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KINGSTON — The Senate on Friday (July 22) passed amendments to the Tourism Enhancement Fund Act to increase the fees paid by airline passengers visiting the country from US$10 to US$20. Minister of National Security and Leader of Government Business, Senator the Hon. Dwight Nelson, who piloted the Bill, explained that the amendments will also allow for the collection of...

KINGSTON — An Act to amend the Travel Agency Regulation Act, which will impose harsher penalties for travel agencies operating illegally in Jamaica, was passed in the House of Representatives on Tuesday July 19, 2011. Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett, who piloted the Bill, explained that the increase in the number of illegal travel agencies was as a result...

KINGSTON — Approval has been granted by the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority for Airone Ventures Limited, which trades as REDjet, to commence operations in the Jamaican market. This was disclosed by Minister of Transport and Works, Hon. Michael Henry, at the sitting of the House of Representatives on July 19. Mr. Henry informed that for some time now REDjet has...

KINGSTON — Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) in charge of the Area One, Denver Frater has said that the police in that division will be working assiduously to ensure that motorists observe the road traffic law. “When compared to last year, the number of fatalities since the start of this year is just too many and with what we are...

KINGSTON — Minister of Transport and Works, Hon. Mike Henry, says the Cabinet will be updated on the level of investor interest in Jamaica's railway service, within the next 30 days. Speaking with journalists during a tour of the Spanish Town railway station, St. Catherine, on Thursday July 14, 2011, Mr. Henry said that close to US$300 million is needed...

MONTEGO BAY — Roads in St. James that are being refurbished and constructed under the Jamaica Development Infrastructure Programme (JDIP) were toured by Minister of Transport and Works, Hon. Michael Henry, and Minister of State in that Ministry, Hon. Othniel Lawrence, on July 8, 2011. Some of the roads toured included Granville and Johns Hall, Kings Street through Cornwall Court...

The National Works Agency (NWA) is advising that patching of several roadways in Clarendon is underway. The roadways targeted are Whitney Turn to Four Paths, May Pen to Chapleton, Green Bottom to Four Paths and Four Paths to Free Town. Manager of Communication and Customer Services at the National Works Agency, Stephen Shaw says that preparatory works for patching began...

MONTEGO BAY — Minister of Transport and Works, Hon. Mike Henry, says that a project to refurbish derelict Jamaica Urban Transit Company Limited (JUTC) buses should start soon. He said that the refurbishing will be done on the Montego Bay Metro Bus Company premises, in collaboration with a Brazilian firm. Addressing a ceremony marking the handing over of two new...

MONTEGO BAY — Minister of Transport and Works, Hon. Michael Henry, on July 7, 2011, handed over two 53-seater Volvo buses valued at US$600,000, to the Montego Bay Metro bus company. The new vehicles bring to 10, the number of buses in the company’s fleet, to serve its routes in the four western Jamaica parishes of Hanover, St. James, Westmoreland,...

KINGSTON — Minister of Transport and Works, Hon Mike Henry, says he is satisfied with the smooth first run of the Jamaica Railway Corporation's (JRC) passenger service between Linstead and Spanish Town, on Tuesday morning. The trains will traverse both ways along the corridor, mornings and afternoons daily, Mondays to Fridays, while the Bog Walk Gorge road remains closed to...

KINGSTON — Minister of Transport and Works, the Hon Mike Henry, says that the Jamaica Railway Corporation (JRC) will focus on a preliminary roll-out between Spanish Town and Linstead, in terms of testing of its network and machinery, in view of the one-month closure of the Bog Walk Gorge road. The Gorge is being closed as of today July 4,...

KINGSTON — An advertising programme geared at expanding the span of economic activities at the Half-Way-Tree Transport Centre in Kingston, as well as its public appeal and ambience, was officially launched on Wednesday (June 29). Management of the Centre’s advertising programme will be undertaken by IPrint Digital Limited, an outdoor advertising company that will be responsible for all advertising and...