CHEC pushes for more road deals in Jamaica
(Gleaner): China Harbour Engineering Company Limited (CHEC) is positioning itself to land another massive contract in Jamaica to construct a new toll road from Spanish Town to Ocho Rios including the Mount Rosser leg of the highway, which is about 88 per cent complete. The company signed a memorandum of understanding earlier this year with the National Road Operating and Constructing Company (NROCC) to investigate the possibility of implementing a concession agreement, which would see the Chinese firm financing, designing, and constructing the new highway. (Photo Zhongdong Tang general manager, CHEC Latin America)
China Harbour's interest in constructing the new highway has already sparked debate among a parliamentary group, with Opposition Member of Parliament Phillip Paulwell sounding a note of caution that the project should be open to international tender. He wants the process to go through the National Contracts Commission and be subject to scrutiny from Contractor General Greg Christie.
At present, the Chinese company is working on the single largest road infrastructure project in Jamaica to construct roads and bridges islandwide. China Harbour is the sole contractor for the J$36 billion Jamaica Development Infrastructure Programme (JDIP), which has been dogged by controversy since its implementation.
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But Mac Mac doh know deh Chinese colour is RED! or wha?
China has a long term goal, global investment, world domination.
We better get on that team nuh ?
From Gleaner comments:
"We seem to be borrowing money from company A, hiring Citizens fromcompany A's home country, paying tjem with the money we borrowed from Company A and then Taxing Jamaicans to repay Company A. Isn't there something wrong with this picture. Jamaicans wake up!"
What is the real problem? Build the damn roads, bridge, airport, all the ports, schools and give 80% of the work to Caymanians to do. We need JOBS. Chineese have the dough and we have the manpower. Hurry and get started.
20:20 The problem is taht the Chinese hire Chinese not Caymanians. Ask the Jamaicans how it is working for them.
I thought just last week the Jamaican Gleaner published, that the Chinese had given the Jamaican workers 75% of the jobs,in Jamaica, maybe you should get your facts right, before you start misleading the Cayman people.
08:20 Please re-read the article in the Gleaner of June 28.
10:52
Can you please direct me to what year of 28 June, was this article written, concerning the chinese not giving the Jamaican workers any work.
Thank you
There is opposition to CHEC in Jamaica because the promises of work didnt materialize!
I believe this sheds some light on the matter. Clearly, the employment of Jamaicans on these projects is an issue. Look at the readers' comments in particular.
http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20101217/lead/lead4.html
Nothing is for Nothing! If they do a good job with good deals, then they do a good job with good deals!
Well done CHEC