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Minister of Health and Wellness Dr Christopher Tufton said he is "comfortable with what is taking place" with the redevelopment of Cornwall Regional Hospital in Montego Bay, St James.

The restoration of Cornwall Regional, the chief primary healthcare facility in western Jamaica, has been fraught with problems. It started in 2016 with concerns about noxious fumes and graduated to a major restoration project.

Tufton, during a tour of the 10 floors of the Type A institution on Saturday, said more than 60 per cent of internal works have now been completed.

"I am comfortable with what is taking place. Each floor has work taking place on it, and there is no doubt that everything in the building, outside of the concrete structure itself, is new," he stated.

The minister indicated that the scope of works includes new internal framing, wall cladding tailored to accommodate specialised diagnostic equipment, and the installation of entirely new piping systems.