Ja: Construction's a mob racket

EXTORTION IS still at an "unacceptably high" level within the construction industry, says Donald Mullings, president of the Incorporated Masterbuilders Association of Jamaica.
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He said that while there had been positive results from the anti-extortion initiatives proposed by the association last year, a true assessment was not possible, given that many construction projects, the majority of which were government-funded, had been discontinued because of non-payment of the extortion money demanded.

"One of our problems was that of political appointment (of persons working on construction) sites but there has been some improvement," Mr. Mullings said.