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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...

The Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) has indicated its readiness to assist with any social intervention programme that the Government undertakes in Tivoli Gardens and surrounding communities. Noting that the JSIF has been working with inner-city communities since its inception, General Manager of Technical Services at JSIF, Omar Sweeney, said the Fund has the expertise required to help with the...

Fifty new buses were added to the Jamaica Urban Transit Company's (JUTC) fleet, today (June 1), with the official handing over of the vehicles, which arrived in the island some two weeks ago. The new state-of-the-art Volvo buses were manufactured by Belgian bus-making company, VDL Jonckeere and were imported through the JR Wellington Import/Export Corp. The 53-seat buses are equipped...

Minister of Transport and Works, Hon. Michael Henry, has indicated his desire to have discussions with the Ministry of Education on a proposal to have Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) Smart Cards tailored for students. Mr. Henry said this would allow the Smart Cards, which are being implemented in all JUTC buses, to be personalised in such a manner that...