbean nations to begin large-scale development – compounded by decades of maintenance neglect, according to Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness.

Speaking at Sabina Park, whose restoration was identified as one of this year’s two flagship National Labour Day projects, Holness said the Government will, in the coming years, have to embark on a massive infrastructural renewal drive targeting public infrastructure, including waterways, sewage systems, and other amenities.

In addition to Sabina Park, the Government also undertook several initiatives in parishes hardest hit by Hurricane Melissa, including extensive rehabilitation and restoration work at the site of the second national project – the Lewis Town Early Childhood Institution in Braes River, St Elizabeth.