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Chief Technical Director with responsibility for Housing in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Mrs. Doreen Prendergast, giving details about the UN Conference on Human Settlements.
Chief Technical Director with responsibility for Housing in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Mrs. Doreen Prendergast, giving details about the UN Conference on Human Settlements.

Consultations for Habitat III

The Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing is embarking on a series of island-wide consultations from May 12 to 16, in preparation for a national report for the third United Nations Conference on Human Settlements (Habitat III). In addition to...
Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies (second left) is presented with a set of keys for the new Volvo buses by Managing Director, JR Group, Rennie Wellington (left) during the official handing over of the units at Digicel’s Parking Lot on Lady Musgrave Road in Kingston on May 8. Others from third left are: Minister with responsibility for Housing in the Ministry, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy; Ambassador of Belgium, Her Excellency Godelieve Vanden Bergh; Managing Director, Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), Colin Campbell; and Board Director, JUTC, Carolyn Gardner. With the addition of the 73 new Volvo buses, the company’s seating capacity has been increased by 3,500. Sixty-nine of the buses will be placed in the Kingston Metropolitan Transport Region (KMTR), while four will be deployed to Montego Bay Metro. The units for the KMTR will be placed at the Spanish Town, Portmore, and Rockfort JUTC depots. Four of the units have been customized to cater to the needs of persons with disabilities.
Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies (second left) is presented with a set of keys for the new Volvo buses by Managing Director, JR Group, Rennie Wellington (left) during the official handing over of the units at Digicel’s Parking Lot on Lady Musgrave Road in Kingston on May 8. Others from third left are: Minister with responsibility for Housing in the Ministry, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy; Ambassador of Belgium, Her Excellency Godelieve Vanden Bergh; Managing Director, Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), Colin Campbell; and Board Director, JUTC, Carolyn Gardner. With the addition of the 73 new Volvo buses, the company’s seating capacity has been increased by 3,500. Sixty-nine of the buses will be placed in the Kingston Metropolitan Transport Region (KMTR), while four will be deployed to Montego Bay Metro. The units for the KMTR will be placed at the Spanish Town, Portmore, and Rockfort JUTC depots. Four of the units have been customized to cater to the needs of persons with disabilities.

JUTC Acquires 73 New Buses

Transport Authority Warns of Risks Linked with Illegal Public Passenger Vehicles
Communications and Customer Services Manager at the Transport Authority, Petra-Kene Williams, who is urging the public to be aware of the identifying marks on public passenger vehicles in order to protect themselves.
Communications and Customer Services Manager at the Transport Authority, Petra-Kene Williams, who is urging the public to be aware of the identifying marks on public passenger vehicles in order to protect themselves.

Be Aware of Marks on Public Passenger Vehicles – Transport Authority
Director of Transport Policy (Land, Air and Maritime) in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Valrie Simpson was named first runner-up for the Civil Servant of the Year Award in 2013.
Director of Transport Policy (Land, Air and Maritime) in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Valrie Simpson was named first runner-up for the Civil Servant of the Year Award in 2013.

Valrie Simpson – Three Decades of Dedication

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Western Jamaica Weighs In On Logistics Hub Discussion

A wide cross-section of the Montego Bay community turned out in large numbers for a panel discussion on the Jamaica Logistics Hub initiative on Thursday, May 8. The forum, which was staged by the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry, in collaboration with the University of the West Indies, Mona/Western Jamaica Campus, and the Caribbean Maritime Institute, was held...
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Budget 2014/2015Transport

Rural Road Rehabilitation to Continue

Some 57 kilometres (km) of road network is to be rehabilitated under the Road Rehabilitation Project II. To this end, the Government has allocated $33 million in the 2014/15 Estimates of Expenditure, which will go before the Standing Finance Committee of Parliament tomorrow. The project aims to contribute to the country’s development by improving 57km of road network to support...
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Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) Managing Director, Colin Campbell (centre), addressing journalists at a media briefing at the entity’s corporate offices, Twickenham Park, St. Catherine, on Monday (April 7) during which he provided details pertaining to investigations into several incidents in which JUTC buses were attacked and damaged by unscrupulous persons. Flanking him are JUTC Deputy Managing Director, Kirk Finnikin (left); and Manager, Franchise and Revenue Protection, retired Senior Superintendent of Police, Radcliffe Lewis.
Transport

Police Seek Mastermind in JUTC Attacks

The police are currently seeking a man they say is the “mastermind” behind Monday’s (April 7) attacks on Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) buses in the Corporate Area, resulting in damage of over $1 million. The JUTC’s Managing Director, Colin Campbell, says the suspect being sought “is known by the lawmen”, while pointing out that the police have already detained...
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Budget 2014/2015Transport

Rural Road Project Gets $494 Million

The Government is to spend $494 million on its Rural Road Rehabilitation Project II for the 2014/2015 fiscal year. This is contained in the Estimates of Expenditure, which is now before the Standing Finance Committee of the House. The money will go towards rehabilitating 22.6 kilometres (km) of road structure in areas, such as Sour Sop Turn to Danks in Clarendon...
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Budget 2014/2015ParliamentTransport

$883 Million to Protect Physical Infrastructure

For the 2014/15 fiscal year, the government aims to rehabilitate, restore and protect critical sections of the physical infrastructure in Jamaica and reduce the vulnerability and difficulties, which have arisen for the entire Kingston Metropolitan Area (KMA). To this end, $883.4 million has been allocated in the 2014/15 Estimates of Expenditure for the Tropical Storm Nicole-KMA Drainage Project. The project...
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Budget 2014/2015ParliamentTransport

$2.4 Billion Allocated for North Jamaica Development Project

Northern Jamaica Development Project has been allocated $2.4 billion in the 2014/15 Estimates of Expenditure, which is now before the Standing Finance Committee of the House. The projects seeks to develop infrastructure along Jamaica’s North Coast; improve vehicular and pedestrian safety; reduce overall transportation costs and alleviate congestion along the corridor, by eliminating standing water on driving surfaces; and improve...
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