KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister with responsibility for Works, Robert Nesta Morgan, has expressed disappointment at what he says are contradictory and misleading statements made by Mayor of Kingston and Chairman of the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC), Andrew Swaby, regarding the establishment of the One Road Authority.

Morgan described as “factually misleading” a May 13 statement made by Swaby at a KSAMC, where he claimed: “It is still not clear how the establishment of the One Road Authority will address the issue of inadequate financial resources for local authorities. There has been no clear indication on how municipal corporations will gain access to increased allocations needed to properly maintain and rehabilitate roads under our responsibility.”

Morgan also pointed to further complaints that local authorities “are simply not funded at the level that allows us to properly maintain roads under our care.”