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Director. Road Safety Unit, Ministry of Transport, Works, and Housing, Kenute Hare, addressing the recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank.
Director. Road Safety Unit, Ministry of Transport, Works, and Housing, Kenute Hare, addressing the recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank.

Speeding Cited as a Major Factor Causing Road Fatalities

Speeding remains a major factor contributing to incidence of motor vehicle accidents and fatalities on the nation’s roads. Director of the Road Safety Unit, Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Kenute Hare, says 14 of the 62 traffic crashes that...
Director. Road Safety Unit, Ministry of Transport, Works, and Housing, Kenute Hare, addressing the recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank.
Director. Road Safety Unit, Ministry of Transport, Works, and Housing, Kenute Hare, addressing the recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank.

Road Safety Unit Urges Strict Usage of Seatbelts and Helmets
Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies (right, foreground), listens to a point from Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Steve McGregor (left, foreground). The Minister, who is also Member of Parliament for South St. Andrew, was visiting fire victims in Hopeful Village, Arnett Gardens on March 13. The fire, which occurred on March 6, claimed the lives of three children. The Government and private sector stakeholders are collaborating to determine the extent of assistance to be provided to the fire victims
Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies (right, foreground), listens to a point from Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Steve McGregor (left, foreground). The Minister, who is also Member of Parliament for South St. Andrew, was visiting fire victims in Hopeful Village, Arnett Gardens on March 13. The fire, which occurred on March 6, claimed the lives of three children. The Government and private sector stakeholders are collaborating to determine the extent of assistance to be provided to the fire victims

Hopeful Village Fire Victims to Get Assistance
A section of a roadway leading to the Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI), at Palisadoes Park, Kingston. (FILE).
A section of a roadway leading to the Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI), at Palisadoes Park, Kingston. (FILE).

Azan Urges Motorists to Reduce Speed
Students of the Mineral Heights Primary School in Clarendon perform a cultural item on the newly asphalted grounds of the school, which was undertaken through the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP).
Students of the Mineral Heights Primary School in Clarendon perform a cultural item on the newly asphalted grounds of the school, which was undertaken through the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP).

No More Dust Nuisance at Mineral Heights Primary

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Budget 2015/2016Finance & Public ServiceTransport

Six Firms Express Interest in Acquiring Norman Manley Airport

Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, says six firms have expressed interest in acquiring the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) in Kingston. Dr. Phillips, who was opening the 2015/16 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on March 12, said it is expected that a preferred bidder will be chosen within the next six months. “This is...
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Transport

Government Pushes Ahead with Expansion of Montego Bay Free Zone

The Government is pushing ahead with plans to construct 63,000 square feet of space in the Montego Bay Free Zone, which will provide additional facility for the expansion of the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) sector. Minister without Portfolio, Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy, said the Port Authority of Jamaica, the parent company of the Montego...
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Transport

A Section of Constant Spring Road Reduced to Single Lane

The National Work Agency (NWA) is advising motorist and pedestrians that a section of Constant Spring Road in the vicinity of Grants Pen Road will be temporarily reduced to single lane usage. The Grants Pen Ford will also be closed for six (6) days, from today, Friday, March 06 until Wednesday, March 11, 2015. Reduction of the roadway to single...
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Budget 2015/2016ParliamentTransport

$3.34 Billion Allocated to Improve Road Network

The Major Infrastructure Development Programme (MIDP) has received an allocation of $3.34 billion in the 2015/16 Estimates of Expenditure, now before Parliament. The project seeks to continue improvement of the island’s road network in order to stimulate economic development and enhance the welfare of Jamaica’s citizens. Achievements to date, include: completion of an engineering feasibility study; signing of a conditional...
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Administration Officer at the Traffic and Highway Division of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), Deputy Superintendent Gary McKenzie.
Transport

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 road fatalities. He noted that the CSSB, which has a wide audience at the community level, through neighbourhood watches and...
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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.
HousingTransport

HEART/NTA Signs MoUs to Boost Skills and Employment of Jamaicans

The national training and certification agency, the HEART Trust/NTA, has partnered with three key entities to boost the skills and productive capacity of thousands of Jamaicans. The agency, on Wednesday (February 25), signed Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with GSW Animation Limited, Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) and the Transport Authority. The signing of the agreements, at the HEART Trust/NTA’s Oxford Road...
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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.
Transport

School Bus Programme for Students in Clarendon

Scores of school children in the parish of Clarendon are benefiting from the Government’s Rural Safe School Bus Programme, which has been put in place by the Transport Authority (TA). Speaking at the official launch of the programme, in May Pen, today (February 25), Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies, said the initiative is significant...
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