Prime Minister Andrew Holness says construction of the new houses of parliament is scheduled to begin later this year.

Construction of the new parliament building forms part of the national heroes park redevelopment and government campus project, which is a component of a master plan to re–develop downtown Kingston.

Its among several large infrastructure projects the government has been advancing.

The design for the building was selected from entries received during a competition launched in may 2018, and included architects based in the diaspora.

Mr Holness also highlighted several achievements parliament made in the past year.