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Managing Director, Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), Colin Campbell (right), speaks to Deputy Managing Director in charge of Engineering and Technical Services at the company’s Ashenheim Road Maintenance facility, John Campbell, about windshields which are stored at that facility, during a tour on August 27. The Managing Director, accompanied by several JUTC executives, also visited the company’s Spanish Town and Portmore depots, as well as the Half-Way-Tree Transport Centre. Several buses which were out of service for lengthy periods have been repaired in time for the start of the new school term, starting on September 1. This follows an intensive maintenance programme carried out by the JUTC during the summer.

JUTC to Add 100 Buses to KMTR Monday

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) will be adding 100 buses to routes in the Kingston Metropolitan Transport Region (KMTR) as of Monday (September 1). This will bring the number of buses in operation to 445, said the bus company’s...

Managing Director of the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), Colin Campbell (left), explains the process involved in registering persons for their smarter cards, during a tour of the Half-Way-Tree Transport Centre on August 31. A large crowd had converged at that location to register for their smarter cards ahead of the official roll out of the JUTC’s new Electronic Fare Collection System or cashless system on September 1.

JUTC Grants One Day Amnesty to School Children

Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill (right), on Wednesday (August 27), commissions into service the Ballater Avenue Well located at 9 Ballater Avenue in Kingston. Looking on is Managing Director, Jamaica Wells and Services Limited, Richard Simpson.

NWC Partners with Talawah Investments to Provide Water to Kingston Communities

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Roger Clarke (right), makes a point at a post budget presentation media briefing, held at the Ministry’s Hope Gardens office, on April 24. Looking on at left is Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Donovan Stanberry. (FILE)

Roger Clarke Was “One of a Kind” – PM

Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy (2nd left), in discussion with Member of Parliament for West Kingston, Mr. Desmond McKenzie (left), at a stakeholders consultation forum, held today (August 28), at the Pegasus Hotel, in New Kingston. The forum was used to announce the relocation of the Transport Authority (TA) to the Jamintel building at the corner of Duke and North Streets, in downtown Kingston, set for early 2016. Others (from left) are: Project Manager for the venture, Barrington McKoy, and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Mrs. Audrey Sewell.

Transport Authority to be Relocated

Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Director General, Colin Bullock (right), addressing journalists at the agency’s quarterly media briefing, at its New Kingston head office on Wednesday (August 20). Listening keenly is Director for the PIOJ’s Economic Planning, Research, and Policy Logistics Division, James Stewart.

12 years ago Finance & Public Service

Competitiveness and Growth Project to Get Underway Next Month

The Government’s $50 million Competitiveness and Growth Project, aimed at strengthening Jamaica’s business environment for private sector investment, is slated to get underway in September. The six-year project is being financed through a World Bank loan, and was approved by that institution’s Board in July. The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) will have responsibility for the initiative’s implementation, through a...

Managing Director of the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), Colin Campbell (left), speaks with JUTC’s Deputy Managing Director in charge of Engineering and Technical Services at the company’s Ashenheim Road maintenance facility, John Campbell. The Managing Director, along with several JUTC executives, were on a tour of the Half-Way-Tree Transport Centre on August 28. The tour also involved visits to the company’s Spanish Town Depot, Portmore Depot, and the Ashenheim Road Maintenance facility.

12 years ago Transport

JUTC Ready for New School Year

Several of the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) buses, which were out of service for lengthy periods, have been repaired in time for the start of the new school term, starting on September 1. This follows an intensive maintenance programme carried out by the JUTC during the summer period. Managing Director of the JUTC, Colin Campbell, says this is one...

12 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

Minister McNeill Expresses Regret at Minister Roger Clarke’s Passing

Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, the Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill has expressed deep regret at news of the passing of his colleague, Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon. Roger Clarke. In extending sincere condolences to Mr. Clarke’s family, colleagues and friends, Minister McNeill, described the late Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries as “a giant of a man with a...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon Roger Clarke, shares a light moment with his colleagues, while making his contribution to the 2014/15 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on April 23. Enjoying the moment (from left) are: Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson and Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for primary health care infrastructure, Hon. Luther Buchanan. (FILE)

12 years ago Agriculture

Roger Clarke was a Special, One of a Kind Politician Says PM

I am deeply saddened at the death of our beloved patriot and son of the soil, the Hon Roger Clarke, Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries. As you all know, Minister Clarke was on leave from official duties to undergo surgery in the United States for a back condition. Having successfully completed the surgery and given clearance by his doctors to...

Former Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon. Roger Clarke.

12 years ago Uncategorized

PSOJ Saddened at Roger Clarke’s Sudden Passing

The PSOJ is saddened by the news of the sudden passing of Agriculture Minister and Member of Parliament for Central Westmoreland Roger Clarke earlier today. The organisation has been aware of his recent medical challenges and was encouraged to hear recently that he was on the mend and eagerly looking forward to being back at work. “Over the years, the...

Former Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon. Roger Clarke. (FILE)

12 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

The Honourable Roger Clarke is Dead

It is with deep regret and profound sadness that we advise of the death of Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon Roger Clarke. He died this morning in a hospital in Florida where he completed surgery. Minister Clarke has had a successful political career, having won eight elections comprising two Local Government and six General Elections. In 1986 he...

Secelia McCain (right), who successfully sat the 2014 Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT), receives her $10,000 award from Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, at a ceremony, held on August 27 at the Ministry in Kingston. Bursaries worth $10,000 each were presented to 12 children of Ministry staff, who gained significant achievements in this year’s Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT), Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC), and CAPE. Permanent Secretary, Hillary Alexander (centre) also participated in the ceremony.

12 years ago Technology

Tablets Issued to 1,200 Secondary School Teachers

A total of 1,200 teachers across the public secondary school system have been issued with tablet computers as the Government rolls out the pilot for its Tablets in Schools project, in time for the start of the 2014 academic year. Minister of Science, Technology, Energy, and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, made the announcement Wednesday, August 27, at an awards ceremony...