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A Bill, seeking a six-month amnesty for the collection of billions of dollars in unpaid traffic tickets, was tabled on April 17 in the House of Representatives. The Bill, Road Traffic (Temporary Ticket Amnesty) Act, 2012 was tabled by Leader of Government Business in the Lower House, Hon. Phillip Paulwell. It will facilitate the collection of fines for unpaid and...

Vice Chairman, National Road Safety Council (NRSC), Dr. Lucien Jones, says the new traffic ticketing system has been achieving significant success since its implementation. "We have a new ticketing system and already over 700,000 tickets have been issued within the last 18 months, worth $1.6 billion, and of that, $682 million has been collected and if we look at what...

Approximately 70 unfinished housing units in Oak Glades,South West St. Andrew are to be sold, informed Minister with responsibility for Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy. The units were started over 10 years ago by the National Housing Development Corporation, now the Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ) Limited. Minister Guy, who was speaking with JIS News following a tour of sections...

Owning a home is a significant achievement in the life of any person and for 12 residents of the Trench Town Housing Scheme in South St. Andrew, who recently achieved that milestone, it was a dream come true. The residents joined the ranks of proud homeowners, when they were presented with titles to properties, which they occupy, having completed payments...

Transport, Works and Housing Minister, Hon. Dr. Omar Davies, said that Jamaica could benefit from upwards of US$1.5 billion in investments over the next three years, from the implementation of three projects, conceptualised by the previous administration. While not outlining details of these, Dr. Davies hinted that they had the potential to generate additional employment to augment efforts through the...

Motorists whose vehicles have been impounded for 30 days or more, are being given an opportunity to claim their vehicles under a three-month amnesty, which begins on April 15. Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Dr. Omar Davies, who announced the amnesty in the House of Representatives on March 21, said the initiative comes again the backdrop of the...

Minister with responsibility for Housing, Hon. Morais Guy, said that every effort is being made to reduce the cost of housing units, particularly to low income earners. "Various approaches are being considered including the utilisation of dry walls for internal partition of rooms, while maintaining solid exteriors to afford protection against natural hazards such as hurricanes," he said. Dr. Guy...

Residents of the Angel Heights community in Spanish Town, St. Catherine will soon receive land titles, as the Government continues to put measures in place to assist persons to regularise their land tenure. Speaking with JIS News following a tour of the community on March 15 Minister with responsibility for Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy, said it a major priority...

The state-owned Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), armed with a new Board of Directors and Managing Director, has been mandated to achieve financial stability, restore order to the public transportation system, increase customer service, and in general, provide an “efficient and civilised public transportation service." This charge was given to the newly installed leadership by Minister of Transport, Works and...

Cabinet has given approval for a special Benefit Order to allocate 30 serviced lots in the National Housing Trust’s (NHT) Mailersfield Housing Scheme, in Westmoreland, to the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing. Making the announcement at the Jamaica House press briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister, on March 14, Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon....

Minister with responsibility for Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy, says the restoration of the concept of the Programme for Resettlement and Integrated Development Enterprise(Operation PRIDE), could significantly address the country’s housing demand. He said that the Government is of the belief that “this excellent concept” can continue to be used as a vehicle to augment the delivery of affordable housing...

Come March 24, buses operating from the ground floor of the Half-Way Tree Transport Centre will be temporarily relocated to other areas in the vicinity of Half-Way Tree, to facilitate renovation and resurfacing of the area.       Corporate Communications Manager at the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), Reginald Allen, told JIS News that the ground floor will be closed to all...