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Beginning in June, the Government will commence accepting bid submissions from investors to develop projects aimed at generating up to 115 megawatts of energy from renewable sources, which could potentially reduce Jamaica’s oil imports expenditure by US$55 million. Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Minister, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, who made the disclosure during his 2013/14 Budget Debate presentation in Parliament on...

Several infrastructure projects now underway in Granville, St. James, have breathed new life into the community and provided more economic opportunities for the residents. Among the project now being pursued in earnest is the construction and rehabilitation of roadways, bridges, sidewalks and drainage systems as well as a training progamme for new business owners. Some 105 budding entrepreneurs from the...

Director General of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) Foundation, David Ward, has lauded Jamaica on its "impressive" road safety model, which he said, can be emulated by other countries. "It's extremely impressive how well you have structured your road safety effort over the last 20 years and it is an exemplar to many other countries of how to do...

The National Road Safety Council (NRSC) is the 2013 recipient of the Prince Michael of Kent International Road Safety Award, in recognition of its programmes and activities that have resulted in significant reductions in traffic accidents and fatalities across Jamaica. His Royal Highness, Prince Michael of Kent, presented the award to NRSC Chairperson, Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson...

Jamaica’s national coordinating body for road safety promotion, the National Road Safety Council (NRSC) is to receive the prestigious Prince Michael International Road Safety Award. His Royal Highness Prince Michael of Kent, Member of the British Royal family and Patron of the Awards, will present the Award to the NRSC during his five-day unofficial visit to Jamaica, April 14 to...

The Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing will spearhead a major programme of road and infrastructure improvements, being financed at a cost of approximately $3.9 billion. The allocation, which has been earmarked in the 2013/14 Estimates of Expenditure, is being executed under three components. These include the Road Maintenance Fund (RMF), Jamaica Development Infrastructure programme (JDIP), and Jamaica Emergency Employment...

Some $2.6 million has been earmarked in the 2013/14 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives, to facilitate payment of unsettled land claims under the arterial roads programme. The programme seeks to improve 809 kilometres of the island’s network of main roads and highways, which link the 14 parishes, and associated structures, such as bridges, through a programme...

A sum of $19.7 million has been allocated in the 2013/14 Estimates of Expenditure to continue work on a programme of support for decentralized road maintenance. The undertaking, which commenced in April 2011, seeks to implement a programme of institutional capacity building among relevant stakeholders, in relation to road maintenance. This will be done through the development of maintenance standards,...

A sum of $1.3 billion has been allotted to provide outstanding payment for works which has been completed under the Palisadoes Shoreline and Road Project.  This is contained in the 2013/14 Estimates of Expenditure, which is now before the House of Representatives. The funds will also be used to undertake the restoration of 1.2 kilometres of sand dunes and mangroves...

A total of $330 million has been allocated to the Road Improvement Programme in the 2013/14 Estimates of Expenditure, currently before the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives.             With funding support from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the project aims to promote the creation of a self sustainable system for the provision of safe and reliable national...

Efforts are being made to significantly improve the public passenger transportation system this financial year, through a $2.2 billion allocation to purchase new buses. Details of the project are outlined in the 2013/14 Estimates of Expenditure, currently being reviewed by the Standing Finance Committee of the House. The programme, being implemented by the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, will...

Some $401.9 million has been provided to continue work in four parishes, under phase two of the government’s Rural Road Rehabilitation Project. The allocation, which is set out in the 2013/14 Estimates of Expenditure, currently being reviewed by the Standing Finance Committee of the House, aims to rehabilitate approximately 47 kilometres of road and supporting infrastructure in sections of Clarendon,...