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KINGSTON – Minister of Transport and Works, Hon Mike Henry, has indicated that in mid-April there will be a test run of the railway service between May Pen, Clarendon and Linstead, St. Catherine, as the Government seeks to rehabilitate the system. Mr. Henry explained that since no deals have yet been reached with prospective investors, the existing system will be...

KINGSTON – Director of the Road Safety Unit (RSU), Kenute Hare is imploring motorists, particularly back seat passengers, to wear protective devices and prevent fatalities, as occurred in Manchester on March 27, when a passenger died, after being thrown from a motor car. Mr. Hare said that was a needless death, “that never had to happen,” emphasising that had the...

While officially opening  the Falmouth cruise port on, March 22  Prime Minister Bruce Golding noted that there is still a lot of work left to be done, chief among which is the investment in the expansion of the sewage capacity because with this development, Falmouth will come under additional stress. Mr. Golding said there is also the completion of the...

Prime Minister, the Hon Bruce Golding, officially opened Jamaica's 'most modern and elaborate' port, the Falmouth Cruise Pier in Trelawny, on Tuesday March 22. The approximately US$ 269 million pier, which is still under construction,  also saw the arrival of the world’s largest cruise vessel, Oasis of the Seas, making its inaugural stopover in Jamaica, with about 6,000 passengers and...

MIAMI – Oasis of the Seas, described as the world's largest cruise vessel, is en route to making its inaugural stopover at the newly constructed Falmouth pier in Trelawny today, March 22. The Royal Caribbean Cruise liner’s call will coincide with the celebration of the official opening of the Falmouth Cruise Ship Pier.  The vessel will make stops in Haiti...

MANDEVILLE – Minister of Transport and Works, Hon. Michael Henry, has commended the Clarendon-based bauxite and alumina company, Jamalco, for the investment it has been making to promote safety, by installing a traffic light and taking other safety initiatives.   Speaking at the commissioning of newly installed traffic lights at the entrance to the company’s plant along the Hayes main road...

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...