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Project Manager at the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP), Carolyn Gardener, says roads, bridges, drains and gullies across the island have been rehabilitated under the programme.
Project Manager at the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP), Carolyn Gardener, says roads, bridges, drains and gullies across the island have been rehabilitated under the programme.

JEEP Providing Employment While Improving Critical Infrastructure

The Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP) has been fulfilling its mandate of providing employment for Jamaicans while improving the infrastructure and social amenities of the country. Project Manager at JEEP, Carolyn Gardner, said the programme, implemented in March 2012, has...
State Minister in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Richard Azan (centre), cuts the ribbon to officially open the refurbished Lover’s Lane road in Adelphi, East Central St. James, on July 17. To the State Minister’s left are Member of Parliament for East Central St. James, Mr. Edmund Bartlett and Project Manager at the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP), Carolyn Gardener.
State Minister in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Richard Azan (centre), cuts the ribbon to officially open the refurbished Lover’s Lane road in Adelphi, East Central St. James, on July 17. To the State Minister’s left are Member of Parliament for East Central St. James, Mr. Edmund Bartlett and Project Manager at the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP), Carolyn Gardener.

JEEP Road Projects Completed In St. James
Minister of State in the Ministry of Transport, Roads and Works, Hon. Richard Azan (3rd right), cuts the ribbon to officially open the refurbished Land Top main road in Hanover on July 10. Joining Mr. Azan for the opening are Project Director of the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP), Carolyn Gardner (centre); Lucea’s Mayor, Councillor Wynter McIntosh (4th left); as well as representatives of the National Works Agency (NWA) and members of the community.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Transport, Roads and Works, Hon. Richard Azan (3rd right), cuts the ribbon to officially open the refurbished Land Top main road in Hanover on July 10. Joining Mr. Azan for the opening are Project Director of the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP), Carolyn Gardner (centre); Lucea’s Mayor, Councillor Wynter McIntosh (4th left); as well as representatives of the National Works Agency (NWA) and members of the community.

Chester Castle Residents Get Improved Roadway
Commuters boarding a JUTC bus which plies the Spanish Town to Half-Way Tree route.
Commuters boarding a JUTC bus which plies the Spanish Town to Half-Way Tree route.

Adult Fare for Students during Summer Break on JUTC
Commuters boarding a JUTC bus which plies the Spanish Town to Half-Way Tree route.
Commuters boarding a JUTC bus which plies the Spanish Town to Half-Way Tree route.

JUTC Buses Use 17% Less Fuel on Mandela Highway

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North South Highway 70% Complete

The National Road Operating and Constructing Company (NROCC) is reporting that the North South Highway Project is over 70 per cent complete, heading into its 2016 first quarter opening. Managing Director of NROCC, Ivan Anderson, who led a recent tour of the roadway to provide an update on the progress of construction, informs JIS News that paving work has started...
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Transport

JUTC Could Earn $4 Million Daily from Summer Promotion

The state-run Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) says that it is likely to earn $4 million daily from its new summer promotion, which began on July 5. Speaking with JIS News, Marketing and Communications Manager at the JUTC, Clinton Clarke, said that they are hoping to have an additional 40,000 riders per day. “This is what we have projected. If...
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Transport

Gov’t to Ban Smoking of Ganja While Driving

Minister with responsibility for Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy, said a provision is to be added to the Road Traffic Act to prohibit smoking of ganja while driving. He said if a person smokes ganja while driving or in charge of a motor vehicle on a road or other public place, he or she would be fined $10,000. “We feel...
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Transport

Work to Resume on Bernard Lodge Housing Project

Work is scheduled to resume shortly on the provision of affordable housing solutions at Bernard Lodge, St. Catherine. The development follows Cabinet’s approval of a public/private partnership (PPPA) between the Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ) and Herzog Jamaica Limited to complete the development. Transport, Works and Housing Minister, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies, made the disclosure during Tuesday’s (June 30)...
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Transport, Works, and Housing State Minister, Hon. Richard Azan (centre), is presented with a cheque in the sum of $1.4 million for the Peckham community bamboo project in North West Clarendon, by Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Jamaica, His Excellency Dong Xiaojun (2nd right). The handing over ceremony was held on Tuesday (June 23) at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston. Mr. Azan is also the Member of Parliament for North West Clarendon. Sharing the occasion (from left), are: Peckham Bamboo Committee member, Andrew Carty; Socio-Economic Technical Specialist, Community Renewal Programme (CRP), Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Charmaine Brimm; and Senior Technical Services Director, Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), and Bamboo and Indigenous Materials Advisory Committee Chairman, Gladstone Rose.
Transport

OAS Provides $15 Million for Peckham Bamboo Project

The Organization of American States (OAS) has provided just over J$15 million (US$130,000) in funding support for the Peckham community bamboo project in North West Clarendon. The project is being implemented under the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce’s Bamboo Products Industry Project (BPIP). The funding was secured through representation made by the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) under its...
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Communications and Customer Services Manager at the Transport Authority, Petra-Kene Williams. (FILE)
Transport

Seating Accommodation for Hackney Carriages is a Law, says Transport Authority

The Transport Authority (Authority) is issuing a warning to Hackney Carriage operators to abide by the law particularly as it relates to the total seating accommodation for these vehicles or face prosecution. Since May, 2015 the Transport Authority has been undertaking road operations in the Kingston Metropolitan Transport Region (KMTR) geared at improving the supply of legal public transports and...
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MIND Lends Support for Road Safety

The Management Institute for National Development (MIND) is lending support to the National Road Safety Council (NRSC) and the Police Traffic Division in the drive to encourage road users to pay special attention to young children on the roads. This is part of the activities for National Road Safety Month (June), with the focus on sensitising the public about proper...
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