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MONTEGO BAY — Minister of State for Transport and Works, Hon. Othneil Lawrence, said he is pleased at the quality and quantity of work being done under the Jamaica Infrastructure Development Programme (JDIP). He said that equally satisfying is the positive response he has been receiving from persons, who use the roadways. Speaking to journalists Friday afternoon following a tour...

KINGSTON — As parents and guardians make final arrangements for the new academic year, which begins on Monday, September 5, the Road Safety Unit (RSU) is appealing for road safety rules to be incorporated into the preparations. Speaking with JIS News, Acting Education and Information Officer at the RSU, Da’Reon Sevanell, says it is important to educate children how to...

KINGSTON — The National Works Agency (NWA) is conducting work to repair breakaways along roadways across the country. Speaking at a press conference at the Ministry of Transport and Work's Maxfield Avenue offices yesterday, the agency's Chief Executive Officer, Patrick Wong, informed that there are some 650 breakaways along the island-wide road network with some in need of major retaining...

Two roads in Rockfort, East Kingston, reconditioned by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) with $19 million worth of grant funding from the European Union's (EU) Poverty Reduction Programme (Phase 2), were handed over on Tuesday August 23. The upgrading of Rusden and Tiverton roads, covering some 686 square metres, expected to improve entrance and exit to and from areas...

KINGSTON — A technical team has been established to ascertain the cost of repair to be undertaken along the Mount Prospect to Brandon Hill main road in West Rural St. Andrew. On Sunday August 21, heavy rains washed away a section of the roadway, restricting vehicular access. Minister of State in the Ministry of Transport and Works, Hon. Othneil Lawrence,...

KINGSTON — Minister of Transport and Works, Hon Mike Henry is confident that the newly opened and rebranded Ian Fleming International Airport in Boscobel, St. Mary, can realise its potential as the regional hub for private jets, while providing integrated services, such as aircraft servicing, maintenance and support services to the aeronautical industry.   The Minister's optimism is shared by...

KINGSTON — Minister of Transport and Works, Hon Mike Henry, is to meet Friday afternoon with representatives of route taxi operators, to continue discussions on a number of concerns raised by them about their relationship with the Transport Authority (TA). Friday’s meeting will follow on the heels of one the Minister held on August 17 at his Ministry with the...

KINGSTON — Carnival Cruise Lines has reached an agreement with the Government of Jamaica, which will guarantee cruise ship ports in Montego Bay and Ocho Rios at least 1.2 million visitors over three years. The effective date of the agreement is March 1, 2011, and it will ensure that both ports maintain current levels of cruise arrivals, despite the competition...

KINGSTON — Cabinet has approved a $137,348,523 contract with ACID Security Services Limited to provide security services at all Transport Authority locations. Speaking on August 10 post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunications and Special Projects, Hon. Daryl Vaz, said the contract is for a period of three years. “The contract was awarded following the...

KINGSTON — Minister of Transport and Works, Hon Mike Henry, is to address a number of issues raised by taxi operators in Clarendon at a meeting with the Minister at Denbigh High School, on Thursday August 11. Mr. Henry called the meeting with the transport operators, after they had raised concerns about alleged harassment, including their claim that operators in...

The Bog Walk Gorge in St. Catherine reopened this morning, August 11. The corridor, which had been closed to vehicular traffic since July 4, will reopen at 5 am. The corridor was closed for one month to allow for the completion of pipe-laying works by the National Water Commission (NWC). In order to facilitate the closure of the roadway, the...

KINGSTON — Minister of Transport and Works, Hon. Michael Henry, says he will be taking a zero tolerance approach to illegal operators who seek to evade structures created to ensure safe and reliable public transport services. At the same time, Mr. Henry said he believes that public transport monitoring and regulatory systems should facilitate and encourage order, safety, and reliability,...