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General Manager of Jamaica Mortgage Bank Mr. Courtney Wynter addresses a JIS Think Tank on December 9
General Manager of Jamaica Mortgage Bank Mr. Courtney Wynter addresses a JIS Think Tank on December 9

JMB to Offer Services to the Diaspora

Members of the Diaspora will soon be able to access the services of the Jamaica Mortgage Bank (JMB) when investing in housing in Jamaica. The bank will be launching a new service that is expected to focus on the technical...
Head of the Police Traffic Division Senior Superintendent Calvin Allen (r) addresses a JIS Think Tank. Also pictured is Managing Director of the Transport Authority Mr. Donald Foster.
Head of the Police Traffic Division Senior Superintendent Calvin Allen (r) addresses a JIS Think Tank. Also pictured is Managing Director of the Transport Authority Mr. Donald Foster.

Transport Authority and Police Partner to Improve Road Safety
Head of the Police Traffic Division, Senior Superintendent Calvin Allen, addresses a JIS Think Tank.
Head of the Police Traffic Division, Senior Superintendent Calvin Allen, addresses a JIS Think Tank.

Police Issue 408,000 Tickets for Traffic Offences Since January
Head of the Police Traffic Division, Senior Superintendent Calvin Allen, urges pedestrians to use the roads with care during his address at a JIS Think Tank held on December 2.
Head of the Police Traffic Division, Senior Superintendent Calvin Allen, urges pedestrians to use the roads with care during his address at a JIS Think Tank held on December 2.

Pedestrians Urged to Exercise Care on the Roads
Managing Director of the Transport Authority of Jamaica, Donald Foster, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank held yesterday (Dec. 3), at the agency’s head office in Kingston.
Managing Director of the Transport Authority of Jamaica, Donald Foster, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank held yesterday (Dec. 3), at the agency’s head office in Kingston.

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Director of the Island Traffic Authority, Ludlow Powell.
Transport

ITA to Charge Administrative Fees for Other Services

After years of providing several of its services free of cost to the public, the Island Traffic Authority (ITA), will be moving to charge Administrative Fees for these services in a bid to recover related operational costs as well as to improve its overall offerings. The proposed charges are to come into effect on December 1, 2014 following consultations with...
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Transport

Lighting Works Being Carried Out on ‘Elegant Corridor’

The National Works Agency (NWA) is advising motorists to expect minor delays when using the dual carriageway between the Sangster International Airport and the Iberostar Resort in St. James. This, as the works agency is currently carrying out work under the Elegant Corridor Lighting project. The roadway along the 17 kilometre thoroughfare is insufficiently lit and as such, the government is...
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Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies (left), presents Troy Blackwood with his degree in logistics and supply chain management (upper second class honours), at the Caribbean Maritime Institute’s 33rd annual graduation ceremony, held at the Jamaica Conference Centre on November 13.
Transport

PM of Antigua Calls for Colleagues to Band Together

Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Hon. Gaston A. Browne,  has called on  Governments in the Caribbean to urgently band together to advance their own causes. He points out that this is necessary as Caribbean countries are being increasingly marginalised in the global community. The Prime Minister was delivering the keynote address at the 33rd annual graduation ceremony of the...
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Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies (left), having a light discussion with Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Hon. Gaston Browne (right) and Director General of the Maritime Authority of Jamaica, Rear Admiral Peter Brady, when the Prime Minister visited the Maritime Authority of Jamaica for a briefing on its operations, at its Ocean Boulevard headquarters, on November 13.
Transport

PM of Antigua to Work With Jamaica to Increase Shipping Revenue

Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Hon. Gaston Browne, says his country will collaborate with the Government of Jamaica to increase the Caribbean region’s market share of the lucrative global shipping industry, through ship registration services.                    Mr. Browne pointed out that although the Maritime Authority of Jamaica’s (MAJ’s) counterpart agency in Antigua was contributing in a significant way...
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Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies (left), presents Carlene McKinson with her degree in logistics and supply chain management, at the Caribbean Maritime Institute’s 33rd annual graduation ceremony, held at the Jamaica Conference Centre, on November 13.
EducationTransport

180 Students Graduate From CMI

One hundred  and eighty students of  the  Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI) graduated on November 13,  with degrees and diplomas in various areas of shipping and logistics. The 33rd annual graduation ceremony, which was held at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston, saw graduands being rewarded for successful studies in supply chain management; cruise shipping and marine tourism; international shipping...
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Transport

NWA Embarks on a Multi-million Dollar Hot Mix Patching Programme in the South Eastern Region

The National Works Agency (NWA) will be undertaking Hot Mix patching along twenty six (26) corridors in Kingston, St. Andrew, St. Catherine and St. Thomas. Patching began on Wednesday, November 05, 2014 and is expected to be completed within six weeks. In Kingston, 21 corridors are being addressed. Approximately 2,415 square metres of patching is being undertaken. The roads being...
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Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies (right), presents Route Inspector, Ronisha Davis, with her certificate at a graduation ceremony at the National Police College of Jamaica in Twickenham Park, St. Catherine, on October 31.
Transport

61 New Route Inspectors for Transport Authority

As part of its continued efforts to ensure discipline and order in the public transport system, the Transport Authority (TA) has added 61 new route inspectors to its Inspectorate Division. The inspectors, who graduated on Friday (October 31) at a ceremony at the National Police College of Jamaica (NPCJ), in Twickenham Park, St. Catherine, are the first cohort to be...
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