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Minister of Transport and Works, Hon. Mike Henry, has called on member countries of the Caribbean Shipping Association (CSA) to broaden their focus to embrace a multi-modal transportation environment incorporating air, rail and land transportation. "A seamless and comprehensive overall integration among the different modes of transportation is the central focus. Indeed, it is intended to complement the maritime sector's...

The National Immunisation Programme now has better access to some of Jamaica's most remote areas with the acquisition of two new motor vehicles, which promises to strengthen its efforts to achieve 100 per cent immunisation coverage. The vehicles, valued at $5.3 million, were handed over to representatives from the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA) and the North East Regional Health...

The National Works Agency (NWA) will this evening commence emergency repair works to sections of the Mandela Highway in Kingston that were recently damaged by rains associated with Tropical Storm Nicole. Manager of Communication and Customer Services at the NWA, Stephen Shaw says the work which will be undertaken over the next five days involves the milling of badly rutted...

The Caribbean Shipping Association's 40th Annual General Meeting, Conference and Exhibition was officially opened Monday (October 11) by Minister of Transport and Works, Hon. Mike Henry, at the Rose Hall Resort and Spa in Montego Bay. Hundreds of delegates, including Ministers of Government, political leaders and top leadership of the regional shipping industry, attended. The three-day conference, scheduled to end...

The National Works Agency (NWA) is advising motorists to expect delays between the Harbour View and Airport round-a-bouts, along the Palisadoes Road in St. Andrew, starting today, Thursday, October 7, 2010. Delays will result from the usage of the corridor by Heavy Duty vehicles transporting material for the Shoreline Protective Works. The Palisadoes Shoreline Rehabilitation and Protective Project commenced on...

The National Works Agency (NWA) is working to clear roads that have been blocked due to heavy rains associated with Tropical Storm Nicole. Communications and Customer Services Manager at the NWA, Stephen Shaw, said that while the agency is trying to clear roads in the shortest possible time, there are some thoroughfares in Westmoreland, St. Elizabeth, St. Andrew, and Kingston...

Work on the John's Hall main road, including replacement of the Worcester Bridge in East Central St. James, and the Long Hill road in West Central St. James, is to begin as soon as the current flood rains subside. Both areas were severely damaged by the torrential rains resulting from Tropical Storm Nicole. Sections of the Johns Hall main road...

The St. Elizabeth Parish Council, with the assistance of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), has been assisting residents in the parish, whose lives have been disrupted as a result of the heavy rains and flooding last week. The Social Development Commission (SDC), Jamaica Red Cross, and political representatives, are also involved in the distribution of relief...

More than 70 roads across Jamaica remain impassable after Tropical Storm Nicole doused the island this week, the National Works Agency (NWA) has reported. At a press conference held at the Ministry of Transport and Works in Kingston, on (October 1), Communication and Customer Services Manager at the NWA, Stephen Shaw, noted that 53 of these roads are critical corridors...

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Works Agency (NWA), Patrick Wong, says the Palisadoes Road Shoreline Project is not simply a road rehabilitation exercise, but a comprehensive programme for protecting Kingston Harbour. Mr. Wong was speaking at a press conference called to discuss the project, at the Ministry of Transport and Works in Kingston, Friday (October 1). The NWA...

Teams from the Ministry of Labour and Social Security and the National Works Agency (NWA) are continuing assessment of damage to homes and infrastructure in St. Mary. Speaking with JIS News, Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) Parish Disaster Coordinator, Yolande Jankie said that "assessments have already started in Cox Street and Kirklane and these will be continuing...

The National Works Agency (NWA) is working to reopen the island's roadways that remain impassable due to blockages caused by heavy rains associated with Tropical Storm Nicole. The NWA had reported at a press conference convened at Jamaica House on (September 29), that the severe rainfall had caused the collapse of two bridges, blocked 49 roadways, reduced 14 roads to...