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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (right), shares a moment with retiring Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ), Hon. Noel Hylton, during a dinner held in his honour at the Terra Nova Hotel in Kingston on October 31. The function was hosted by the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (right), shares a moment with retiring Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ), Hon. Noel Hylton, during a dinner held in his honour at the Terra Nova Hotel in Kingston on October 31. The function was hosted by the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing.

Prime Minister Lauds Contribution of Retired President of Port Authority

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has praised the contribution of retired Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ), Hon. Noel Hylton, to port development and the transformation of the island’s shipping industry....
President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) designate, Port Authority of Jamaica, Professor Gordon Shirley (right), addresses a press conference on the findings of an environmental management study of the Portland Bight Protected Area, inclusive of the Goat Islands, at the agency’s offices, downtown Kingston on October 30. Others (from left) are: Senior Director, Government Relations, Port Authority, Paul Robertson; and Senior Vice President, Engineering and Port Development, Mervis Edghill.
President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) designate, Port Authority of Jamaica, Professor Gordon Shirley (right), addresses a press conference on the findings of an environmental management study of the Portland Bight Protected Area, inclusive of the Goat Islands, at the agency’s offices, downtown Kingston on October 30. Others (from left) are: Senior Director, Government Relations, Port Authority, Paul Robertson; and Senior Vice President, Engineering and Port Development, Mervis Edghill.

Study Recommends Plan to Improve Management of Portland Bight Protected Area
Minister with responsibility for Housing in the Ministry of Transport Works and Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy, during an interview with JIS News.
Minister with responsibility for Housing in the Ministry of Transport Works and Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy, during an interview with JIS News.

Gov’t Intensifies Efforts to Provide Affordable Housing
Transport, Works and Housing Minister, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies. (FILE)
Transport, Works and Housing Minister, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies. (FILE)

Work to Expand Kingston Terminal on Stream
A police officer stops a JUTC bus in the contra-flow bus lane to allow right turning traffic from Nelson Mandela Highway onto Municipal Boulevard to proceed. This took place during the dry run of the designated bus lane trial period on Thursday October 24.
A police officer stops a JUTC bus in the contra-flow bus lane to allow right turning traffic from Nelson Mandela Highway onto Municipal Boulevard to proceed. This took place during the dry run of the designated bus lane trial period on Thursday October 24.

Improved Traffic Movement During Second Test Run

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Transport, Works and Housing Minister, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies.
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House Updated on Study Done on Portland Bight Protected Area

The House of Representatives was updated on October 29, on the major findings of a preliminary study done on the Portland Bight Protected Area (PBPA), in which the Goat Islands, the preferred site for the development of a major transshipment port in the proposed global logistics hub, are located. Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies,...
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JUTC Conducts Second Bus Lane Trial Along Mandela Tomorrow

The Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing is advising the public that a second simulation exercise for a designated Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) bus lane will take place along the Nelson Mandela Highway on Tuesday, October 29, during the morning and afternoon peak periods. In the morning, between 6:00 am and 9: 00 am, the west bound lanes of...
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Minister with responsibility for Housing in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy (left); and New Era Homes 2000 Limited President, Benedetto Persichilli (right), listen to a point being emphasized by Canada’s High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency Robert Ready, following Wednesday’s (October 23) official opening of the Caymanas Country Club Estate housing development in St. Catherine. Dr. Guy was the main speaker. Phase one of the development, being undertaken by New Era Homes, comprises 264 one and two bedroom units, which have been completed, while the second phase, currently under construction, will provide an additional 420 units.
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Mortgage Insurance Act to be Amended to Assist Home Buyers

The Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing has received Cabinet’s approval for a proposed amendment to the Mortgage Insurance Act,aimed at making mortgages more accessible for persons seeking to acquire a home. Minister with responsibility for Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy, says this will allow for an increase from 90 to 97 per cent, the Mortgage Indemnity Insurance coverage of...
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Minister with responsibility for Housing in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy (centre), is presented with a painting of the new Caymanas Country Club Estate housing development in St. Catherine by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the developer, New Era Homes 2000 Limited, Leo Taddeo (left), and President, Benedetto Persichilli, during the official opening ceremony on October 23. Dr. Guy was the keynote speaker. Phase one of the development, comprising 264 one and two bedroom units, has been completed, while the second, currently under construction, will provide an additional 420 units.
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More Housing Solutions Through Partnerships

More housing solutions are being developed as a result of the administration’s renewed mandate and focus on facilitating increased public/private partnerships. This was noted by Minister with responsibility for Housing in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy, at the official opening of the Caymanas Country Club Estate housing development, in St. Catherine, on October 23....
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Dry Run of JUTC Bus Lane Along Mandela Highway

The Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, is advising the public that between the hours of 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, October 24, the westbound lanes of the dual carriageway along Mandela Highway will be converted to two-way traffic. This is to facilitate a dry run of a bus lane trial by the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC)....
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Local Government and Community Development Minister and Member of Parliament, South West Clarendon, Hon. Noel Arscott (left), presents Anjella Beezer of the Ebony Park Housing Scheme, Toll Gate, Clarendon, with her property title during the presentation ceremony in the community on October 11. Mrs. Beezer is one of some 70 persons who received titles after a 30-year wait.
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Ebony Park Residents Receive Property Titles

As the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing intensifies its efforts to deliver titles to property holders island-wide, the latest recipients to benefit from this undertaking are homeowners in the Ebony Park Housing Scheme in Clarendon. They have finally received the priceless document, after waiting for more than 30-years to formalize their holdings. Ebony Park was developed in 1979 under...
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Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (right), presents a title to Leon George, one of approximately 70 persons from the Ebony Park Housing Scheme in Clarendon to receive titles at a ceremony, held on October 11 in the community.
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70 Residents of Ebony Park Housing Scheme Receive Titles

Seventy residents of Ebony Park Housing Scheme, in Toll Gate, Clarendon, were presented with titles to their land on October 11, ending decades of waiting. Handing over the titles, Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, told them that they were getting a flexible instrument that guarantees ownership, improves capacity to borrow,  enables the transfer of property, and ultimately...
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