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Jamaica draws on local expertise to design Vernamfield's aerotropolis project

Dubbed ‘Aerotropolis Jamaica’, the project is intended to transform the Vernamfield property in Clarendon, which was previously an army base, into an aerodrome to provide international air cargo and logistics; aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services; and an aeronautical training school.

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Senior Advisor and Consultant to Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Mike Henry, Bindley Sangster (left), listens with interest as Neville Plummer, Master of Architecture student at the University of Technology (UTech) Caribbean School of Architecture (CSA), explains the concept behind his final-year project. Occasion was a visit by the Core Implementation Team of the Vernamfield Development project to the school during its 30th anniversary exhibition. (JIS Photo)