Significant work still left to be done on Falmouth pier

Prime Minister Bruce Golding says there is still a lot of work left to be done on the Falmouth Cruise Terminal in Trelawny which was officially opened on Tuesday.

He said chief among the outstanding work is the investment in the expansion of the sewage capacity, the completion of the new police station for Falmouth, which has been faced with various contractual problems.

Mr. Golding said arrangements have been made with the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), through its engineering department, to take over the construction of the station.

"The JDF engineering core will be on site to resume work on the project in April," he disclosed.

The Port Authority of Jamaica and Royal Caribbean Cruises Limited organized the official opening of the US$122 million Falmouth Cruise Terminal with the maiden call by the Oasis of the Seas, the world’s largest cruise ship carrying more than 6,000-passengers.

Mr. Golding, led by Richard Fain, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Royal Caribbean Cruises Limited and Mike Henry, the Minister of Transport and Works, toured the 16 story vessel after it docked at the pier Tuesday morning.

"We are not only proud of the physical facility but over the economic impact this will make," Mr. Fain said.

He further noted that more than 500 Jamaicans were actively employed on the project while it was under construction and that 300 will work in the operations of the port in the foreseeable future.