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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...

Upgrading the island's infrastructure, in particular the seaports, has been one of the major objectives of the Ministry of Transport and Works, led by Minister, Hon. Mike Henry. This is being done in order to capitalise on the island’s strategic geographical location in relation to other countries in the western hemisphere, says Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Alwin Hales,...

KINGSTON — Tourism Minister, the Hon. Edmund Bartlett has described Jamaica's dominance of Wednesday's World Travel Awards Caribbean & Americas Gala Ceremony as "pay-back for the hard work that the country has been doing in promoting the destination and its tourism product overseas." This after Jamaica won several prestigious awards at the global event which is dubbed the ‘Oscars of...

KINGSTON — Between 2004 and 2011, revenue at the Kingston Container Terminal has more than doubled from  $6 billion to just over $12 billion  per year. This was disclosed to JIS News by  Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Transport and Works, Dr. Alwin Hales, who also pointed out that the facility is the country's primary transshipment facility and the...

KINGSTON — The recently completed multi-billion dollar second leg of the Washington Boulevard improvement project, in St. Andrew, was officially opened on Wednesday, October 12. Jointly funded by the Government of Jamaica and the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), at a cost of some $1.7 billion, the 21-month project included improvement works along approximately 2.75 km of roadway, which was undertaken...

KINGSTON — State Minister in the Ministry of Transport and Works, Hon. Othneil Lawrence, says he is pleased with the control systems at the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), resulting in savings and improvement in service delivery. "There is a strong Board in place, and they are adhering to policies to correct mistakes. At the end of the day, the...

KINGSTON — Minister of Transport and Works, Hon. Michael Henry, says the Government has to prioritise under the Jamaica Development Infrastructure Programme (JDIP). "JDIP, the largest programme of development investment in infrastructure (in Jamaica) has had its own issues to be addressed…because if you have 80 per cent of your roads that are deteriorated to the point of non-recovery, then...

Transport and Works Minister, Mike Henry, has forged a number of important arrangements with the developers and operators of the Highway 2000 toll network. The developments were finalised in discussions held last week during a tour of Segment 1B1 of the highway that is now under construction between Sandy Bay and May Pen in Clarendon. Among the understandings reached is...

KINGSTON — The global demand for “aviation professionals” creates a vast opportunity for Jamaica, with its English Language ability, hospitable climate and friendly people to provide training for the next generation of these professionals. This was stated by Director General of the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA), Lt. Col Oscar Derby, during his presentation to the recent economic forum put...