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MONTEGO BAY — Minister of Transport and Works, Hon. Michael Henry says funds are now in place to commence the refurbishing of more than 755 abandoned Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) buses, at a facility to be established in Montego Bay, St. James. “We will be repairing/restoring five buses a month within three months, to put back into the system,”...

PORT ANTONIO — Residents of Moore Town, in the Rio Grande Valley area of Portland, will now have easier access to their community with the rehabilitation of 3.6 km of roadway.   The project, facilitated by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) at a cost of $38.4 million, was funded by the European Union Banana Support Programme (EUBSP) which provided approximately...

KINGSTON — Plans are well advanced for the roll-out of a state owned bus service in May Pen, Clarendon. Minister of Transport and Works, Hon. Michael Henry said the plans for the bus service are among several projects for the development of the Rural/Urban Transport Plan. “The introduction of a Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) type service to May Pen...

KINGSTON — The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) is to spend US$35 million under an Asset Resuscitation Plan, to rebuild the company’s fleet over a period of time. This was disclosed by Minister of Transport and Works, Hon. Mike Henry, during his contribution to the 2011/12 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on May 4. Mr. Henry also informed...

KINGSTON — Minister of Transport and Works, Hon. Michael Henry, has said that all the relevant information regarding the Jamaica Development Infrastructure Programme (JDIP) have been made accessible for perusal by the relevant groups, including opposition Members of Parliament. “They don’t have to even write to me,” he said at a post-Budget press briefing held yesterday at the Ministry’s Maxfield...

MANDEVILLE — The Hazard Community Training and Development Institute in Central Clarendon is to receive support from Minister of Transport and Works, and Member of Parliament for  the area, Hon. Michael Henry, through the Constituency Development Fund (CDF). Speaking on April 28, at a career exposition, held on the Hazard playfield, Mr. Henry said the work of the institution requires...

KINGSTON — The frequent traffic jams experienced by motorists on the Washington Boulevard in Kingston will soon be a thing of the past, as the National Works Agency (NWA) is working relentlessly to have the road works completed by August this year. Expansion work is currently being undertaken on 2.75 kilometres of roadway from the Molynes Road intersection to the...

KINGSTON — Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw has announced a reduction in the Common External Tariff  (CET) on motor vehicles, as part of measures to stimulate the industry. Opening the 2011/12 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on April 28, Mr. Shaw informed that effective May 2, 2011, the CET applicable to motor cars,...

KINGSTON — The Royal Caribbean cruise ship, 'Allure of the Seas', made its third stop at the newly constructed Falmouth cruise ship pier in Trelawny on Wednesday April 27,  bringing more than 8,000 passengers and crew. Minister of Transport and Works, Hon. Michael Henry, was on hand to greet the vessel, and participate in an exchange of gifts with Captain...

KINGSTON — There has never been a programme more transparent than the Jamaica Development Infrastructure Programme (JDIP), Transport and Works Minister, Hon. Michael Henry, said yesterday April 27 at a press briefing at Jamaica House. Mr. Henry called the briefing in response to a walk-out of Parliament by Opposition members during last week’s examination of the budgetary allocation for his...

KINGSTON — The Reduction of Fluctuation in Export Earnings (FLEX) project in the Office of the Prime Minister is to receive $88 million this fiscal year to continue rehabilitating parochial roads, and advance the sustainable development of rural communities. As outlined in the  2011/12 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives, the European Union-funded project is aimed at...

MANDEVILLE — The St. Elizabeth Parish Council is moving to have the speed limit for the Holland Bamboo roadway reduced, and the area designated as a safe zone for schools. Mayor of Black River Councillor Jeremy Palmer, said he will ensure that the issue is treated with urgency. The decision came after concerns were raised at a recent sitting of...