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The heavy showers that occurred in Western Jamaica yesterday August 29, has resulted in one death, the injury of three persons, and 17 motor vehicles being damaged in the Long Hill area of St. James. In an interview with JIS News, Disaster Preparedness Co-ordinator for St. James, Miss Tamoy Sinclair explained that, "what has happened is that heavy rainfall over...

Some 3.6 kilometre of roadway between Moore Town and Cornwall Barracks in the Rio Grande Valley area of Portland, will be rehabilitated shortly. Under the agreement, the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) will provide $39.29 million, while the Moore Town Maroon Council will contribute $6.84 million. It is being funded through a grant under the European Union Banana Support Programme...

Stakeholders involved in repairs currently being effected on a section of the Portmore leg of Highway 2000, in St. Catherine, say the safety of all users of that corridor was prioritised, when alternative traffic arrangements were being planned. Members of the Portmore Citizens Advisory Council (PCAC) have expressed concern over what they describe as inadequate attention by the relevant agencies...

Minister of Transport and Works, Hon. Michael Henry, says that the new completion date for the $1.3 billion Bogue Road project will be October 30. The project has been hampered by 'unforeseen' challenges, which has plunged it into cost overruns as well as delays, resulting in three missed completion deadlines. Addressing members of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and...

Minister of Transport and Works, Hon Michael Henry, broke ground for a US65 million project, aimed at rehabilitating the Palisadoes coastline and improving the roadway which connects Port Royal to Kingston, on Friday (August 20). The Palisadoes Shoreline Rehabilitation and Protection Project is being undertaken by the China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC), through a loan from the China Eximbank, and...

New traffic arrangements will come into effect along the Portmore leg of Highway 2000 in St. Catherine, on August 27, in a bid to ease congestion during the morning and evening peak hours. Operations and Maintenance Manager at Jamaica Infrastructure Operator Limited (JIO), Desmond Levy, explained that it is proposed to open the three Kingston-bound lanes on weekday mornings, between...

Technical Manager of the National Road Operating and Constructing Company Limited (NROCC), Desmond Martin, says Phase I of corrective works being effected on the eastbound carriageway of the Portmore leg of Highway 2000, in St. Catherine, is on target for completion by August 31. The works, which commenced in May, are being undertaken by Highway 2000 developers, French firm, Bouygues,...

With the start of the new academic year less than three weeks away, the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) is encouraging commuters, especially students, to use the Smart Card to make their travel easier. In an interview with JIS News, Corporate Communications Manager at the JUTC, Mr. Reginald Allen, says that the card provides a safe way of paying fares...

Senior Land Tenure Specialist with the Land Administration and Management Programme (LAMP), Lisa Campbell, has said that the land titling initiative is helping persons to own their homes. Miss Campbell, who was addressing the weekly meeting of the Rotary Club of Mandeville at the Golf View Hotel on Tuesday (August 17), said that the programme, geared to fast tracking the...

It is expected that 6,700 jobs will be created for Jamaicans, with the $36 billion (US$400 million) islandwide road repair project, which is being implemented by the National Works Agency (NWA). The work, which will begin later this year and completed in the course of five years, will be carried out under the Jamaica Development Infrastructure Programme (JDIP). This was...

The Bog Walk Bridge in St. Catherine, which connects the town with Linstead, was officially re-opened on Thursday (August 18) after being closed in 2008 by the National Works Agency (NWA) due to its deterioration. The new bridge, costing over US$2.5 million, was built under the R.A. Murray International Limited/Jamaica Bridge Development Programme. It was completed earlier this year and...

Work on reconstruction of a permanent bridge across the Dry (Hope) River, Harbour View, in eastern St. Andrew, will start this month, following Wednesday's (August 18) groundbreaking ceremony. The previous bridge, destroyed during Tropical Storm Gustav in August 2008, was the most viable access between Kingston and the eastern parishes, including St. Thomas and Portland. Since then, the National Works...