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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.

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...

Chief Technical Director for Housing in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Doreen Prendergast, says several solutions are being considered to address Jamaica’s housing needs.

Ministry Looking at Options to Address Housing Needs

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (3rd left), breaks ground for the US$20 million ($J2.2 billion) Total Logistics Facility, at the Kingston Wharves, on October 22. Also taking part are (from left): Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Kingston Wharves; Grantley Stephenson; Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Port Authority of Jamaica, Professor Gordon Shirley.

PM Breaks Ground for Total Logistics Facility at Kingston Wharves

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy (centre), looks on as Chairman of the Transport Authority (TA), Norton Hinds (left), presents President of the Oracabessa Taxi Association, Stanford Stewart with a trophy for advocacy. Occasion was a certification ceremony held on Wednesday, October 8, at the Knutsford Court Hotel, New Kingston.

16 Route Taxi Associations Certified By Transport Authority

Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Transport, Works, and Housing, Audrey Sewell (left), listens to a point being made by Deputy Commissioner of Police, James Golding, during Friday’s (September 26) closing ceremony for participants in a seven-month Traffic Crash Investigation and Reconstruction Training, and Defensive Driving/Driver Behaviour and Risk Index course, at the Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI), Palisadoes Park, Kingston.

Road Safety Officers Complete Intensive Multi-Faceted Safety Course

11 years ago ParliamentTransport

Negotiations in Progress for Privatisation of KCT

The Government began negotiations with Terminal Link Consortium on October 14, regarding privatisation of the Kingston Container Terminal (KCT). Terminal Link Consortium is jointly owned by CMA CGM and China Merchant Marine. This was disclosed by Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies, in a Statement to the House of Representatives on October 14. The Minister...

11 years ago Transport

Air Transportation Key Sector in Fostering Growth

Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies, says increasing the efficiency and capacity of the air transport sector is an important element of the Government’s growth strategy. The, move, he said, is in recognition of the impact of air transportation on all sectors, among them tourism, agriculture, health, education and high-tech industries, many of which are...

The rehabilitated access road to the Fantasy Beach in Priory, St. Ann. The road was repaired at a cost of $4.5 million, provided through the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP).

11 years ago Local GovernmentTransport

Access Road to Fantasy Beach Rehabilitated

A sum of $4.5 million has been spent to rehabilitate the access road to the Fantasy beach in Priory, St. Ann, in a bid to ensure the safety of visitors who use the beach. In an interview with JIS News, Secretary/Manager, St. Ann Parish Council, Alfred Graham, noted that 300 metres of roadway were resurfaced, to enable smoother access for...

11 years ago Transport

JCAA Explains Decision to Hand Over Probe into Aircraft Crash to US

The Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA) says the decision to delegate investigative responsibility into the crash of the TBM 900 aircraft to the United States National Transport Safety Board (NTSB), was because the majority of what took place occurred in US airspace. Deputy Director General of Regulatory Affairs at the JCAA, Nari Williams-Singh, said that while Jamaica is fully capable...

11 years ago Transport

Road Works Advanced in Westmoreland and Hanover

Road repair works are far advanced in the parishes of Westmoreland and Hanover under the third phase of the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP). Community Relations Officer at the National Works Agency (NWA), Janel Ricketts, told JIS News that 10 road sections are being targeted in the parishes at a cost of $30 million. The works, which started in May,...

11 years ago Transport

Smarter Cards Only to Access Concession Fares on JUTC Buses Now in Effect

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) announced today (Sunday, September 14) that as of mid-night last night, September 13, 2014, as scheduled, passengers travelling on its buses will only be able to access concession fares with the use of a Smarter Card. The JUTC said that the new system in operation on its buses from mid-night last night, restricts the...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy (right), in discussion with Acting President of the University of Technology, Ambassador Burchell Whiteman (centre) and President of the Jamaica Institution of engineers (JIE), Dr. Noel Brown, at the launch of Engineers

11 years ago Transport

Engineers Urged to Take Advantage of Available Global Best Practices

Local engineers are being encouraged to take full advantage of the global best practices that are being made available in Jamaica, through major infrastructure development projects, such as the North South Link of Highway 2000. “We operate in a global context where the sharing of ideas and technology transfer has become quite important. This exchange will not only redound to...