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The National Works Agency (NWA) has commenced major rehabilitative works on the road between Coopers Hill and Hope Bay in Portland. The project is being undertaken through the multi-billion dollar Jamaica Development Infrastructure Programme (JDIP). Manager for Communication and Customer Services at the NWA, Stephen Shaw says the 21 kilometer stretch is being rehabilitated at a cost of over 300...

Almost a month into the introduction of the JUTC shuttle service, as part of the new downtown Kingston transportation system, Service Planning Manager of the Jamaica Urban Transit Company Ltd. (JUTC), Kirk Finnikin says operations  have  been “good so far." Speaking at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’, Mr. Finnikin noted that the JUTC stands by its commitment of ensuring that...

A number of roadways in St. Mary are being rehabilitated as government intensifies its road repair programme in that parish. In an interview with JIS News, Senior Communications Officer at the National Works Agency (NWA), Collin Morrison, said that approximately 7,000 square metres of roadway from Frankfurt to Gayle, Trinity to Bailey’s Vale and Richmond to Kendal, are being repaired...

General Manager of Operations at the Transport Authority (TA), Cecil Morgan, has asked downtown Kingston transport operators, particularly, those plying St. Mary and Portland routes, to comply with the new parking arrangements. Speaking on Tuesday February 2 at a JIS Think Tank session, Mr. Morgan said a high percentage of buses from St. Mary and Portland refuse to terminate at...

They don’t just want you back—they want you on board one of their many flights leaving gateways across the USA That’s the message from directors of Caribbean Airlines Ltd (CAL) and Air Jamaica, at an elaborate dinner affair to re-launch the new Air Jamaica/CAL brand in the Northeast USA marketplace. Monday’s re-launch was held at Russo's On The Bay, a...

General Manager of Operations at the Transport Authority (TA), Cecil Morgan, has asked downtown Kingston transport operators, particularly, those plying St. Mary and Portland routes, to comply with the new parking arrangements. Speaking on Tuesday (February 2) at a JIS Think Tank session, Mr. Morgan said a high percentage of buses from St Mary and Portland refuse to terminate at...

Infrastructure works now underway at sections of downtown Kingston, should be completed within another 10 weeks, to ensure that the transportation system, implemented on January 15, is 100 per cent operational. Speaking on Tuesday February 1 at a JIS Think Tank, General Manager of Operations at the Transport Authority (TA), Cecil Morgan, said that the new system is about 75...

The National Works Agency (NWA), has commenced a major programme of works, targeting sections of roadways that have broken away. The programme which is valued at over 400 million dollars will result in retaining walls being constructed along roads in several communities. Manager for Communication and Customer Services at the NWA, Stephen Shaw says the programme is currently targeting five...

Director General of the Maritime Authority of Jamaica, Rear Admiral Peter Brady, has been re-elected for 2012 to chair the Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW) Sub Committee of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO). The election took place at the 42nd session of the STW Sub Committee at the IMO headquarters, in London, on January 27. The IMO's Sub...

TORONTO — The relaunch of the Air Jamaica brand in Toronto, Canada, took place recently, with Air Jamaica's Manager of Sales, Will Rogers, giving an overview of the decision to maintain the brand alongside Caribbean Airlines, which has bought the airline. He explained that the new vision  is not to destroy a brand that is well known and well endeared,...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, has said that the Ian Fleming International Airport in St. Mary has tremendous marketing potential, which could bring economic and social benefits for the citizens of the parish and the country in general. While acknowledging the strong public sentiment against the facility being named after a non-Jamaican, Mr. Bartlett said this should not override...

As part of its continued efforts to reduce road fatalities, the National Road Safety Unit is proposing modernizing the Road Traffic Act, to include restrictions on the use of cell phones and other gadgets by motorists while driving. While there are no statistics speaking directly to the issue, Director of the Unit, Kenute Hare, argues that the cell phone is...