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Deputy Managing Director with responsibility for Operations at the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), Kirk Finnikin, explains the new arrangements for accessing concessionary fares with the use of Smarter Cards, as of September 1, at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, on August 19.
Deputy Managing Director with responsibility for Operations at the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), Kirk Finnikin, explains the new arrangements for accessing concessionary fares with the use of Smarter Cards, as of September 1, at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, on August 19.

Only Smarter Card Can Access Concessionary Fare Come September

As of September 1, 2014, concessionary fares on Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) buses can only be accessed with the use of a JUTC Smarter Card. This was disclosed by Deputy Managing Director in charge of Operations, Kirk Finnikin, at...
Motorist travelling along the Linstead to Moneague segment of the North/South Highway, following its recent official opening.
Motorist travelling along the Linstead to Moneague segment of the North/South Highway, following its recent official opening.

North/South Highway to Boost Logistics Hub Initiative
Two police outriders leading a tour of the Linstead to Moneague segment of the North/South Highway on (August 5), when it was officially opened to the public by Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Portia Simpson Miller. An escape lane sign can be seen in the background.
Two police outriders leading a tour of the Linstead to Moneague segment of the North/South Highway on (August 5), when it was officially opened to the public by Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Portia Simpson Miller. An escape lane sign can be seen in the background.

Escape Lane Not Exit Lane on Highway
Instructions have been given to the National Works Agency (NWA) to implement safety measures to reduce road fatalities.
Instructions have been given to the National Works Agency (NWA) to implement safety measures to reduce road fatalities.

Mount Rosser Bypass Most Significant Road Engineering Project
Minister of Transport, Works, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies (left), affixes his signature to Final Framework Agreement regarding negotiations involving the Portland Bight development project, during a ceremony held at the Office of the Prime Minister on Tuesday, August 5. Also signing (from centre) are President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Port Authority of Jamaica, Professor Gordon Shirley; and General Manager of CHEC, Zhongdong Tang. The agreement is a record of their understanding of the general terms and conditions on which negotiations for the project will continue.
Minister of Transport, Works, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies (left), affixes his signature to Final Framework Agreement regarding negotiations involving the Portland Bight development project, during a ceremony held at the Office of the Prime Minister on Tuesday, August 5. Also signing (from centre) are President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Port Authority of Jamaica, Professor Gordon Shirley; and General Manager of CHEC, Zhongdong Tang. The agreement is a record of their understanding of the general terms and conditions on which negotiations for the project will continue.

No Work has Started at Portland Bight

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Motorists Urged To Be Vigilant

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy, is again appealing to road users to be vigilant and to obey road traffic signs. “We are urging motorists to obey the speed limit, and to be extra cautious, particularly where they see pedestrians,” he told JIS News. The Minister’s call comes as the Road...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (fifth left), cuts the ribbon to officially open the Linstead to Moneague segment of the North/South Highway, today (August 5). Also participating are Opposition Spokesman on Infrastructure Development, Dr. Horace Chang (left); Regional Director for China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC), Tang Zhongdong (third left), and Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies (seventh left).
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PM Opens Linstead to Moneague Highway

Persons who traverse the North Coast areas, now have ease in travelling, after Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, opened the Linstead to Moneague segment of the North/South Highway, on Tuesday, August 5. In her address, the Prime Minister noted that she kept close to the construction of the project, as the ease of travel is vital to...
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Transport, Works, and Housing Minister, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies (2nd left), along with the People’s Republic of China’s Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Dong Xiaojun (left); and Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI) Executive Director, Dr. Fritz Pinnock (2nd right), display the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which will facilitate the teaching of Mandarin, at the CMI beginning in September. Looking on is Chief Education Officer, Ministry of Education,. Dr. Grace McLean, who represented Portfolio Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites. The signing was held on July 30, at the CMI’s Palisadoes Park campus in Kingston.
Transport

CMI Students to Learn Mandarin

The curriculum for nearly 2,000 students enrolled at the Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI) in Kingston is to be expanded, come September, with the introduction of a Chinese language training programme. The initiative will see two lecturers from the Confucius Institute in China being seconded to the CMI to deliver instruction in Mandarin, the official standard dialect of the People’s Republic...
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Workmen completing work on the Mount Rosser Bypass segment of the North-South Highway. The over 19 kilometre roadway is slated for opening on August 5, and will see reduction in travel of up to 40 per cent.
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Contractors Putting Final Touches on Mount Rosser Bypass

Contractors are putting the finishing touches on the Mount Rosser bypass to facilitate its official opening on August 5. “The contractors are…doing clean-up work, installing signs, and doing the final road markings,” Managing Director of the National Road Operating and Construction Company (NROCC), Ivan Anderson, told JIS News. Motorists will travel toll free for one month, from August 5 to...
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Communications and Customer Services Manager at the Transport Authority, Petra-Kene Williams. (FILE)
Transport

New Age Requirements for PPVS

The Transport Authority has implemented age requirements for public passenger vehicles (PPVs) under new standards for public land transportation effective July 1. Communications and Customer Services Manager at the Transport Authority, Petra-Kene Williams, told JIS News that several fit and proper criteria have been implemented, aimed at ensuring the safety of the commuting public and that the highest safety standards...
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Transport

NRSC Advocates use of Electronic Surveillance Systems

The National Road Safety Council (NRSC) is advocating the use of electronic surveillance systems to achieve compliance by road users. In an interview with JIS News, NRSC Executive Director, Paula Fletcher, said that the Council will remain strident to ensure that provisions are made for the use of technology to improve the standard of safety on the roads.   She...
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Director General of the Maritime Authority of Jamaica, Rear Admiral Peter Brady.
Transport

Seafarers Hailed for Contribution

Director General of the Maritime Authority of Jamaica, Rear Admiral Peter Brady, is hailing the contribution of seafarers to the world. “Without the contribution of seafarers, half the world would freeze and the other half would starve,” Rear Admiral Brady said in a message to mark the Day of the Seafarer, celebrated internationally on June 25. He pointed out that...
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