The Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr the Hon Omar Davies together with the Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Finance, Hon Horace Dalley and senior officials of both ministries held a meeting with the leadership of various groups representing pensioners and senior citizens as well as public sector workers earlier today concerning bus fares which were recently...

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 a JIS ‘Think Tank’, on August 19. Mr. Finnikin said the concessionary fare is accessible to four categories of passengers...

There are great expectations among business interests and state officials that Jamaica will benefit significantly from Government’s development of the North/South Highway, which provides a shortened link between Kingston and Ocho Rios, St. Ann. Construction of the 66-kilometre highway is being undertaken in three stages by China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) at a cost of US$730 million, and is the...

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...

The police are urging motorists not to use the escape lanes on the North South Highway (Linstead bypass to Moneague) for exiting purposes, as this has so far contributed to delays on the roadway that was recently opened to the public. Head of the Linstead Police Division, Deputy Superintendent (DSP) Dwayne Wellington, said two ‘escape’ lanes are on the highway...

The recently opened Linstead to Moneague leg of the North South link of Highway 2000 is probably the most significant engineering road infrastructure project ever done in Jamaica. This is according to Managing Director of the National Road Operating and Constructing Company (NROCC), Ivan Anderson, who spoke to JIS News in an interview following the opening of the project. Mr....

No construction or development work has started at Portland Bight. The only activity that is underway is the detailed technical work to complete the feasibility studies prior to making a submission to the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) and other regulatory agencies for approval. Once all approvals are in place only then will the project be submitted to the...