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Embassy of Mexico in Jamaica
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
No. JAM00669
Kingston, 15 April 2015
MEXICO ANNOUNCES US$1.8 MILLION TO REHAB RIVERTON LANDFILL ACCESS ROAD
The Embassy of Mexico is pleased to announce that the Government of Mexico, through the
Infrastructure Fund for Mesoamerican and Caribbean Countries (the Yucatan Agreement) and Mexico’s
Exim Bank BANCOMEXT as financial agent, has approved a donation of US$1’817,255.00 to the
Government of Jamaica for the rehabilitation of the access road to the Riverton City Landfill in
Kingston.
Earlier today this important decision was officially conveyed to the Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs
and Foreign Trade, Senator Arnold J. Nicholson, by Mexico’s Chargée d’Affaires in Jamaica, Ms. MariaElena Alcaraz, as a concrete example of the importance that President Enrique Peña-Nieto and his
Administration places on Mexico’s relationship with Jamaica, and his conviction that Mexico can make
responsible efforts within its means to assist and cooperate in matters of importance to Jamaica and to
the Caribbean region.
In the aftermath of the recent fire at the Riverton Landfill, the relevance of this project became more
apparent and urgent. So in approving this timely donation, Mexico seeks to assist the Government of
Jamaica in improving the conditions of access to the landfill and with it, the quality of life of the community
living in its periphery and other existing businesses in the area as well as the general population of
Kingston and St. Andrew. Mexico also believes that by improving the access to the landfill, its efficiency
in managing solid waste will be benefited, and access in case of an emergency at the site will also be
facilitated. The rehabilitated access road should also help in promoting the social and economic
development along Riverton Road, improving at the same time the environmental conditions at the site
and in the general Kingston area.
Mexico has engaged the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) to manage the construction
project which includes the installation of a drainage system along the 1.65 km length of the road and the
concrete paving of the roadway, to ensure its extended lifespan bearing in mind the constant transit of
heavyweight trucks. The project is estimated to be completed within 12 months, with construction work
starting later this year.
The success in obtaining the approval to finance this project is the result of the joint work and effective
coordination for the last 18 months between the Embassy of Mexico and the Ministries of Foreign Affairs
and Foreign Trade, of Finance and Planning, and of Local Government and Community Development.
The Infrastructure Fund for Mesoamerican and Caribbean Countries was established by Mexico during
the Eighth Tuxtla Summit held in Yucatan in December 2011, as a tool of international cooperation to
assist countries in the region by financing infrastructure projects that contribute to their development and
regional integration, under the criteria that the completion of the project would have a positive impact on
the local population and would contribute to improve its quality of life. The Riverton project fulfilled these
criteria and much more.
Mexico looks forward to continue supporting other infrastructure projects that enhance the social and
economic development in Mesoamerica and the Caribbean, while contributing to further regional
integration.
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