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Minister of State in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Richard Azan, making his contribution to the 2014/15 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 28.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Richard Azan, making his contribution to the 2014/15 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 28.

366 Projects Successfully Completed Under JDIP

Work carried out under the recently concluded Jamaica Development Infrastructure Programme (JDIP), was valued at US$368.2 million, as at March 2014. State Minister for Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Richard Azan, says a total of 366 sub-projects were executed under...
Minister of State in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Richard Azan, making his contribution to the 2014/15 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 28.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Richard Azan, making his contribution to the 2014/15 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 28.

Government Advances Streamlining of Infrastructure Development Application Process
Minister of State in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Richard Azan, making his contribution to the 2014/15 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 28.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Richard Azan, making his contribution to the 2014/15 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 28.

Works Ministry to Introduce System to Streamline Road Cutting
Chairman of the Planning Committee of the 2014 Port Games, Captain Hopeton Delisser speaking at a JIS Think Tank.
Chairman of the Planning Committee of the 2014 Port Games, Captain Hopeton Delisser speaking at a JIS Think Tank.

Regional Port Games for Montego Bay, June 6 to 9
State Minister for Transport and Works, Hon. Richard Azan (4th left) and Member of Parliament for Central St. James, Deputy Speaker of the House, Hon. Lloyd B. Smith (fifth left, partially hidden) view the main Green Pond storm water drain in which twin boys Brandon and Brayden Jones were washed away last week. Minister Azan has committed to seek funding for the expansion of that drain as well as a section of the North Gully which runs through the Salt Spring community.
State Minister for Transport and Works, Hon. Richard Azan (4th left) and Member of Parliament for Central St. James, Deputy Speaker of the House, Hon. Lloyd B. Smith (fifth left, partially hidden) view the main Green Pond storm water drain in which twin boys Brandon and Brayden Jones were washed away last week. Minister Azan has committed to seek funding for the expansion of that drain as well as a section of the North Gully which runs through the Salt Spring community.

Green Pond and North Gully Drains to be Repaired

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Five New Bridges to be Built This Fiscal Year

Five new bridges are to be built this fiscal year under the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP) component of the Major Infrastructure Development Programme (MIDP). They will be erected in Silent Hill, Clarendon; Jacob River, Portland; Latium, St. James; Vanity Fair, St. Catherine; and Kupius, Clarendon. This was disclosed by Minister of State in the Ministry of Transport, Works and...
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Work being carried out on the Association of Sports Cultural Clubs of Caribbean Port Authorities (ASCCCPA) Port Games Community project, the wash area of the St. James Infirmary.
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Port Games Proceeds to Fund Refurbishing of St. James Infirmary

The Port Authority of Jamaica’s Sports and Social Club, in collaboration with the Association of Sports and Cultural Clubs of Caribbean Port Authorities (ASCCCPA) is lending a helping hand to the St. James Infirmary by improving and expanding the wash area, and refurbishing the roof of the existing facility. The project is expected to cost approximately $350,000. In an interview...
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Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (centre); is being updated on progress on the Linstead to Moneague leg of the North-South Highway, by Managing Director, National Road Operating and Constructing Company (NROCC), Ivan Anderson (left); and Quality Assurance Engineer at China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC), Ryan Smith (right). Occasion was a tour of highway today Tuesday (May 20). The road is scheduled for opening in early August.
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PM Expresses Appreciation for Work on North-South Highway

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has expressed appreciation for the hard work of the hundreds of workers employed in constructing the Linstead to Moneague leg of the North-South Highway, scheduled for opening in early August. Mrs. Simpson Miller, who was on a tour of the project on Tuesday, May 20, said based on what she saw, when...
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Director of the Island Traffic Authority, Ludlow Powell explaining the processes involved in the certification of motor vehicles.
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Motorists Urged to Ensure Vehicles are Roadworthy

Director of the Island Traffic Authority (ITA), Ludlow Powell is reminding owners and operators of motor vehicles to ensure that their vehicles are of roadworthy standard at all times. In an interview with JIS News, he explained that a vehicle could become unfit at any time based on road conditions and/or weather conditions and that although the fitness period is...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy (seated, centre), signs the Memorandum of Understanding for the facilitation of the Transportation Centre Modernisation Programme, launched today (May 20) at the Hotel Four Seasons in Kingston. Also signing the document were Managing Director, Transport Authority (TA), Donald Foster (seated left), and Acting Mayor of Portmore, Councillor Leon Thomas (right). In the background are (from left): Communications Manager, TA, Petra-Kene Williams; General Manager, Finance and Planning, TA, Karey Rowe; and Senior Legal Officer, TA, Annette Henry.
Transport

Transportation Centres To Be Upgraded

The Transport Authority (TA) will be collaborating with local authorities to improve transportation centres across the island. The initiative, which will begin on Labour Day, May 23, will be ongoing and is to start with five councils – the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC), the Municipality of Portmore, and the Manchester, St. Ann and St. James Parish Councils. Known...
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Minister with responsibility for Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy (at podium) addresses a Public Consultation on Jamaica’s Draft National Report for the third United Nations (UN) Conference on Human Settlements (Habitat III) at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston on Friday, May 16. Pictured (from right) are: Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Audrey Sewell; and Consultant on the draft national report, Nicola Satchwell.
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Government Committed to Improving Living Conditions in Urban Areas

Minister with responsibility for Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy says improving the living conditions of citizens, particularly in urban areas, remains a priority of the administration. He notes that over 50 per cent of Jamaica’s population live in urban centres, which are affected by infrastructural and other development challenges. This, he says poses a major concern that needs serious intervention....
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