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MIAMI – More than 900 cruise industry leaders, tour operators and industry related personnel are participating in the 27th annual four-day Cruise Shipping Convention, which began on March 15 at the Miami Beach Convention Centre. A major highlight of the convention is the ‘Jamaican village’,  hosted by the Port Authority of Jamaica to promote the newly constructed Falmouth cruise ship...

KINGSTON – The Port Authority of Jamaica is looking to carry out expansion work at the Port of Kingston to ensure that the facility is adequately equipped to handle an anticipated increase in calls by mega container vessels. President and Chief Executive Officer of the Port Authority, Noel Hylton,said that the number of “ultra large” carriers on the seas is...

KINGSTON – President and Chief Executive Officer of the Port Authority of Jamaica,Noel Hylton, is reporting that the Falmouth cruise ship terminal is fully booked for cruise ship arrivals for the remainder of the year. He was addressing the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce’s (JCC) Board of Directors luncheon forum held on March 15 at the Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston....

MONTEGO BAY - The new transport centre in Falmouth, which is to be constructed by the Trelawny Parish Council at a cost of approximately $8 million, should be in place within two weeks. Mayor of Falmouth, Councillor Collin Gager, told JIS NEWS that the new facility will be constructed along Thorpe Street, between the Fire Station and the HEART Academy,...

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...