Transport, Works and Housing Minister, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies, says the Ministry has completed preliminary technical work, aimed at effecting improvements to the main corridor linking Kingston with Port Antonio, in Portland. This, he says, forms part of road improvement works being planned for Portland and St. Thomas. Similar works are being contemplated for the corridor between Mandeville, Manchester...

Minister with responsibility for Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy, has informed that work has already started under a programme, which will see Food for the Poor constructing and selling houses to the National Housing Trust (NHT). The collaborative project, which involves the Ministry, Food for the Poor, the NHT, and the Jamaica Emergency Employment Project (JEEP) Secretariat, will benefit low-income...

Minister with responsibility for Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy, has informed that work has already started under a programme, which will see Food for the Poor constructing and selling houses to the National Housing Trust (NHT). The collaborative project, which involves the Ministry, Food for the Poor, the NHT, and the Jamaica Emergency Employment Project (JEEP) Secretariat, will benefit low-income...

The Agualta Vale roundabout in St. Mary has been re-named the Robert Schuman Roundabout, in honour of one of the founding fathers of the European Union (EU). This has been done by the administration to recognise Mr. Schuman’s contribution to advancing world peace, as well as the EU’s input in developing the 100-kilometre third segment of the North Coast Highway,...

The Government has embarked on a programme to rehabilitate the Island Traffic Authority (ITA) Examination Depots across the island. Some $38 million will be spent during the current financial year, to undertake improvements to five facilities, which will see upgrading of the buildings and provision of technology to reduce manual work by staff. Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon....

Work is scheduled to begin on the Ferry to Linstead leg of Highway 2000 in September. The highway will bypass the troublesome Bog Walk gorge, which is prone to flooding during periods of heavy rainfall, thereby leaving scores of persons stranded. Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies, made the announcement as he opened the 2013/14...

Government is moving to establish a Land Transportation Authority by the next fiscal year, in a bid to improve efficiencies in the transport sector. Addressing the opening of the 2013/14 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives, Minister of Transport, Works & Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies, said that consistent with the objective of modernizing the land transportation sector,...

Local contractors stand to benefit from the implementation of road and bridge projects under the US$350 million Major Infrastructure Development Programme (MIDP), being undertaken by the Government. Scheduled to begin this financial year and end in 2016, the programmes covers the rehabilitation of 430 kilometres of prioritised roads; upgrading or reconstruction of 27 critical bridges, retaining walls and other protective...

The Government has made good on its commitment to provide affordable housing solutions for Jamaicans, with thousands of persons receiving benefits through the National Housing Trust (NHT) over the last financial year. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, who has portfolio responsibility for the NHT, updated the nation during her 2013/14 Budget Debate presentation in the House of...