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Work is to commence shortly on a replacement for the Kintyre Bridge in Eastern St. Andrew. Speaking to journalists during a tour of the structure on October 2, Minister of State in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Richard Azan, assured that work will begin as soon as the weather permits and the water pressure has been reduced....

The National Works Agency (NWA) has cleared 91 roadways across the island that were affected by heavy rainfall over the weekend. The agency's CEO, E.G. Hunter, told JIS News on Oct. 1 that approximately 100 of the island's road corridors were impacted.  He said the remaining nine are in need of major works. Mr. Hunter, who was speaking to JIS...

Two contracts valued at $41. 2 million for the construction of housing solutions for sugar workers in  Westmoreland, were signed by Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Roger Clarke, in Savanna-la-mar, on  September 28. Ground was also broken for the commencement of infrastructure works for both contracts, immediately following the signing. Managing Director of Share-Con Limited, Clive Sterling, signed on...

A report on the implementation of a rural school bus system is to be submitted to Transport, Works and Housing Minister, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies in a matter of weeks. This was disclosed by Chairman of the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), Reverend Garnett Roper, during a recent interview with JIS News. The Chairman said a committee was recently...

Some 20,000 land titles are to be delivered to Operation PRIDE beneficiaries this year, as Government continues to formalise land settlement across the country so as to create orderly communities. Minister with responsibility for Housing, Hon Dr. Morais Guy, said that the titles are ready and “my responsibility and my action this year is to clear out all those titles...

The Government will be spending approximately $74.9 million for the upgrading of infrastructure in the March Pen community in St. Catherine. Speaking at the Jamaica House press briefing, on September 12, Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, informed that Cabinet has given approval for Phase Two of the project. She said the scope of work in...

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...