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Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies (3rd left), signs a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), with China Engineering Company (CHEC) for a feasibility study on the damming of the Bog Walk Gorge, at the Ministry in Kingston, on March 28. Also participating are (from left): Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China in Jamaica, Mr. Xiaojun Dong; Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell; and Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill. In the back row (from left) are: Commercial Counsellor at the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China, Mrs. Lei Liu (left); Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Mrs. Audrey Sewell and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Dr. Alwin Hayles.
Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies (3rd left), signs a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), with China Engineering Company (CHEC) for a feasibility study on the damming of the Bog Walk Gorge, at the Ministry in Kingston, on March 28. Also participating are (from left): Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China in Jamaica, Mr. Xiaojun Dong; Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell; and Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill. In the back row (from left) are: Commercial Counsellor at the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China, Mrs. Lei Liu (left); Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Mrs. Audrey Sewell and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Dr. Alwin Hayles.

Damming of Bog Walk Gorge

The Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with China Engineering Company (CHEC), for a feasibility study for the damming of the Bog Walk Gorge, in St. Catherine. The  dam would be able to store up to 1,900  million...
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New Rules Coming for KMTR Sub-Franchise Operators
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (third right), breaks ground for Phase 1A of Majesty Gardens Housing Development, in South St. Andrew on March 26. Also taking part are National Housing Trust (NHT) Chairman, Hon. Easton Douglas (second left); Acting Managing Director, NHT, Martin Miller (fourth left); and Minister without Portfolio, Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy (second right). Looking on are NHT Board Member, Vincent Morrison (left); Councillor, Greenwich Town Division, Carl Blake (third left); and Senior General Manager, Construction, NHT, Donald Moore (right).
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (third right), breaks ground for Phase 1A of Majesty Gardens Housing Development, in South St. Andrew on March 26. Also taking part are National Housing Trust (NHT) Chairman, Hon. Easton Douglas (second left); Acting Managing Director, NHT, Martin Miller (fourth left); and Minister without Portfolio, Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy (second right). Looking on are NHT Board Member, Vincent Morrison (left); Councillor, Greenwich Town Division, Carl Blake (third left); and Senior General Manager, Construction, NHT, Donald Moore (right).

32 Housing Solutions to be Built in Majesty Gardens
Director General of the Maritime Authority of Jamaica, Rear Admiral Peter Brady. (FILE)
Director General of the Maritime Authority of Jamaica, Rear Admiral Peter Brady. (FILE)

Jet Ski Operators Urged To Register By March 31
Managing Director of the Transport Authority (TA), Donald Foster (left), presents Chisholm Basic School, Director Louise Smikle (far right), with a cheque for $100,000, to assist with carrying out development of some of the facilities at the institution. Occasion was a handing over ceremony held at the school, in St. Andrew on March 5.
Managing Director of the Transport Authority (TA), Donald Foster (left), presents Chisholm Basic School, Director Louise Smikle (far right), with a cheque for $100,000, to assist with carrying out development of some of the facilities at the institution. Occasion was a handing over ceremony held at the school, in St. Andrew on March 5.

Transport Authority Assists Inner City Basic School

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Norman Manley International Airport Fire Services Team participating in an airport emergency simulation exercise at the airport in April 2013.
Transport

Jamaica and Region Should Examine Best Practices – JCAA Head

Director General of the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA), Leroy Lindsay, says it is now an opportune time for Jamaica and the region to examine their best practices and standards in Emergency Response Management and Airport Security. In an interview with JIS News, following the disappearance of a Malaysian Airlines aircraft over the South China Sea on March 8, Mr....
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Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies (seated third right) signs the contract for the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP) component of the Major Infrastructure Development Programme (MIDP) at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston on Tuesday (March 18). Others (seated from left) are: Member of Parliament for Clarendon, South Eastern, Rudyard Spencer; Opposition Spokesperson on Housing, Dr. Horace Chang; Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Arnaldo Brown; Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna; Opposition Spokesperson on Culture, Olivia Grange; and Regional Director, China Harbour Engineering Company Americas, Zhongdong Tang. Others (standing) from left are: Senior Public Relations Officer in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Leo McEwan; Minister of State in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Richard Azan; Minister with responsibility for Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Audrey Sewell; and Chief Executive Officer, National Works Agency, E.G. Hunter.
Transport

12,000 More Jamaicans To Get Employment Under JEEP

More than 12,000 Jamaicans are expected to benefit from further work to be carried out under the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP), valued at $630 million. Each of the island’s 63 constituencies has been allocated $10 million for project development in the areas of construction and/or repairs to roads, retaining walls, drains and sidewalks. The work, which is to begin...
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Director General of the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA), Mr. Leroy Lindsay, informs JIS News that the Authority is on track to complete an upgrade of its world Aeronautical Information Service (AIS) system to the more data-centric Aeronautical Information Management (AIM) system, by the end of 2016.
Transport

$2.3 Billion to Improve Aviation Safety and Security

The Government will be spending $2.3 billion over the next two years to improve aviation safety and security, by upgrading or replacing ageing technology, in keeping with international standards. This was disclosed by Director General of the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA), Leroy Lindsay, in an interview with JIS News. Mr. Lindsay, who has been at the helm of the...
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Transport, Works and Housing Minister, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies. (FILE)
ParliamentTransport

Persons to Get Houses at Bernard Lodge By July

Persons are expected to move into their new houses at the Bernard Lodge Estate Development in St. Catherine, by July 2014. Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies, made the announcement during the sitting of the House of Representatives on Tuesday, March 18. He noted that the initial plan of the Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ)...
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NWA Communications Manager in discussion with a supervisor on the site of the road rehabilitation work taking place at the University hospital of the West Indies.
Transport

University Hospital Main Road Being Resurfaced

The National Works Agency (NWA) is currently managing an $80 million rehabilitation project, which is being carried out on the main access road inside the compound of the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI). The project is funded by public and private sector agencies, including: Petrojam, the National Water Commission, Carib Cement, General Paving, Surrey Paving and Aggregates, Y.P....
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Transport

NWA to Carry out Emergency Patching along the Mandela Highway in St. Catherine

The National Works Agency (NWA) is advising motorists and other road users that beginning Tuesday, March 18, 2014 the Agency’s Force Account crews will be carrying out emergency patching along the Mandela Highway between the Twickenham Park Roundabout and the Ferry Police Station. Approximately 700 square metres of patching using Asphaltic Concrete will be carried out along both the eastern...
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Transport, Works and Housing State Minister, Hon. Richard Azan (left), performs the symbolic ribbon cutting exercise to formally open the new National Works Agency (NWA) parish office at Haughton Court, Lucea, Hanover, on March 7. Sharing the occasion are: Water, Land, Environment, and Climate Change State Minister and Member of Parliament for Western Hanover, where the office is located, Hon. Ian Hayles (right); NWA Director of Human Resources, Dr. Jennifer Henry (2nd right); Hanover Parish Councillor, Wynter McIntosh (3rd right); NWA Chief Executive Officer, E.G. Hunter (3rd left); and NWA Projects Manager, Moira Williamson.
Local GovernmentTransport

National Works Agency Opens New $25m Hanover Parish Office

The National Works Agency’s (NWA) operations in Hanover should be significantly boosted by the opening of its new office, constructed in the parish’s capital, Lucea, at a cost of approximately $25 million. The facility, located at Haughton Court, comprises a reception area; conference, filing, and emergency rooms; kitchenette; male and female bathroom facilities; and two offices. The new office replaces...
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