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Users of the toll roads have been assured by Transport and Works Minister, Hon. Michael Henry, that there will be no increases in the rates this year. Speaking at Wednesday's (June 16) post-Cabinet media briefing at Jamaica House, Mr. Henry cited a "lower willingness" by motorists using the toll roads to pay the charges, due to the ongoing economic recession,...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Karl Samuda, says the Government is to commence the construction of a 100,000 sq. ft. facility in Naggo Head, St. Catherine, to help bolster the country's information and communication technology (ICT) sector. Making the announcement today (June 15), at a press conference at his office on St. Lucia Avenue, in New Kingston, Mr....

Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Desmond McKenzie, has announced that the scope of work to be done at the Coronation Market has been expanded, as the Government is set to receive private sector support for the project. He made the announcement as he toured sections of the market and the May Pen Cemetery, in West Kingston, today (June 15). Demolition work...

Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunications and Special Projects, Hon. Daryl Vaz, said that Jamaica has benefited from the airlift agreement with US Airways, despite the anticipated shortfalls. He was addressing the post-Cabinet press briefing held on Wednesday (June 9) at Jamaica House. The agreement, for the period December 17, 2009 to April 2010, provided for an increase in airlift...

Fifty-year-old taxi operator, Trevor Hutchinson of Spring Garden, Buff Bay in Portland was shot dead by unknown assailant/s in the community last night. His car was also robbed. Reports are that about 9:40 p.m., residents heard explosions in the area and alerted the police. A patrol unit responded to the calls and found Mr. Hutchinson's body with a gunshot wound...

Four people were killed when the motor car they were traveling in crashed into a wall on Manchester Road, Mandeville this morning. Those killed are identified as Richard Suckie, 23, of Marshall's district, Roshay Young, 20, of Bloomfield Gardens, Roberta Milton, 21, of Poinsettia Terrace and 21-year-old Simone Ford of Lancaster district all in the parish of Manchester. Young and...

Member of Parliament for North Trelawny, Dr. Patrick Harris, has lauded the major infrastructure works being carried out in the parish, noting that this would continue to keep it "open for business." Making his contribution to the 2010/11 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on June 9, Dr. Harris cited the development of the Falmouth Cruise Ship Pier, which...

Two unidentified men lost their lives from injuries received in a motor vehicle accident on Old Hope Road this morning. The Matildas Corner Police are reporting that shortly after 11:00 a.m. a red Toyota Rav 4 was exiting Jamaica College and a white Toyota pick up truck was going up Old Hope Road towards Papine. Both vehicles collided at the...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding said that repair work on the Coronation Market will start on Monday and vendors who lost stock as a result of the recent security operations in the city will receive assistance. Mr. Golding gave this assurance after walking through sections of the Kingston market district this morning (June 10). At the end of the tour that...

Jamaica is set to sign at least seven new open skies agreements with as many countries, at the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Conference for Air Service Negotiations (ICAN), scheduled for June 27 to July 2 in Montego Bay, St. James. It is also expected that the country will open the door for another 20 or more contracts, at the...

Air Jamaica's President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Bruce Nobles has assured Jamaicans living in Canada that it is business as usual at Air Jamaica, since the takeover by Caribbean Airlines, on May 1. "Air Jamaica is still here. The little piece of Jamaica that flies still flies. It is still the best deal in town, still the best Lovebird...

The Road Safety Unit (RSU) is reporting a 30% reduction in road fatalities since the start of the year. The Unit has reported that to date, there have been 112 fatalities, 49 less than the 161 fatalities recorded over the same period last year. There has also been a 26 percent decline in fatal crashes, down from 142 to 106...