Kingston Mayor calls on Gov’t to provide sustainable financing for parochial road repairs

November 11, 2026

The Kingston Mayor and Chairman of the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) has reiterated his call for Central Government to provide sustainable financing to support parochial road repairs. 

Andrew Swaby argued that national discussion about road management must go beyond which agency has responsibility for specific roads. 

Mayor Swaby’s comment comes amid disagreement between himself and Works Minister Robert Morgan over funding for road repairs across Kingston and St Andrew.

Speaking at the KSAMC’s monthly meeting yesterday, Mayor Swaby expressed support for the Government’s proposed One Road Authority. 

He said that at the same time, that discussions focused on reforms surrounding Jamaica’s road network must also focus on the financial support for repairing them. 

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Mayor Swaby appealed to Central Government to recognize the inadequate resources deployed to municipalities to rehabilitate parochial roads.

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