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Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Mike Henry, explains his plans for the Ministry, in an interview with JIS News, at his Maxfield Avenue offices, on March 11. (File photo)

Minister to Revisit Rural Urban Transport Plan

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Mike Henry, will be revisiting the Rural Urban Transport Plan, with a view to implementing measures, such as colour coding of public passenger vehicles, issuing parish licence plates and standardizing the fare structure. In...

Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA).

NMIA to Be Given ASQ Award

Jamaican Andrew Chong (5th from left) along with the other recipients of the China Communication Construction Company’s (CCCC) Excellent Foreign Youth Employee Award for 2013-2015 display their award. Occasion was an awards ceremony that was held in Beijing, China in late January.

Jamaican Receives CCCC’S Youth Employee Award

Members of the Texas Association of Realtors (TAR), who were hosted by the Realtors Association of Jamaica (RAJ) at the Montego Bay Yacht Club on February 24.

RAJ Hosts Realtors from Texas

Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Minister, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (left, seated); and Transport, Works and Housing Minister, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies (right, seated), peruse their mobile devices after accessing the Jamaica Urban Transit Company's (JUTC) Wi-Fi Internet service on one of the state entity's buses, during Friday's (February 12) launch of the Wi-Fi Systems Pilot Project, at the Half Way Tree Transport Centre in St. Andrew. Looking on, from left, are: Manager, Information Technology, JUTC, Brian Tulloch; Chief Executive Officer, Universal Service Fund (USF), Hugh Cross; and JUTC Managing Director, Colin Campbell.

Jamaica Urban Transit Company Launches Public Internet Service

10 years ago Transport

Minister to Pursue Multi-Modal Transport System

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Mike Henry, says he will be actively pursuing the integrated multi-modal transport system, to help drive the economic development of Jamaica. Speaking with JIS News, Minister Henry said this will involve restructuring and strengthening the current transportation network, incorporating rail, road, sea and air transport used for public and commercial purposes into one synergistic...

10 years ago Transport

Government Is Spending J$4.92B To Modernize Jamaica’s Air Navigation System

Minister of Transport Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon Omar Davies, says the government will be spending approximately 4.92 Billion Jamaican Dollars to revolutionize the local aviation landscape. The project which is being undertaken by the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA), will incorporate State of the Art Communications, Navigation and Surveillance (CNS) infrastructure and technologies and should be completed within...

10 years ago TransportWorks / Construction

Forum Bridge to be Re-opened Ahead of Schedule

Effective tomorrow, Saturday, February 12, 2016, the Forum Bridge in Portmore, St. Catherine will be reopened. The bridge which was closed in November 2015 in order to facilitate structural repairs is being re-opened a week ahead of schedule. The Forum Bridge is located along Port Henderson Road, which is also referred to as “Back Road”. The road has been opened...

Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Dr. Omar Davies (left), addresses the contract signing ceremony for the construction of a $35 million bridge in Rencombe, St. Catherine, at his Maxfield Avenue offices in St. Andrew on February 11. Looking on are Minister with responsibility for Sports, and Member of Parliament for North Central St. Catherine, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley (centre); and China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) Engineer/Business Manager, Rui Wang.

10 years ago TransportWorks / Construction

Rencombe to get $35 Million Bridge

Work is to commence next week on the construction of a new bridge in the community of Rencombe in St. Catherine. The Government, today (Feb. 11), signed a $35 million contract with China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) to undertake the works under the Major Infrastructure Development Programme (MIDP). The four-month project will involve installation of a pre-fabricated steel structure, which...

Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies (right), engages in conversation with Chinese Ambassador to Jamaica, Niu Qingbao, during the signing ceremony for a US$20.5 million contract for the rehabilitation and widening of the Marcus Garvey Drive roadway. The signing ceremony was held on February 4, at the Ministry’s head office in Kingston.

10 years ago TransportWorks / Construction

Gov’t Signs US$20.5 Million Contract to Widen Marcus Garvey Drive

Work to rehabilitate and widen the Marcus Garvey Drive roadway in Kingston will commence this month, following the signing of a US$20.5 million contract between the Government and contractor, China Harbour Engineering Company Limited (CHEC) on Thursday (February 4). The project is being undertaken under the Major Infrastructure Development Programme (MIDP) of the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing through...

10 years ago Transport

Works Ministry Allocates $100 Million to Eradicate Mosquito Breeding Sites

Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies, has announced that the Ministry, through the Road Maintenance Fund, has approved an allocation of an additional $100 million to the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP) Secretariat, for the eradication of mosquito breeding sites. This amount is in addition to $200 million already allocated to JEEP by the Ministry...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (centre), listens to Managing Director of the National Road Operating and Constructing Company (NROCC), Ivan Anderson (left), during a tour of the Angels to Linstead leg of the North South Highway on February 4. At right is Chinese Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Niu Qingbao. . The road will be officially opened to the public on February 8.

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PM Says New Opportunities Will Come with Opening of Angels to Linstead Highway

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, says new opportunities for economic growth and job creation will result from the opening of the Angels to Linstead leg of the North South Highway. The opportunities are to be provided through the “rapid expansion” in the hotel and tourist industry, which will be spurred on by “this new mega infrastructural” development,...