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A $497 million road rehabilitation contract was signed on Friday August 10 at Culloden, Westmoreland that will improve the roadway between Ferris Cross and Belmont,and also the road between Montego Bay, St. James and Whitehouse, Westmoreland. Speaking at the signing at the Culloden Vocational Training Centre, Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller said that the project would improve...

Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies, says the government will be enforcing tough sanctions against operators of overweight trucks that continue to damage the island’s roadways. "Let me assure you that we won’t shirk away from imposing discipline to preclude abuse of our infrastructure,” he stated. The Minister was speaking at the contract signing for...

Chairman of the National Housing Trust (NHT), Easton Douglas, said that professionals in the construction industry must become duly registered and licensed, stating that this is important for the development of the country. "I would like to see us reach the stage very shortly, where every profession... the architects, the engineers, the quantity surveyors, the land surveyors, the valuation surveyors...

The Government has signed a US$2.7 million contract with American company, Stanley Consultants Inc., for the implementation of a feasibility study and preliminary design for the Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project. The study, which is being funded by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), is expected to be completed in one year. It will assess and design the preferred alignment of...

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) has extended its charter service to transport patrons to the Appleton Temptation Isle (ATI) party series in Negril over the Independence weekend, Friday, August 3 to Monday, August 6. The ultra-luxury buses will leave Half-Way Tree Transport Centre, Manor Park Plaza, Portmore Mall Lay-by and the JUTC Bus Park in Spanish Town twice per...

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) will be offering transportation service to and from the Denbigh Agricultural Show, in Clarendon, which gets underway on Saturday, August 4. The cost is $999 per person (adults or children 3 years and over) per day over the three days of the event, which concludes on Monday, August 6. Buses will leave Half-Way Tree...

Cabinet has approved an $84 million contract to Coast to Coast Quarries Limited for the supply and delivery of boulders for revetment works at Roselle, St. Thomas. The supply and delivery of boulders fall under the Inter-American Development Bank transportation infrastructure rehabilitation programme. Speaking at the Jamaica House media briefing on July 18, Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the...

Minister with responsibility for Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy, says the Government will be taking steps to strengthen the legislative and policy framework governing mortgages, in an attempt to revitalise the housing market. Dr. Guy made the disclosure on July 10, while making his contribution to the 2012/13 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives. He said as part of...

The Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, will be implementing a rationalisation programme for all 51 Route Taxi Associations, over the next four months. Minister with responsibility for Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy, who made the disclosure during his contribution to the 2012/13 Sectoral Debate in the House on July 10, said the landscape of public transportation can be further...

The Jamaica Mortgage Bank (JMB) is seeking approval from the Ministry of Finance to issue $2 billion worth of tax free shelter bonds. This was disclosed by  Minister without Portfolio (with responsibility for Housing), Hon. Dr. Morais Guy, during his contribution to the 2012/13 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives, on July 10. Dr. Guy said that the bank...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy, says the Government is determined to tackle the issue of squatting in a comprehensive way. Dr. Guy, who has responsibility for housing, was making his Sectoral presentation in the House on July 10. The Minister said he would be strengthening the capacity of the staff...

The Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ) will be undertaking a new policy thrust, aimed at ensuring the financial viability and efficiency of the agency, while satisfying the shelter needs of its various constituents. Minister with Portfolio in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy, made the disclosure during his contribution to the 2012/13 Sectoral Debate in...