The National Works Agency (NWA)is advising that rehabilitation of the 6.8 kilometres length of roadway between Santa Maria and Sligoville in St. Catherine is to begin shortly. The contractors are scheduled to commence works on this project with bushing and cutting of overhang along the roadway. The rehabilitation work is expected to be completed within six months of the start...

The Transport Authority is intensifying efforts to ensure that drivers and conductors of licenced Public Passenger Vehicles (PPV) comply with the regulations regarding the wearing of badges and displaying licences. Communication and Customer Services Manager at the Transport Authority, Petra-Kene Williams, said the move is part of efforts to strengthen the mechanism for safety, security and reliability of public transportation....

Chairman of the National Housing Trust (NHT), Hon. Easton Douglas, says the agency will be taking a new approach to its inner-city housing programme in 2014. “The economic times are challenging and like all other institutions, we have had to take a bold new approach to the work that we do and that includes our approach to inner-city housing,” Mr....

The National Works Agency (NWA) has commenced a major road patching exercise in the parish of St. Elizabeth, aimed at arresting some of the poor road conditions that exist in that parish. Under the programme, 57 kilometers of roadway will be targeted with approximately 900 square meters of patching being done. The corridors benefitting under the programme are Tombstone to...

The Transport Authority (TA) is moving to equip its Inspectorate Division with 50 new route inspectors, to ensure discipline in the public transport system. Chairman of the Authority, Norton Hinds, said the new recruits will be added in the “upcoming months” and will bring the total staff complement in the Division to 199 persons. Mr. Hinds made the disclosure while...

Jamaica has once again been elected to the influential Council of the International Maritime Organization (IMO). Jamaica will join 19 other states that were voted into the ‘C’ category of the Council, at its Assembly, which took place in London between November 25 and December 4. This category comprises states that have special interest in maritime transport or navigation and...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has announced that the Government has initiated a $500 million infrastructure programme to rehabilitate roads across the island. Speaking in Kintyre, East Rural St. Andrew, on Wednesday, December 4, where she officially opened a bridge, the Prime Minister said the road improvement project is geared at improving the quality of life for...