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Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, has announced the completion of the first phase of works under the Port Royal Restoration project. Phase one involved the repair of key monuments, including the St. Peter's Anglican Church and Fort Charles, as well as the building of an audio visual theatre at the Historic Naval Hospital. The monuments were handed over, for management,...

Players in the international aviation industry have been notified of the Government's intention to make Jamaica a force in the sector, rivaling the busy Miami International Airport in the United States as the regional hub for cargo and passenger traffic. Transport and Works Minister, Hon. Michael Henry, said the plan for the air transport sector, as set out in Vision...

Minister of Transport and Works, Hon. Mike Henry, says that Jamaica is ready to sign new deals, which will bring more flights into the island. He cited improvements carried out at the island's two international airports, noting that the facilities can accommodate up to 10 million more travellers. Minister Henry was speaking at a cultural reception for delegates attending the...

Managing Director for the National Road Operating and Constructing Company (NROC), Ivan Anderson, says corrective work on the Portmore leg of Highway 2000 is progressing smoothly. The US$8 million project, which began in May, involves the removal of a depression which has developed over the past two years near the Port of Kingston. The works are being carried out by...

The Bahamian-owned Western Air, on Friday (June 18), launched its inaugural direct flight from Sangster International Airport, in Montego Bay, St. James, to the Linden Pindling International Airport in Nassau, Bahamas. This launch comes on the heels of major successes with its inaugural Kingston route. Western Air, the largest privately owned airline in the Bahamas, responded to several calls by...

Clarendon-based bauxite mining company, Jamalco, on Thursday (June 17), made presentations to some 150 students at the Watsonton Primary School in Lionel Town, as part of its drive to promote safety on the nation's roads. The students were informed about the different aspects of road safety and the company's efforts in helping to promote safety on the roadways. Public and...

Some 100 taxi operators, who ply the Lionel Town to May Pen route and its environs, have received educational bumper stickers from Jamalco employees in commemoration of Road Safety Month (June). The Road Safety initiative took place on Thursday, June 17, at the Lionel Town and May Pen taxi stands. Public and Community Relations Administrator at Jamalco, Pamela White, explained...

Travel and Tourism interests in the Caribbean and the United Kingdom (UK) will be closely monitoring what is said about the Airline Passenger Duty (APD) in the emergency Budget, that is to be tabled by the British Government next week. Jamaica's Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett told JIS News that the issue of the APD and the proposed new...

Forty-one year-old Devon Morris of Race Course, Clarendon was killed and seven others injured after the vehicles in which they were passengers crashed on the Spur Tree main road in Manchester last night. The ages of the injured seven - all men - range between 19 and 55. Information received is that about 8:00 p.m., a GMC motor truck with...

Director General of the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA) Lt. Col. Oscar Derby has said that his organisation is aimed to position the aviation industry as a greater contributor to the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Addressing a JIS Think Tank on Friday (June 18), Lt. Derby noted that this was in keeping with the aspects of the Vision 2030...

Director General of the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA) Lieutenant Colonel, Oscar Derby has said that the country stands to reap significant gains from hosting the third annual ICAO Conference for Air Service Negotiations (ICAN) from June 27 to July 2 in Montego Bay, St. James. He pointed out that this was despite the fact that Caribbean Airlines had taken...

The Jamaica Military Aviation School (JMAS) in Kingston today (June 18), graduated its second batch of trainee pilots during a wings presentation ceremony at the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) Air Wing, Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA). The graduates: Lieutenants Craig Lewis-Mayne, Joel Nelson, Jaime Walsh, and Brandon Chambers, were presented with their military wings by the JDF's Chief of Defence...