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Transport, Works and Housing Minister, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies.
Transport, Works and Housing Minister, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies.

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...
JUTC buses.
JUTC buses.

JUTC Conducts Second Bus Lane Trial Along Mandela Tomorrow
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.
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.

Mortgage Insurance Act to be Amended to Assist Home Buyers
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.
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.

More Housing Solutions Through Partnerships
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.
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.

Ebony Park Residents Receive Property Titles

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Transport

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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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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Minister with responsibility for Information, Hon. Sandrea Falconer addresses a Jamaica House press briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister. (FILE)
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Work to Get Underway on Portmore Sewage Project

Work is expected to begin on the Portmore Sewage Project, following approval by Cabinet of a contract valued at approximately US$21 million to Surrey Paving and Aggregate Company Limited. Speaking at a Jamaica House media briefing on October 9, Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, informed that the project is expected to benefit the approximately 95...
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The Honourable Dr. Morais Guy, M.P. Transport, Works and Housing
Transport

Dr. Guy Calls on Developing Countries to Make Renting More Attractive

Minister with responsibility for Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy, is calling on developing countries to implement strategic housing policies aimed at making rented accommodation more attractive to persons seeking housing solutions. Minister Guy was speaking at the recently concluded General Assembly of Ministers of Housing and Urbanization in Latin America and the Caribbean (MINURVI) held in Santiago, Chile from September...
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Transport

Minister Buchanan assumes Works Portfolio

The Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing welcomes the temporary assignment of Minister of State the Hon. Luther Buchanan to oversee the Works Portfolio of the Ministry.  Minister Buchanan’s new role takes effect today (October 8, 2013) with primary oversight for the National Works Agency (NWA). The NWA is the entity of the Ministry with responsibility for the maintenance and...
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Minister without Portfolio, Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy (left), converses with Deputy Commissioner of Police, Glenmore Hinds, at the launch of the Ministry’s three-month islandwide road safety campaign, at the Half-Way Tree transport centre, on September 27. The campaign is being staged under the theme: ‘Walk, Ride, and Drive for Life’.
Transport

Drive for Life Campaign Begins

The Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, through its Road Safety Unit, is renewing efforts to influence behaviour change among road users islandwide, particularly motorists, through its current public education campaign. Themed - ‘Walk, Ride and Drive for Life’ - the initiative aims to further heighten awareness among all road users of the need to exercise greater caution and care...
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Transport

Transport Ministry Committed to Making Roads Safer

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy, says the Ministry remains committed to making the nation’s roads safer for all users. This effort, he assures, includes the piloting of a new Road Traffic Bill in Parliament “that will address modern challenges that compromise our safety, at times.” He gave this undertaking against...
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