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Government is looking to partner with the private sector in the setting up of a fund for the long-term maintenance of infrastructure in housing schemes. This was disclosed by Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott on Friday (February 10), as he addressed a special sitting of the Clarendon Parish Council in May Pen.  Mr. Arscott said...

The roadway from Bog Walk to Lime Walk in St. Catherine, which was recently rehabilitated at a cost of $35.5 million, was officially opened on February 8 and handed over to residents. The project was undertaken by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) under its Community Investment Project, which is funded by the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB). It comprised the...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, on Wednesday Jan. 25 launched the Performance-based Routine Road Maintenance Project for the North Coast Highway, which will provide meaningful employment for some 700 persons from seven parishes. The US$10 million project, which will be carried out over a two-year period, was made possible through partnership between the government and the Inter-American...

The Government will be going ahead with its Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP), despite the limited funds available to fund the programme. This was stated by Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Dr. Omar Davies, in a statement to the House of Representatives on January 24. Funding for JEEP is being provided through the Jamaica Development Infrastructure Programme (JDIP)....

Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. Omar Davies, told Parliament Tuesday (January 24) that over US$398 million of the US$400 million allocated to the Jamaica Development Infrastructure Programme (JDIP) has already been used. In a statement to the House of Representatives, Dr. Davies said that, up to December 2011, payments under the project, coupled with the value of the...

A forensic audit of the operations of the Jamaica Development Infrastructure Programme (JDIP) is to begin soon. This was disclosed by Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. Omar Davies, at a press briefing Wednesday (January 11) at the Ministry, Maxfield Avenue, Kingston. Dr. Davies said an audit, which had been requested under the former administration, was not started. “One...

Jamaica recorded less road fatalities last year when compared to 2010, despite  missing the targeted figure of  below 300. Education and Information Officer in the Road Safety Unit in the Ministry of Transport and Works, Julian Thompson, said the official figures for 2011 have not yet been disclosed by the police, but based on preliminary data, the number of road...

KINGSTON — With just about three days left in 2011, the Road Safety Unit in the Ministry of Transport and Works is again imploring motorists and other road users to exercise care on the nation's roads. Education and Information Officer with the Unit, Julian Thompson, said that even though Jamaica has again missed the target of less than 300 road...

KINGSTON — A number of licensed Public Passenger Vehicle (PPV) operators have been taking advantage of the Transport Authority’s(TA) recently introduced Discount Programme. The programme provides PPV drivers and conductors with special discounts at several merchants islandwide, and it is part of the authority’s efforts to ease the burden on PPV operators, while maintaining and improving overall efficiency in the...

KINGSTON — The Road Safety Unit in the Ministry of Transport and Works is appealing to Jamaicans to be extra vigilant when using the roadways during the holiday season, to keep road fatalities below the 300 mark. As at December 7, a total of 281 persons have died as a result of 239 crashes. “We’re within touching distance of achieving...

MONTEGO BAY — Ninety-seven families, who are occupying sections of the Galleon Beach property in South Western St. Elizabeth, are closer to official ownership of their lots. Minister of Housing, Environment, Water and Local Government, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, on Friday, December 2, presented letters of allocation to the families during a ceremony held at the Crawford Primary School in...

KINGSTON — Minister of Housing, Environment, Water and Local Government, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, is encouraging more private developers to partner with the Government to provide affordable housing for Jamaicans. He said approximately 15,000 houses would have to be built annually to satisfy housing needs, and the Government could not, by itself, meet that demand. “The Government itself will never...