Montego Bay chamber seeks to clarify position on $17 million welcome sign
Published:Thursday | November 22, 2018 | 12:00 AM
The Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce is seeking to clarify its position on the controversial $17 million 'Welcome to Montego Bay' sign.
In a release Thursday afternoon, the chamber said while its supports the standard of the products to be used for the sign it is concerned about the budgeted $17 million price tag.
He was reacting to a story carried earlier in The Gleaner.
READ: MoBay Chamber supports $17 million welcome sign
President Winston Lawson has urged the authorities to ensure that the project is implemented in a cost effective way.
On Wednesday, Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett ordered his permanent secretary to undertake a review of the project.
There has been outcry about the cost to construct the new sign.
The original 'Welcome to Montego Bay' sign was damaged during a traffic crash earlier this year.
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