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Administration Officer at the Traffic and Highway Division of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), Deputy Superintendent Gary McKenzie.
Administration Officer at the Traffic and Highway Division of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), Deputy Superintendent Gary McKenzie.

Traffic Division and Community Safety Branch Collaborate on Road Safety

The Traffic and Highway Division has partnered with the Community Safety and Security Branch (CSSB) to undertake road safety messages in schools and communities. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Gary McKenzie, told JIS News that the objective is to reduce...
Executive Director of the HEART Trust/NTA, Dr. Wayne Wesley (seated centre); Executive Director of GSW Animation, Wayne Sinclair (seated left);and Director of GSW Animation, Favel Williams (seated right); sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the development of animation skills, at a function held on February 24 at the HEART Trust/NTA’s Oxford Road office in Kingston. Looking on in the background (from left) are: Managing Director of the Transport Authority, Donald Foster; Director of Business Development and Workforce Solutions at the HEART Trust NTA, Mark Wallen; Senior Director, Workforce Development and Employment, Denworth Finnikin; and President of Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Diane Edwards.
Executive Director of the HEART Trust/NTA, Dr. Wayne Wesley (seated centre); Executive Director of GSW Animation, Wayne Sinclair (seated left);and Director of GSW Animation, Favel Williams (seated right); sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the development of animation skills, at a function held on February 24 at the HEART Trust/NTA’s Oxford Road office in Kingston. Looking on in the background (from left) are: Managing Director of the Transport Authority, Donald Foster; Director of Business Development and Workforce Solutions at the HEART Trust NTA, Mark Wallen; Senior Director, Workforce Development and Employment, Denworth Finnikin; and President of Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Diane Edwards.

HEART/NTA Signs MoUs to Boost Skills and Employment of Jamaicans
Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies (2nd left), in discussion with Principal of the Clarendon based Vere Technical High Scool, Dr. Henrietta Stewart (left), at the launch of the Rural Safe School Bus Programme, held in May Pen, today (February 25). Others (from left are): Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy, and Managing Director at the Transport Authority, Donald Foster.
Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies (2nd left), in discussion with Principal of the Clarendon based Vere Technical High Scool, Dr. Henrietta Stewart (left), at the launch of the Rural Safe School Bus Programme, held in May Pen, today (February 25). Others (from left are): Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy, and Managing Director at the Transport Authority, Donald Foster.

School Bus Programme for Students in Clarendon
State Minister for Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Richard Azan (2nd right); Member of Parliament for Central Manchester and National Security Minister, Hon. Peter Bunting (3rd right), walk on the newly repaired Bashie Road in Bellefield Manchester, which was officially opened on February 13. The work was undertaken under phase three of the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP) at a cost of $3.56 million.
State Minister for Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Richard Azan (2nd right); Member of Parliament for Central Manchester and National Security Minister, Hon. Peter Bunting (3rd right), walk on the newly repaired Bashie Road in Bellefield Manchester, which was officially opened on February 13. The work was undertaken under phase three of the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP) at a cost of $3.56 million.

Woodlawn Crescent Residents Welcome JEEP Road Repairs
Administration Officer at the Traffic and Highway Division of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), Deputy Superintendent Gary McKenzie informs a JIS ‘Think Tank’ about the number of road fatalities since the start of the year.
Administration Officer at the Traffic and Highway Division of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), Deputy Superintendent Gary McKenzie informs a JIS ‘Think Tank’ about the number of road fatalities since the start of the year.

Pedestrians Urged to be More Careful on the Roads

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$280 Million Being Spent To Repair Roads in West Rural St. Andrew

The Government is spending $280 million to repair roads in sections of West Rural St. Andrew, under the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP). This was disclosed by State Minister for Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Richard Azan, following a tour of National Works Agency (NWA) projects in the area on February 16. Mr. Azan, who was accompanied by representatives from...
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State Minister for Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Richard Azan (second right), discuss work plan with Director, Regional Implementation and Special Projects at the National Works Agency (NWA), Varden Downer (right); Parish Manager, NWA, Vurjhon Nelson (left); and Regional Manager, NWA, Sadeke Mahabeer, during a tour of sections of West Rural St. Andrew on February 16.
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$280 Million Being Spent to Repair Roads in West Rural St. Andrew

Government is spending $280 million to repair roads in sections of West Rural St. Andrew, under the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP). This was disclosed by State Minister for Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Richard Azan, following a tour of National Works Agency (NWA) projects in the area on February 16. Mr. Azan, who was accompanied by representatives from his...
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National Security Minister and Central Manchester Member of Parliament, Hon. Peter Bunting (left, foreground), and State Minister for Transport, Works, and Housing, Hon. Richard Azan (second right, foreground), cut the ribbon to symbolise the official opening of the newly refurbished Woodlawn Crescent road in Royal Flat, Manchester during a ceremony at that location on February 13. The road was repaired at a cost of $2.6 million under phase three of the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP). The corridor is one of two in the constituency which were repaired at an overall cost of $6.2 million under JEEP, the other being Bashie Road in Bellefield. Also participating in the formalities (from second left, foreground) are: Councillor, Royal Flat Division, Donovan Mitchell; Mayor of Mandeville, Councillor Brenda Ramsay; Councillor, Mandeville Division, Jones Oliphant; and Vice President, Spiritual Affairs, Northern Caribbean University (NCU), Senior Pastor Michael Harvey.
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$140 Million Allocated For Parish Council Road Repairs under JEEP Phase Four

The Government has allocated $140 million to Parish Councils islandwide to repair roads under phase four of the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP), currently underway. This was disclosed by State Minister for Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Richard Azan, who noted that the funds will be used to rehabilitate roads for which the councils have direct responsibility. He was speaking...
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United Nations Habitat Coordinator in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Alicia Smith, said the Participatory Slum Upgrading Programme (PSUP) will also address the social needs of residents. She was speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank on Wednesday, January 21, at the agency’s head office in Kingston.
Transport

Slum Upgrading Programme to Address Social Needs

The Participatory Slum Upgrading Programme (PSUP), being implemented by the Government, will improve the housing infrastructure within informal communities while also addressing the social needs of residents. The Government is set to launch Phase Two of the programme, which will run from January to September 2015.  The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN Habitat) has provided US$125,000 to undertake the...
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Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Mrs. Doreen Prendergast, speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on January 21, about the launch of Phase Two of the UN Habitat’s Slum Upgrading Project.
Transport

Phase 2 of UN Habitat’s Slum Upgrading Project to be Launched

The Government is set to launch Phase Two of the UN Habitat’s Participatory Slum Upgrading Programme (PSUP 2). The programme, which is being implemented in three phases, is intended to help in improving the living conditions of the urban poor and contribute to the Millennium Development Goals as it relates to poverty reduction targets. In particular, the PSUP responds to...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Richard Azan (left), points out a section of the Old Porus Road in Manchester, where rehabilitation work costing over $24 million is to commence by January 21. The State Minister was on a tour of the area on January 14. Others (from second left) are: Mayor of Mandeville, Councillor Brenda Ramsey; Councillor for the Porus Division, Muriel Swaby; Member of Parliament for South Manchester, Michael Peart, and National Works Agency (NWA) Regional Director, Sadiq Mahabeer.
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Old Porus Road to be Rehabilitated

Rehabilitation work costing over $24 million is to commence by January 21 on the Old Porus Road in Manchester. Apart from its importance to the residents of the area, including farmers, it serves as a bypass to the main road. According to Minister of State in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Richard Azan, who made the disclosure...
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