The Urban Development Corporation wishes to advise that the following attractions will be closed to the public in observance of Good Friday on April 14, 2017:
All attractions will reopen at their regular operating hours on Saturday, April 15, 2017.We thank you for your understanding and apologize for any inconvenience caused.
The Urban Development Corporation (UDC) and the Caymanas Acquisition Group Ltd have signed an agreement for the lease of the Caymanas Golf and Country Club.
The lease, which becomes effective on April 1, 2017 will see the Group taking possession within 30 days thereafter and will be in effect for a period of 10 years. This was communicated to the staff of the Golf Club at a meeting on March 23, 2017 which represented the final in a series of meetings geared towards preparing the staff for the acquisition and the resulting redundancy.
The Urban Development Corporation (UDC) through the PetroCaribe fund is spearheading the rehabilitation of the Red Rose Fish Market as part of the re-development of the downtown Kingston market district at a contract value of approximately JMD$43 million.
The Urban Development Corporation (UDC) has put to market two prime properties in Cardiff Hall, St. Ann. The move comes as part of a thrust to enable increased economic activity in the designated area by facilitating private sector investments.
The Draft National Policy on Poverty and National Poverty Reduction Programme (Green Paper) is now available for public consultation, and is open for comments up to March 3, 2017.The Green Paper is also available on the PIOJ and Vision 2030 Jamaica Facebook pages and in some public libraries.You may send comments to:Poverty Reduction Coordinating UnitPlanning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ)16 Oxford RoadKingstonEmail: prcu@pioj.gov.jmTelephone: 876-935-5057
As the Urban Development Corporation (UDC) moves apace to advance development in downtown Kingston, Montego Bay as well as sections of St. Ann and St. Catherine, the Corporation will be laying out prime investment opportunities for sale and lease in these areas at the upcoming 12th Regional Conference of the Jamaica Stock Exchange.
Position of the Urban Development Corporation on Public Beaches
The Urban Development Corporation (UDC) has reviewed two articles recently published in the Gleaner entitled ‘Carolyn Cooper | No beach for local tourists’ and ‘Diana McCaulay | The problem of beach exclusion’ on January 8 and 11, 2017 respectively, as well as other dialogue relating to access to beaches.
The Board of Directors of the Urban Development Corporation (UDC) is pleased to announce that Dr. Damian St. Jude Graham, DBA, MPhil, BSc, has assumed the post of General Manager of the Corporation, as of January 3, 2017.
The Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) advises that Runaway Bay Water Company Limited with registered office at 12 Ocean Boulevard, Kingston and the holder of Water Supply and Sewerage Service Licenses, has applied for a modification to its service area in the parish of St Catherine. This Notice is issued pursuant to the Office of Utilities Regulation Act.
The Urban Development Corporation (UDC) wishes to advise that the following properties will have special closing hours on Monday, Novemeber 28, 2016 to allow staff members to exercise their rights to vote in the Local Governement Eletions.
