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Effective April 1, there will be an amnesty for persons who operate public passenger vehicles (PPVs) without the requisite road licences. This was disclosed by Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies, during a press conference held at the Ministry’s Maxfield Avenue offices in Kingston, on March 13. “This amnesty will apply to all geographical areas...

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) and the HEART Trust/ NTA have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will see JUTC buses being repaired by persons trained by the organization, at a depot on Lyndhurst Road, in Kingston. Speaking at the signing ceremony at the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, in Kingston, on March 13, Portfolio Minister, Dr....

Major highways in six parishes along the North Coast corridor will receive extensive cleaning and beautification during the next two years, under the Northern Coastal Highway Road Improvement Programme. The $340 million project is being funded by the Government, in partnership with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). The six parishes are Portland, St. Mary, St. Ann, Trelawny, St. James and...

Twenty-four residents of Callaloo Mews, St. Andrew, have received titles from the Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ) for lots in the community, which they previously occupied informally. The 24 lots are among 193 on which the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, through the HAJ, has completed infrastructural development at a cost of over $23 million. The work entailed construction...

Spikes are to be placed on the toll road off ramps, to deter motorists from reversing onto the road. Regulations facilitating the move were approved by the House of Representatives on February 26. A spike is used to impede or stop the movement of wheeled vehicles by puncturing their tyres. Opening the debate, Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr....

Caribbean transport ministers have agreed to ork together to develop a regional policy for maritime transportation. The move was among measures to come out of the Regional High-Level Symposium on International Maritime Developments held last week in Montego Bay. Development of the policy will ensure that the Caribbean maritime industry operates in a sustainable manner. Secretary General of the International...

The National Housing Trust (NHT) is establishing a core group of small and medium sized contractors to build more housing solutions for Jamaicans. Chairman of the Trust, Easton Douglas, says this is critical as the agency strives to improve its ability to satisfy the current demand of 400,000 units, and also ensure high construction standards. The NHT already has 16...

The Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston is being earmarked by the Government for management under private concession by 2014. Transport, Works and Housing Minister, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies, says the undertaking will be implemented under a Public/Private Partnership (PPP) agreement, adding that a Cabinet-approved Enterprise Team has been appointed to oversee the process. Speaking at a media briefing...

A total of 55 new buses are slated to arrive the island shortly to boost the fleet of the state-run Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC). Transport, Works and Housing Minister, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies, who has portfolio responsibility for the JUTC, told journalists at a media briefing at the Ministry on Friday, February 15, that the buses, which are...

Work on the Palisadoes Shoreline Protection Project in Kingston has been completed within budget, Transport, Works and Housing Minister, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies, has announced. He made the disclosure during Friday’s, February 15, media briefing at the Transport, Works and Housing Ministry’s offices in Kingston, where he updated journalists on a range of projects and developments, being spearheaded by...

The Ministry of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, on Tuesday, February 12, unveiled an advertising campaign, which seeks to draw national attention to the critical issue of climate change. A number of Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) buses have been emblazoned with slogans such as: ‘Climate Change: We have to Change,’ and messages urging persons to protect the environment,...

The pilot plant being established to undertake the extraction of rare earth elements from the island’s bauxite waste (red mud), will have no negative impact on the environment, says Executive Director of the Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI), Dr. Paris Lyew-Ayee. The assurance has come following concerns raised by the Jamaica Environment Trust about the potential environmental impact of the pilot...