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Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies, addresses the House of Representatives on Tuesday (January 12).

Financial Closure and Handover of KCT in March

Financial closure for the upgrading of the Kingston Container Terminal (KCT) is expected to take place by the end of March, with handover of the facility to port concessionaire, Kingston Freeport Terminal Limited (KFTL), to occur simultaneously. Financial closure is...

Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies.

North-South Highway 90 Percent Complete

Works Minister Says Mechanisms in Place to Safeguard Integrity of MIDP

Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Dr. Omar Davies (left), speaks with Chairman and President of the Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ), Professor the Hon. Gordon Shirley (centre), and Member of Parliament of North Eastern St. Ann, Shahine Robinson. Occasion was a ceremony held on Thursday, December 17 at the Ocho Rios Cruise Ship Port in St. Ann, to observe the November 17, signing of an agreement for the development of the Ocho Rios fishing village.

Dr. Davies Hails Agreement for Development of Ocho Rios Fishing Village

Transport, Works, and Housing Minister, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies (right); Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Audrey Sewell (centre); and Deputy General Manager, China Harbour Engineering Company Limited (CHEC), Americas Division, Qiwu Yang, sign copies of the $665.4 million (US$5.53 million) contract to undertake rebuilding of the Kupius Bridge in Pennants, Clarendon, under the Major Infrastructure Development Programme (MIDP). The signing took place at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston on Wednesday, December 16. Overseeing the proceedings is National Works Agency (NWA) Communications and Customer Service Manager, Stephen Shaw.

$665.4 Million Contract Signed For Rebuilding Of Kupius Bridge in Clarendon

10 years ago Transport

Enterprise Team to Review NMIA Bidding Process

Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies, says the enterprise team is to conduct a thorough assessment and review of the recent bidding process for the privatisation of the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA). The report will indicate the possible reasons for the lack of bids, and recommendations regarding the way forward. Dr. Davies, who was...

10 years ago TransportVision 2030

Transport Authority to Launch Rewards Programme For Public Operators

The Transport Authority (TA) will launch a rewards programme to encourage best practices in the land transportation system this year. The programme will recognise public transportation operators, drivers and conductors at the parish and national levels based on the category of their driver’s licence. Manager, Communication and Customer Service at the Transport Authority, Petra-Kene Williams, told JIS News in an...

10 years ago Transport

Business Sector Urged To Seize Opportunities Coming With North-South Link Highway

There is a call for the business sector to seize investment opportunities that are on the horizon, due to the building of the US$600 million North-South link of Highway 2000. Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies, says while the project is a major transformation to the country’s infrastructure, it represents a major boost to the...

Managing Director of the Transport Authority Mr. Donald Foster speaking at a JIS Think Tank on December 9, 2015.

10 years ago Transport

Transport Authority Expresses Concern At Commuter Survey

The Transport Authority (TA) is expressing concern about a commuter survey that was undertaken earlier this year. The survey involved 363 persons, and 87 per cent of that number said they were aware of the risks associated with travelling on illegally operated public transportation (robots), yet they are prepared to take them. Managing Director of the Transport Authority (TA), Donald...

10 years ago JIS Think TankTransport

Commuters Urged To Help Get Rid Of Illegal Taxi Operators

The Transport Authoriy (TA) is urging commuters to assist in the fight against illegal taxi operation in Jamaica. “I am soliciting the assistance of Jamaicans to use the technologies and send the Authority photographs and videos of illegal activities in the transportation system anywhere they occur in Jamaica,” Managing Director of TA, Donald Foster, said. Persons are encouraged to send...

Managing Director of the Transport Authority, Donald Foster addresses a JIS Think Tank on Wednesday December 9 on new colour coding rules for public passenger vehicles for the 2016 licensing period.

10 years ago Transport

Taxis To Be Colour-Coded

As part of ongoing efforts to improve the public transportation system, the Transport Authority has introduced a system of colour coding of public passenger vehicles. Under the new regime, which is being implemented in association with stakeholders, licensees and operators, all taxis are required to have a chequered strip running down the side of the vehicle as well as the...

10 years ago Transport

Increased Seats for Hackney Carriage Operators

The Senate has approved the Transport Authority (Amendment) Act, which seeks to increase the seating capacity of hackney carriages from four to five. The Bill was piloted on December 3, by Minister of Justice, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding. In his address, Senator Golding said the existing requirement in the Act is an anomaly, as the vehicles are built to...