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Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding, has announced that the country is set to record its highest ever visitor arrivals for the month of July. Mr. Golding said that despite the negative publicity from the State of Emergency, tourist arrival numbers for July are the best the country has ever seen for that month. He was speaking on his monthly...

Allied Insurance Brokers Limited is to provide general insurance services to the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), for a three-year period from April 1, 2010 to March 31, 2013. This was announced by Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunications and Special Projects, Hon. Daryl Vaz, at a post-Cabinet press briefing, held at Jamaica House on July 28. The Minister informed...

The Ministry of Transport and Works has stated that, following discussions with the agencies/entities relative to the ongoing repair works to sections of the Portmore leg of Highway 2000, arrangements are now in place for the project to be completed before the Christmas holiday period. Minister of Transport and Works, the Hon Mike Henry. Transport and Works Minister, Hon Mike...

Despite the efforts of the Island Traffic Authority (ITA) to stem the practice of overloading, some truckers contend that low haulage rates leave them with very little option but to continue the practice. Private trucker, Oswald Campbell, sums it all up with the statement, "nobody enters a business to operate at a loss; everybody goes into a business to gain....

Three rural towns are to benefit from improved bus service as the Government seeks to provide a more structured public transportation system across the island. Minister of Transport and Works, the Hon Mike Henry, addressing the House of Representatives during his Sectoral Debate presentation on Tuesday (July 27). The towns are Ocho Rios, St. Ann; Santa Cruz, St Elizabeth; and...

The Ministry of Transport and Works is to review the provisions of the Road Traffic Act related to the licensing of motor vehicles, in light of reported discrepancies existing in the process. Minister of Transport and Works, the Hon Mike Henry, addressing the House of Representatives during his Sectoral Debate presentation on Tuesday (July 27). Minister of Transport and Works,...

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) is hoping to boost use of SmartCards by passengers from 22 per cent to 25 per cent of fare revenue this financial year, in order to reduce losses due to leakages, says Minister of Transport and Works, the Hon Mike Henry. Minister Henry told the House of Representatives on July 27 that increased use...

Minister of Transport and Works, Hon Michael Henry, said that the relocation of the Tinson Pen Aerodrome from Marcus Garvey Drive, South St. Andrew to Caymanas St. Catherine, should be completed within 12 months. "Investigations are under way in relation to the relocation," Mr. Henry told the House of Representatives, on July 27, during his contribution to the Sectoral Debate....

The Government is closer to resuming service provided by the Jamaica Railway Corporation (JRC) after over a decade of dormancy, according to Transport and Works Minister, Hon. Michael Henry. In his contribution to the 2010/11 Sectoral Debate in Parliament on Tuesday July 27, Mr. Henry said the Administration has embarked on a new policy to identify, pursue and implement bankable...

The Bath Spring Road in Shrewsbury, Portland, which was recently rehabilitated at a cost of more than $7.4 million, was officially opened at a function held in the community on Monday (July 26). The project, funded jointly by the European Union (EU) and the Portland Parish Council under the Rural Economic and Social Infrastructure Support Project (RESISP), entailed the rehabilitation...

The public is being advised that the level of tinting on some of the newer buses is darker than the tint on others, but all the tints are in keeping with the international ISO standard 35-38 per cent specification for public transportation, the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) explained in a release on Wednesday, July 14. According to JUTC Corporate...

Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Hon. Kamla Persad-Bissessar, has confirmed that her Government is prepared to honour the deal between Air Jamaica and Caribbean Airlines (CAL). She made the disclosure during a press briefing on July 8 at the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Jamaica House. Caribbean Airlines took over Air Jamaica's operations following an agreement finalised in...