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Director General of the Maritime Authority of Jamaica, Rear Admiral Peter Brady.

Jamaica Seeks Re-Election to IMO Council

Jamaica is seeking re-election to the prestigious International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Council for a fifth consecutive term. First elected to the Council in 2007, Jamaica is one of 25 states vying for 20 of the available seats on the 40-seat...

Deputy Board Chairman, Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCCA), Wilford “Billy” Heaven (right), assures of the entity’s commitment to the welfare of workers, during a JIS Think Tank on Friday (September 7). Others (from left) are: JCAA Director General, Nari Williams-Singh; and Board Chairman, B. St. Michael Hylton.

JCAA Board Committed to Welfare of Workers

Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill (centre); State Minister for Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Richard Azan (3rd right) as well as Member of Parliament for South St. James, Hon. Derrick Kellier (2nd left) affix their signatures to the contract for the rehabilitation of the Mocho to Arcadia main road in St. James. The signing took place at the Mocho Community Centre on Friday, September 4. The contract was witnessed by the Executive Director of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Mr. Clyde Harrison (left); Director of the contracting firm, S and G Road Surfacing Materials Limited, Robert Smith (right) and Montego Bay Mayor, Councillor Glendon Harris (standing, second left).

Mocho to Arcadia Roadway in South St. James to be Rehabilitated

JUTC Committed To Quality Service – Roper

Minister without Portfolio, Ministry of Transport, Works, and Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy (left), shares a joke with (from left): Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) Chairman, Rev. Dr. Garnett Roper; University of the West Indies (UWI) Pro-Vice Chancellor and Principal of UWI Mona, Professor Archibald McDonald; Mona Campus Registrar, Dr. Camille Bell-Hutchinson; third year student in the Department of Computing, UWI Mona, Oswald Smith; and Department Head, Dr. Ezra Musiga. Occasion was the launch of the JUTC’s Google Transit technology application, developed by Mr. Smith, at the Half-Way-Tree Transport Centre on Tuesday (August 25).

Commuters Can Access Information on JUTC Services on Google Transit

11 years ago EducationTransport

Deans of Discipline to Return to Half-Way Tree Transport Centre

Deans of discipline will continue to carry out inspections at the Half-Way Tree Transport Centre in the new school year. The officers, under an arrangement with the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), carried out regular checks at the centre during the last school year, in order to reduce the number of students converging at the bus centre, which often results...

11 years ago Transport

Parents Urged To Protect Children on the Roads

Education and Information Officer of the Road Safety Unit in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Cameal Stewart, is urging parents to pay keen attention to their children while on the road. “We want to encourage parents to be more cognizant of the road environment with their children. Do not leave them on the road to school. Walk with...

State Minister in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Richard Azan (left), addressing a ceremony at the Ministry, Maxfield Avenue, Tuesday, August 18, for the construction of a new bridge on Barbican Way, in St. Andrew. Looking on is Member of Parliament for North East St. Andrew, Delroy Chuck.

11 years ago Transport

Bridge to be Constructed on Barbican Way

A contract, valued at $12 million, has been signed for the construction of a major bridge on Barbican Way, in St. Andrew, which links most of the communities in Barbican. The old structure, built several years ago, has become inadequate for traffic, and has been deemed unsafe for pedestrians by the National Works Agency (NWA). Under the work to be...

Commuters boarding a JUTC bus which plies the Spanish Town to Half-Way Tree route.

11 years ago Transport

JUTC Urges Students to Regularise Smarter Cards for New School Year

Students are being urged by the State-owned Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) to regularise their smarter cards in time for the new school year, which begins on September 7. “It is very important that students, from now until August 29, do everything in their power to fix their smarter cards. If they have lost or had their cards damaged, they...

Minister of Transport, Works and Housing and Member of Parliament for South St. Andrew, Hon. Dr. Omar Davies (left) interacts with President and Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Public Service (JPS), Mrs. Kelly Tomblin and Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott (right) at a handing over ceremony for a solar-powered street light on Fourth Street in Trench Town, St. Andrew on August 7.

11 years ago CommunityTransport

Street Lights Installed In Trench Town

Residents of Fourth Street in Trench Town are delighted to receive a new solar street light installed in the community, through the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development. The solar-powered light panel was handed over to the community at a meeting along the roadway on Friday (Aug. 7). Nine Jamaica Public Service (JPS) street lights were also installed along...

11 years ago Transport

Transport Ministry Working to Identify Funding to Undertake Repairs to Roadway

The Transport, Works, and Housing Ministry is currently in the process of identifying nearly $130 million to repair sections of the Wharf Road and Lyssons main road in St. Thomas, which have been significantly damaged by the sea. The damage includes significant erosion and undermining of the roadways’ supporting infrastructure, inclusive of the base foundations and protective seawalls, along the...

Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies (left), cuts the ribbon to launch the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) Kingston City Tours, at the Half-Way-Tree Transport Centre, on Saturday, August 1. Looking on (from second left) are: Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill; Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna; Managing Director of the JUTC, Mr. Colin Campbell and Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor, Dr. Angela Brown-Burke.

11 years ago Transport

Companies Urged to Sponsor Children on Kingston City Tours

Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies, has invited Jamaican companies to sponsor school children, particularly those from the inner city, to participate in the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) Kingston City Tours. “These tours will be an important learning tool. Many children from the inner city have never been outside of their communities and will...