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The main road linking Palmers Cross to May Pen, through the community of Paisley, Clarendon is closed.

Road Closure Notice for the Withorn to Darliston Main Road in Westmoreland

The National Works Agency (NWA) is advising that sections of the Withorn to Darliston corridor, in Westmoreland, will be temporarily closed to vehicular traffic on Sunday, September 17, 2023, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. The roadway...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), and his wife, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness, are flanked by several Ministers of Government, representatives of China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC), agency representatives and other interests during the official opening of the May Pen to Williamsfield leg of the Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project. The highway was opened on Thursday (September 14).

Prime Minister Holness Opens May Pen to Williamsfield Leg of Southern Coastal Highway

200 Units Under NSHP by Year End

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (left), converses with Fair Trading Commission (FTC) Chairman, Donovan White (right), during the FTC’s 30th anniversary Commissioners and Staff Luncheon and Long Service Awards Ceremony, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Thursday (September 14).

Fair Trading Commission Honours Seven Employees as Part of 30th Anniversary Celebrations

Chief Executive Officer of the German Ship Repair Jamaica (GSRJ) Limited,

Colonel (Retd.) Martin Rickman. — Chief Executive Officer of the German Ship Repair Jamaica (GSRJ) Limited, Colonel (Retd.) Martin Rickman.

German Ship Repair Jamaica Hosts Job Fair September 20

3 years ago National Security and Peace

Increase in Calls to Crime Stop

There was an increase in the number of calls made to Crime Stop from 687 in 2012 to 1,148 in 2022. An analysis of the calls showed that 31.7 per cent were related to illegal firearms and ammunition; 24.7 per cent, gunmen; 9.5 per cent, wanted persons; 3.9 per cent, drug-related; and three per cent, murder. This is contained in...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (third left), with members of the Consular Corps of Jamaica (from left): Honorary Consul for The Bahamas, Alveta Knight; Dean of the Consular Corps of Jamaica, Robert Scott; Vice Dean and Honorary Consul for Ethiopia, Yodit Hylton; Honorary Consul for Poland, Irena Cousins; and Honorary Consul for Sweden, Peter Goldson, during a courtesy call at King

3 years ago Foreign AffairsGovernor General

PHOTOS: Governor-General and Diplomatic Corps

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (third left), with members of the Consular Corps of Jamaica (from left): Honorary Consul for The Bahamas, Alveta Knight; Dean of the Consular Corps of Jamaica, Robert Scott; Vice Dean and Honorary Consul for Ethiopia, Yodit Hylton; Honorary Consul for Poland, Irena Cousins; and Honorary Consul for Sweden, Peter Goldson, during...

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (second right), and Board Member, National Irrigation Commission Limited (NIC), Theresa Turner-Flynn (second left), unveil the plaque for the National Irrigation Commission Limited (NIC) Operations Centre and Rio Cobre Office in St. Catherine, during the commissioning ceremony on Wednesday (September 13). Looking on (from left) are NIC Chief Executive Officer, Joseph Gyles, and Chief Technical Director, Special Projects, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Courtney Cole.

3 years ago Agriculture

Work Advancing on Essex Valley Irrigation Infrastructure Programme

Work on the Essex Valley Irrigation Infrastructure Development Programme is moving at an accelerated pace, according to Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green. The programme aims to assist in Jamaica’s achievement of food security and modernising the agricultural sector by increasing the area in St. Elizabeth under formal irrigation by 50 per cent and the yield of...

3 years ago Works / Construction

Section of Eastwood Park Road in Kingston to be Closed this Weekend

The National Works Agency (NWA) is advising commuters that a section of Eastwood Park Road in Kingston will be closed this weekend for repairs. The closure, which will commence at midnight on Saturday, September 16, will be between the intersections with North Odeon Avenue and Burlington Avenue. The roadway is scheduled to be reopened on Sunday, September 17, 2023 at...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), and new homeowner Shanice Leslie (second right) display the social contract for the two-bedroom unit, which was developed under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) at a handover ceremony at Old Road, St. Catherine, on Wednesday (September 13). Others sharing the moment (from left) are Chairperson for the Oversight Committee of the NSHP, Judith Robb Walters, and Member of Parliament for St. Catherine West Central, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton.

3 years ago Housing

PHOTOS: PM Hands Over Two-Bedroom House at Old Road, St. Catherine

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), and new homeowner Shanice Leslie (second right) display the social contract for the two-bedroom unit, which was developed under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) at a handover ceremony at Old Road, St. Catherine, on Wednesday (September 13). Others sharing the moment (from left) are Chairperson for the Oversight Committee of...

The May Pen to Williamsfield leg of the Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project (SCHIP) which was officially opened by Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness, on Thursday (September 14, 2023).

3 years ago Transport

No Toll Charges for May Pen to Williamsfield Highway until December 31

Motorists traversing the May Pen to Williamsfield leg of the Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project (SCHIP) will not pay toll charges until December 31, 2023. This was announced by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, during the opening ceremony for the segment on Thursday (September 14). “I am told that the various processes and negotiations with the toll operator...

Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz (left), listens to Mona High School student, Paris Green (right) while on a tour of transport loading areas in Half-Way Tree on September 11. Others pictured (from second left) are Managing Director of the Transport Authority (TA), Ralston Smith, and Chairman of the TA, Owen Ellington.

3 years ago Transport

Better Coordination of Buses to be Done on Several Routes –Vaz

The Government is moving to better coordinate buses on several routes in the Corporate Area, says Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz. After walking several roads in the Half-Way Tree area in St. Andrew on (September 11) and viewing the frequency of pickups by Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) buses, the Minister said “gaps” exist in...