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The National Works Agency (NWA), in a release Thursday night (March 10), said it is gearing up to roll out another round of patching of main roads across Jamaica. The NWA said that the programme, which will be funded by the Road Maintenance Fund (RMF), will see approximately 30,000 square metres of roads being targeted. Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Patrick...

As pipe laying work continues in the Bog Walk Gorge, in St. Catherine, that thorough fare is slated to be closed for a period of two months, beginning toward the end of March 2011. This  was  outlined by  senior officials of the National Water Commission (NWC), who were speaking at a ‘Think Tank’,  at the offices of the Jamaica Information...

Over 21,000 members of the National Council of Taxi Associations (NCOTA) will benefit from Closed User Group (CUG) phone services provided by telecommunications firm, LIME, through an agreement signed Monday (March 7) at LIME’s corporate office in Kingston. An important aspect of the agreement is LIME’s commitment to assist the Council in establishing a pension fund for its members. It...

Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Joan Gordon Webley, is warning that the agency will be stepping up its enforcement drive, if persons and business operators refuse to properly store their garbage. Addressing the monthly meeting of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce on March 3, at the Golf View Hotel, in Mandeville, she pointed out that...

Repair work has started on the Charles Gordon Market in Montego Bay, St. James, with funding from the European Union (EU), under its Banana Support Programme. The objective is to make the facility more attractive to the public and to  lift the standard under which the parish’s major market is being operated. According to Manager of the Charles Gordon Market,...

Director General of the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA), Lt. Col. Oscar Derby, has said that operations at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston have returned to normal. He told JIS News that all flights are landing and departing as scheduled, following this morning’s (March 4) incident involving a Cessna aircraft. Reports are that a few minutes after 10:00...

The Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority is confirming reports of an aircraft incident at the Norman Manley International Airport. The JCAA is currently dispatching a team of investigators to the scene. Further information on this accident will be provided by the JCAA as soon as the information becomes available.     Issued by: The Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority   

The Toll Authority of Jamaica has reported to Cabinet that during the financial year 2008/09, there was a 33 per cent reduction in fatalities from collisions on the toll roads. Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunications and Special Projects, Hon. Daryl Vaz gave details of the report at yesterday (March 2) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House. The Minister noted...

Reports that an explosive device was to be placed on a United States-bound flight from Jamaica was just a hoax, Minister of Transport and Works, Hon. Michael Henry, assured the House of Representatives Tuesday (March 1). “Preliminary investigations conducted by the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) suggest that the report is a hoax, maliciously contrived to defame an employee of an...

Some transport operators are expressing satisfaction with the new arrangements at the Downtown Kingston Transportation centre, just over a month into its operation. JIS News recently visited the newly opened centre at Water Lane, and got the views of  some bus operators and commuters. While they noted some concerns that need to be resolved, St. Thomas operators, Kevin Graham* and...

Minister of Water and Housing, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, on February 19, handed over the first set of keys to beneficiaries of the Luana Phase 3 housing development in St. Elizabeth. The project, undertaken by the Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ) at a cost of $87 million, comprises 49 starter units and eight serviced lots. Dr. Chang, in his address...

Some major roadways in Portland and St. Mary have been seriously impacted, as a result of the heavy rains which have lashed both parishes during the course of this week. The National Works Agency (NWA) has reported than some roads in St. Mary have been blocked or reduced to single lane traffic, while roads in Portland have been  rendered impassable...