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;...

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...

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...

Work is far advanced to upgrade the Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI) to a specialised university catering to maritime, inter-modal transportation and logistics. This was announced by Transport, Works and Housing Minister, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies, while making his contribution to the 2014/15 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 14. Dr. Davies said the move is in...

The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) has been tasked with designing and constructing a secure storage facility at the Government Forensic Laboratory at 2 ½ Hope Boulevard, in Kingston. As outlined in a Ministry Paper tabled by Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting, during the sitting of the House of Representatives on May 13, the project is estimated to cost...

President of the Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Diane Edwards has lauded the efforts of The Business District in continuously facilitating business promotion and development in Jamaica. The facility, located at 22B Old Hope Road, is Jamaica’s only private serviced office complex and new-business incubator and has been the office home, start-up place and transition location for dozens of businesses since...

National Security Minister, Hon. Peter Bunting has attributed the 40 per cent drop in police fatal shootings to efforts by the authorities to regularly reiterate to Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) personnel, the importance of adhering to the use of force policy. He says public announcements cautioning persons with illegal guns to surrender when accosted by the police, have also contributed...