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Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies, says the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) will be introducing a cash-less system on its buses in short order. Under the new system, commuters will pay using a SmarterCard, which is expected to be more comprehensive than the SmartCard payment method, first introduced by the company 10 years ago.     ...

Commuters could see an improvement in the service offered by the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) in the short term, with the planned refurbishing of a number of the company’s old and out-of-service buses.  Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies, has informed that the state-run bus company will be embarking on an extensive refurbishing programme...

Minister with responsibility for Housing, Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy, has urged persons in possession of land titles, to tap into the investment potential of these instruments, particularly for the benefit of their children’s education. Speaking at Saturday's (September 8) presentation of certificates of titles to beneficiaries under the Operation PRIDE scheme in Hanover, at...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has said the National Housing Trust (NHT) must, in four years, be in a position to proudly declare how many houses it has provided for Jamaicans. This, she stressed, must be undertaken in areas designated for housing. "The Trust is mandated to expand housing solutions across the country, not only in urban...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller,has called on the members of the Board of the National Housing Trust (NHT) to be far more aggressive in its pursuit of providing affordable housing solutions for NHT contributors. In a meeting with the members of the NHT Board on Thursday (September 6), the Prime Minister who also has Ministerial responsibility for...

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller held a meeting yesterday morning with the National Road Safety Council committee to discuss a range of issues including: crash statistics and the traffic environment, the traffic ticketing system, the traffic ticket amnesty, the Island Traffic Authority, the draft Road Traffic Bill; electronic surveillance; the emergency response system and the road safety programmes of the...

Jamaica and China has signed an agreement for the rehabilitation of the Sligoville community road and water supply systems. The agreement is valued J$45 million. Minister with responsibility for Sports, Natalie Neita Headley, who signed the agreement on behalf of the government, said the Sligoville renovation project was significant as it marks the beginning of a new development process for...

Several sites in Montego Bay are being considered for upgrading by the Ministry of Tourism and Entertainment, in tandem with a number of related agencies. Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill; Minister of State in the Ministry, Hon. Damion Crawford,  and  other  stake holders from agencies and businesses, toured a number of  locations in the city, that...

Chairman of the Committee for the Homeless, Dr. Winston De La Haye, says the shelter programme for the homeless is having a significant impact on their lives. "We've had a number of successes and we're encouraged to do the work.  We’ve had homeless persons who've been placed in facilities who are now engaged in rearing small animals, as well as...

MONTEGO BAY - Work has restarted on a number of road projects on the northern end of the island, which are being executed under the Jamaica Infrastructure Development Programme (JDIP), while others are set to resume over the next two weeks. The projects, which span the parishes of St. Ann, Trelawny, St. Ann, St. James and Hanover, were stalled due...

Work commenced Thursday August 23 on the Granville to Retirement road in St. James. This follows a tour of the area on August 22 by State Minister in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Richard Azan, along with a team from the National Works Agency (NWA), led by the agency’s Chief Executive Officer,  E.G. Hunter. They also toured...

The Government of Jamaica has partnered with Food for the Poor to provide some 9,000 housing solutions over the next five years for low-income earners across the island. A total of 1,800 structures are to be provided per year, and a contract for construction of the first 1, 200 wooden houses and 600 concrete units was signed on Aug. 21,...