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KINGSTON — Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Transport and Works, Dr. Alwin Hales, says the procurement process for consulting services for the Jamaica Development Infrastructure Programme (JDIP), is well advanced.  "We are in an advanced stage in the procurement of the oversight consultant that the former Prime Minister (Hon. Bruce Golding) had promised the nation, when he reported on...

KINGSTON — The Ministry of Transport and Works says that issues raised in the Auditor General's (AG) Special Report on the Jamaica Development Infrastructure Programme (JDIP), could have been clarified if the final version had been submitted to the accounting officer, Permanent Secretary, Dr. Alwin Hales, for response. Dr. Hales told a press conference at the Ministry, on Thursday (November...

KINGSTON — Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Works Agency (NWA), Patrick Wong, has apologised for the confusion over the institutional strengthening component of the Jamaica Development Infrastructure Programme (JDIP), under which the NWA’s corporate offices was refurbished. Mr. Wong, who said he also made an apology to the Auditor General, Pamela Monroe Ellis, was responding to one of...

KINGSTON — Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Real Estate Board (REB), Sandra Watson, wants the public to be mindful of unregistered real estate practitioners, as it is illegal to conduct business with them. Speaking at the Real Estate Professionals' Forum at the Girls' Guide headquarters in Kingston, on Tuesday (November 15), Miss Watson said that the board will implement...

KINGSTON — Minister of Transport and Works, the Hon Mike Henry, says that inflation in construction costs, and an added contingent in both contracts, have resulted in huge increases in the cost of construction of  both the Queensborough and Cassia Park bridges in Kingston. He said that another contributor was the price index for diesel fuel, a major component used...

Residents from Westmoreland were on Thursday (Nov. 10) informed about Government's plans for the development of the minerals industry, as the Ministry of Energy and Mining continued its island-wide consultations on the 'Draft National Minerals Policy.' Scores of residents, including students, teachers and Members of the Westmoreland Parish Council attended the session, which was held during the monthly sitting of...

KINGSTON — Public Passenger Vehicle (PPV) operators and employees of the Ministry of Transport and Works and affiliated agencies can now enjoy reduced prices on products and services at 19 participating businesses, following the launch of the Transport Authority's (TA) Discount Programme. Launched on November 11 at the Half-Way Tree Transport Centre in Kingston, the programme is one of the...

KINGSTON — Residents of Mona Heights and surrounding communities will soon benefit from improved road conditions. Member of Parliament for Eastern St. Andrew, Hon. Dr. St. Aubyn Bartlett, informed residents at a community meeting on Wednesday (November 9) that  the Government has signed an $89 million contract with Valley Slurry Seal Caribbean Limited for the micro-surfacing of roads in the...

KINGSTON — The National Housing Trust (NHT) is to introduce a modified selection system for its Home Grant Programme, to make it more accessible for low income earners. Chairman of the Trust, Howard Mitchell says that since the introduction of the programme in July 2010, 217 persons have been selected for Home Grants, but only 11 could afford to take...

KINGSTON — Rehabilitation of the 1.3-kilometre Top Quarter roadway in Smithville, Clarendon is slated to start on Saturday, October 29. Ground was broken on Thursday (Oct. 27) for the $35 million project, which is being funded by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), with the community contributing more than $3 million in kind, representing about 10 per cent of the...

KINGSTON — Minister of Transport and Works, Hon Mike Henry, says that the redevelopment of idle railway facilities on Pechon Street in downtown Kingston is critical to the restoration of the city. "Pechon Street, or that area of the railway, must be developed so that we can form a proper hub downtown for the movement of persons across the country,”...

KINGSTON — The eastbound corridor of the Dry River Bridge at Harbour View, St. Andrew, is slated to be opened to vehicular traffic during the first week of November. The National Works Agency (NWA) has informed that the work on the two-lane roadway and attendant support structures should be substantially concluded by the end of this month to facilitate the...