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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett says that during the upcoming winter season, Jamaica will see more flights coming from Canada than ever before, with a total of 69 flights weekly from January 1 to April 30, 2011. During the similar period last season, the total number of weekly flights to the island was 55. "Canada continues to be our...

Vigilance and quick action by the police prevented the theft of some 50 gallons of diesel fuel from the Jamaica Urban Transit Company's (JUTC) Rockfort depot, in East Kingston, on Sunday, September 12. The JUTC's Communications Manager, Reginald Allen, told JIS News that one man, who was caught with the petrol in 10 five-gallon containers, has been arrested and charged...

Minister of Transport and Works, Hon. Michael Henry, has dismissed claims of political victimization in the Government's roll-out of the US$400 million (J$36 billion) Jamaica Development Infrastructure Programme (JDIP). At a press conference he called at the Ministry, Maxfield Avenue, Kingston, Friday (September 17), to clarify the issue, Mr. Henry provided a chronological explanation of the steps government had taken...

Minister of Transport and Works, Hon. Michael Henry, has said that when the proposed Vernamfield Cargo Aerodrome, in Clarendon, comes on stream, it will contribute significantly to air transport efficiency. "Vernamfield offers the only opportunity for us to build a runway that will be able to take the largest airplane built in the world, that is equivalent to a small...

Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding has said that the road works being undertaken under the Jamaica Road Development Infrastructure Programme (JDIP) cannot address all roads at once. He was addressing the St Ann launch of the project in Ocho Rios, St. Ann on September 10. He directly addressed concerns about the selection of road projects and said that all...

Several leads are being followed by investigators in connection with July's theft of petrol from the state-run Jamaica Urban Transit Company's (JUTC) Rockfort depot in East Kingston, a company official has disclosed. The JUTC's Communications Manager, Reginald Allen, told JIS News that the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) East Kingston Division, "under direction from the Police High Command," is leading the...

The St. Ann leg of the Jamaica Development Infrastructure Programme (JDIP), which will see the repair of the road network in the parish, was launched at the Turtle River Park, Ocho Rios, on September, 10. The programme will be carried out at a cost of some $400 million to $450 million in the first phase, and the work should commence...

The Jamaica Development Infrastructure Programme (JDIP) was taken to Trelawny on September 9, with an official launch at the Albert Town Community Centre. This programme is a major undertaking by the government of Jamaica to significantly improve the island's road network, with a view to stimulating economic development and enhancing the quality of life of Jamaicans. It is a five-year...

The Portland leg of Government's largest road rehabilitation initiative, the Jamaica Development Infrastructure Programme (JDIP), was launched by Minister of Transport and Works, Hon. Mike Henry, Thursday (September 2) at Rafters Rest, St. Margaret's Bay, Portland. Minister of Transport and Works, Hon. Mike Henry, addressing the launch of the Jamaica Development Infrastructure Programme (JDIP) in St. Margaret's Bay, Portland Thursday...

Minister of Transport and Works, Hon. Michael Henry, officially opened the new Alligator Church Bridge in the Rio Grande Valley in Portland on Thursday September 2. The bridge was built at a cost of US$600,000, under the Canadian R.A. Murray Bridge Programme. It replaces the old structure which was condemned due to deterioration over the years. Work began on the...

A contract valued at $13 million, for the implementation of the Project Resources Management Systems at the National Works Agency (NWA), was signed Friday (September 3) by the Minister of Transport of Works, Hon Mike Henry, at the Ministry in Kingston. The contract, awarded to Illuminat Jamaica Limited, is slated to begin this month and will continue for a period...

The Minister of Transport and Works, Hon. Mike Henry, and Member of Parliament (MP) for St. Thomas Western, Hon. James Robertson, are satisfied with the quality of river training works being carried out along the banks of the Yallahs River. The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)-funded project commenced last year. To date, two phases have been completed at a cost of...