Tips > Uncategorized > PORT AUTHORITY SHOWS OFF NEW MARKET FOR FALMOUTH
By the last quarter of 2016, the Port Authority of Jamaica expects to hand over a modern market facility to Falmouth valued at $300 million, replacing the current ‘bend down market’ in the historic capital of Trelawny. Showcasing the new facility to Godfrey Dyer, chairman of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), on Tuesday, chairman and CEO of the Port Authority, Professor Gordon Shirley, said the market will have the capacity to accommodate some 370 vendors.The market is getting a spot in the new commercial district being created by private- and public-sector interests, Shirley said. The developments in Falmouth aim to enhance the cruise product, stimulate and re-energise commercial activity, create business opportunities and facilitate cultural and social exchange between cruise visitors and locals. Construction on the new market commenced in April 2015 and is nearly complete. Other plans for the town include construction of a civic centre, to be spearheaded by the Trelawny Parish Council; and a shopping mall is to be developed across the street from the market.
