Work is scheduled to resume shortly on the provision of affordable housing solutions at Bernard Lodge, St. Catherine. The development follows Cabinet’s approval of a public/private partnership (PPPA) between the Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ) and Herzog Jamaica Limited to complete the development. Transport, Works and Housing Minister, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies, made the disclosure during Tuesday’s (June 30)...

The Management Institute for National Development (MIND) is lending support to the National Road Safety Council (NRSC) and the Police Traffic Division in the drive to encourage road users to pay special attention to young children on the roads. This is part of the activities for National Road Safety Month (June), with the focus on sensitising the public about proper...

The Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ)/Norman Manley International Airport Ltd. (NMIA) has completed a project at the Donald Quarrie High School, in Kingston, in keeping with its commitment to the school which it has adopted. The project involved the construction of a new pedestrian walkway for the students spanning approximately 120 feet from the school to the main entrance, thus...

Transport, Works and Housing Minister, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies, says debate on proposed changes to the Road Traffic Act will get underway in the House of Representatives during June. Notable among these are increased fines for motorists cited by the police for speeding, with the fines for motorists exceeding the limit by 16 to 32 kilometres being $6,000; between...

Under Component Five of the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP), a total of $929.95 million has been budgeted to undertake various initiatives across the island. Making the disclosure during a recent sitting of the House of Representatives, Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies, said the projects, which are currently being developed, will be undertaken in...

Director General of the Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ), Rear Admiral Peter Brady, has been recognised by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) for his extensive work in the field of maritime training. The Jamaican is the recipient of the prestigious IMO themed award for World Maritime Day (WMD) 2015 focused on ‘Maritime Education and Training.’ The presentation was made at...

The Transport Authority is moving to clarify issues as they pertain to the seating capacity of public passenger vehicles operated by Transport Operators in the May Pen area. To this end, a meeting was held involving Chairman of the Transport Authority, Mr. Norton Hinds; Managing Director, Mr. Donald Foster; MP for Central Clarendon, Mr. Mike Henry; Director of the Island...

The public transportation system within the Kingston Metropolitan Transport Region (KMTR) has received a boost with the addition of 27 new buses to the Jamaica Urban Transit Company’s (JUTC) fleet. Of note is that one of the buses will be deployed to be used in the Montego Bay Metropolitan region. The buses were handed over during a ceremony held at...

Over 200 students from the Chetwood Memorial Primary School in Montego Bay, St. James, on Tuesday (May 5), participated in a road safety seminar staged by the Road Safety Unit in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing. The seminar, held on the school grounds, formed part of activities in Jamaica to mark United Nations Global Road Safety Week from...