AMMAN — Prime Minister Jafar Hassan on Tuesday inspected five tourism, youth and service projects in Jerash and Ramtha as part of his ongoing field visits across the Kingdom.

 

In Jerash, Hassan reviewed progress on the Jerash Eco-Tourism Village project during his third visit to the site, according to a Prime Ministry statement.

 

The project, which is 60 per cent complete and scheduled for completion in 2027, is expected to become a major tourism destination in northern Jordan.

 

Accompanied by Public Works and Housing Minister Maher Abu Samen and Local Administration Minister Waleed Masri, the prime minister was briefed on the project's implementation.

 

The 210-dunum development, located in a mountainous area overlooking the Jerash, Dibbeen and Tal Al Rumman forests and about 10 minutes from the Jerash Archaeological Site, is being implemented by the Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature (RSCN).

 

The eco-tourism complex will feature a 55-room lodge, an eco-park, a theatre, adventure and recreational areas, family facilities, a visitors' centre, restaurants, a 200-seat conference hall and dedicated spaces for local communities to market their products.

 

In Ramtha, Hassan visited the Ramtha Vocational Training Institute with Minister of Transport and Minister of Labour Nidal Katamine, where he reviewed training programmes and stressed the need to modernise vocational curricula to better meet labour market demands.

 

The prime minister also called for providing graduates with soft loans and in-kind grants, including tools and equipment, to help them establish micro-enterprises after completing their training.

 

He also directed officials to establish modern workshops for specialised trades and upgrade the institute's computer laboratory. The institute currently serves more than 140 trainees.

 

During a visit to the Ramtha Youth and Young Women Centre with Youth Minister Raed Adwan, Hassan highlighted the expansion of sports, educational and artistic programmes launched in 2025.

 

The initiative, which began in 15 centres, expanded to 60 centres in 2026 and is expected to reach 100 centres across all governorates next year.

 

Hassan said the programmes, which include specialised English-language courses, taekwondo, other sports and artistic training, should help identify young talent and improve employment opportunities. He also ordered upgrades to the centre's infrastructure, including a modern computer laboratory and additional equipment.

 

At Ramtha Government Hospital, Hassan instructed officials to maintain facilities, upgrade medical equipment and address staffing shortages.

 

In the presence of Health Minister Ibrahim Baddour, he also directed the preparation of technical feasibility studies for the construction of an additional floor housing operating theatres and intensive care units.

 

The hospital serves more than 250,000 people and provides clinical training for medical and nursing students from several universities.

 

Hassan also reviewed plans to rehabilitate the Forty Road (Tareeq Al Arbaeen), which links Ramtha with neighbouring areas, and stressed the need to accelerate work on the project, for which the Cabinet allocated JD2 million during its session in Irbid last May.

 

He also instructed officials to complete rehabilitation of the Ramtha-Jaber road linking Ramtha with Mafraq Governorate, including the installation of street lighting and other traffic safety measures.