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KINGSTON — Jamaica has sealed arrangements which will see the island welcoming direct flights out of four South American countries beginning as early as November. Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, who made the announcement during a press briefing at his New Kingston offices on Tuesday May 31, said that the countries are Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Ecuador. He said...

KINGSTON — Minister of Transport and Works, Hon. Michael Henry, says the country’s infrastructure is in such a state, that it will take an additional US$6 billion to complete road works even with the Jamaica Development Infrastructure Programme (JDIP). The five-year programme, which is being implemented by the National Works Agency (NWA), is being financed through an agreement between the Governments...

KINGSTON — The Bog Walk Gorge, St. Catherine, will be closed for two weeks, beginning June 1, to facilitate pipe laying works by the National Water Commission (NWC). Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Works Agency (NWA), Patrick Wong, made the disclosure at a press briefing at the Ministry of Transport and Works, Maxfield Avenue, Kingston, on Thursday May...

KINGSTON — Chief Executive Officer, National Works Agency (NWA), Patrick Wong, says the quality of the work being done under the Jamaica Development Infrastructure Programme (JDIP) is second to none, noting that the hallmark of the project is durability and excellence. “We are very proud of this achievement in terms of the execution and the quality of the work that...

PORT ANTONIO — A contract for the rehabilitation of the Bonny Gate to Preston Land road in St. Mary, at a cost of $33 million, was signed at the Anglican Church on Friday (May 20). The contract involves the rehabilitation of two kilometers of roadway, including the construction of v-drains, u-drains, installation of curb, channel and culverts and the construction...

KINGSTON — The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) has rolled out three new buses, which will be used to serve the disabled community. The air conditioned buses, which were commissioned during a ceremony at the JUTC depot, on Ashenheim Road, in Kingston, on May 17, bring to six the number of buses now serving the disabled in Kingston. In his...

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...