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Minister without Portfolio, Ministry of Transport, Works, and Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy (right), assists Head, European Union (EU) Delegation in Jamaica, Ambassador Paola Amadei (2nd right), to perform the symbolic ribbon-cutting exercise to formally launch the $718 million (€4.73 million) four-year EU Jamaica Banana Accompanying Measures (JBAM) Programme, at the St. Mary Parish Church Hall, Port Maria, St. Mary, on May 14. Dr. Guy represented Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Roger Clarke. Also participating in the exercise are: Chairperson, All Island Banana Growers Association (AIBGA), Gretel Sessing (left); General Manager, Banana Board, Janet Conie (2nd left); former Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Senator Robert Montague (left, background); and Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) Chief Executive Officer, Lenworth Fulton.

Banana Farmers to Benefit from $718 Million Assistance Programme

More than 2,000 banana and plantain farmers and workers will benefit significantly from provisions under the European Union’s $718 million (€4.73 million) Jamaica Banana Accompanying Measures (JBAM) programme, to be implemented over the next four years. The programme will provide...

Director General of the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA), Mr. Leroy Lindsay, informs JIS News that the Authority is on track to complete an upgrade of its world Aeronautical Information Service (AIS) system to the more data-centric Aeronautical Information Management (AIM) system, by the end of 2016.

JCAA to Complete Upgrade of AIS System By 2016

Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies, making his presentation in the 2014/15 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 14. Seated at right is Minister of State in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Richard Azan.

Education Initiatives in South St. Andrew Successful – Dr. Davies

Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies, injects some humour in his contribution to the 2014/15 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 14.

Linstead to Moneague Highway to be Opened in August

Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting, making his contribution to the 2014/15 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 13.

Prison Rehabilitation Programme to be Improved

Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies, makes a point during his contribution to the 2014/15 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 14. Seated at right is Minister of State in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Richard Azan.

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Transport Authority on Drive to Improve Service to Commuters

Transport Authority of Jamaica will be implementing a range of initiatives, aimed at improving the service provided to commuters by public passenger vehicle operators. One such initiative is the Road Management Information System (ROM), which will facilitate the automation of road inspection and is to be implemented during this financial year. “It will enable Road Inspectors to access real time...

Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer (right), presents Head of the Jamaica Household Workers Union (JHWU), Shirley Pryce, with her certification package from the Management Institute for National Development (MIND). Occasion was a closing ceremony held on Sunday, May 11 at MIND’s Old Hope Road campus, for 30 women from the JHWU who participated in a six-week training programme.

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Household Workers Benfefit from Empowerment Course at MIND

Thirty women from the Jamaica Household Workers Union (JHWU) have been empowered in advocacy, negotiation, proposal writing, and mediation skills, through a $3.7 million training initiative being carried out at the Management Institute for National Development (MIND). Financed by the Fund for Gender Equity, a special facility of the United Nations Entity for Gender and Equality and the Empowerment of...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting, makes a point during his presentation in the 2014/15 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 13.

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400 Motorcycles for JCF This Year

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is slated to purchase 400 motorcycles at an estimated cost of US$2.5 million during the 2014/15 fiscal year. This is stated in a Ministry Paper tabled by Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting during the sitting of the House of Representatives on May 13. According to the Paper, vehicles will augment the resources dedicated...

Members of a team from RWSL touring the Jacks Hill Primary Schoo. RWSL has adopted the school for its Labour Day 2014 Project and will be carrying out extensive work at the school plant on Labour Day.

12 years ago Culture

Water Supply Agency Takes on Jacks Hill Primary for Labour Day

Jacks Hill Primary school in rural St. Andrew has been adopted by the Rural Water Supply Limited (RWSL) as its 2014 Labour Day project. The school will benefit from significant improvement works to its plant on Friday, May 23. Managing Director of RWSL, Audley Thompson told JIS News that, “when we looked at the school we saw where it needed...

Minister of Transport , Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies (left), having a light discussion with Managing Director of the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), Collin Campbell, at the recent handing over of buses by JR Group Ltd.

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JUTC Acquires Additional Smarter Cards

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) has acquired additional smarter cards to fill the shortage in supply to commuters. This was disclosed by Managing Director, JUTC, Colin Campbell during a recent interview with JIS News following the handing over of 73 new Volvo buses to the company. The smarter cards are available at the JUTC’s East Parade office, downtown Kingston;...

12 years ago Sectoral Debate 2014/2015Transport

Divestment of NMIA on Track

Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies, says if all goes according to plan, the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) will be in private management by mid 2015. The Minister assured that the privatisation of the airport remains a priority, in order to address significant deficiencies in the physical plant, and to put the NMIA in...

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Deadline for KCT Privatisation Bids Extended

The deadline for the submission of bids for the privitisation of the Kingston Container Terminal (KCT) has been extended to July 3. Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies, said the extension came as a result of a request for more time by one of the shortlisted entities bidding for the project. The original date for...