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The Island Traffic Authority (ITA) is reporting increased success in efforts to apprehend haulage contractors and truck operators who haul loads over the prescribed weight limits outlined in the Road Traffic Act. According to Inspector at the ITA, Mr. Clive McDonald, 502 vehicles were inspected in March, almost five times the 111 trucks that were reportedly checked by the ITA...

A major project is to begin on May 17, 2010, to correct a long standing structural fault on the Causeway leg of the Highway 2000 network. The faulty roadway is close to the Port of Kingston, and has been a source of discomfort to motorists for quite some time. Transport and Works Minister, Mike Henry, in announcing the date for...

Transport and Works Minister, Mike Henry, has ordered a temporary shutdown of the expansion project at the Boscobel Aerodrome in St. Mary amid allegations of sexual abuse of personnel on the site, which was said to have precipitated a work stoppage and demonstration there earlier this week. The minister has also ordered the chairman and president of the Airports Authority...

As of May 1, Air Jamaica and Caribbean Airlines will implement a transition plan, which will see the lovebird continuing its operations under agreements with the Trinidadian carrier. With negotiations now complete, the airlines are to formally sign a number of agreements to cement the deal, on Friday (April 30), Chairman of Air Jamaica, Hon. Dennis Lalor told journalists at...

Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, Hon. Olivia Grange will officially launch Workers' Week and Labour Day 2010 at a ceremony scheduled for Thursday, April 29 at the Half-Way-Tree Transport Centre in Kingston. Worker's Week, which begins on May 16, will culminate with Labour Day on Monday, May 24 under the theme: 'Our Children .Show them we Care'. This year's...

Reinforcement work on the historic Spanish Town Iron Bridge in St. Catherine, which was in a state of disrepair, is now complete. The restoration work, valued at some $12 million, was undertaken by the Jamaica National Heritage Trust (JNHT), in collaboration with the Spanish Town Iron Bridge Foundation, a non-governmental organisation (NGO), established in 1996 to work towards preserving the...

Work has begun under the $17 billion Jamaica Water Sector Improvement Programme with exploratory drilling, while samples from bore holes are currently being examined. "In anticipation of the new pipeline from Bog Walk (St. Catherine) to Kingston, the exploratory drilling of the small holes along the Bog Walk Gorge are now taking place, which started on the weekend," said Minister...

Minister of Transport and Works, Hon. Michael Henry, yesterday (April 22) revealed plans to transform the historic town of Port Royal into a thriving cruise tourist destination, as part of plans to attract more visitors to Kingston. The Minister said he will be meeting with representatives from the internationally renowned Carnival Cruise Lines on May 11 in order to iron...

Residents of six communities in South East St. Elizabeth have much to rejoice about as lights were turned on in their communities last Friday (April 16). The electrification of the six communities: Bull Savannah, Top Hill (Down Country), Rose Hall (Wood Hall), Neif Mountain, Mount Pleasant and Ivor Cottage, was undertaken by the Rural Electrification Programme (REP) through $11.2 million...

The 59 wards of the state housed at the Blossom Gardens Child Care facility in Montego Bay and their caregivers are to benefit from major improvements to their surroundings, with the addition of a Play and Learning Centre. The new Centre was constructed through a collaborative effort between the Kiwanis Club of Montego Freeport, Montego Bay, and the Child Development...

The 'Palisadoes Shoreline Protection and Rehabilitation Works' project, a partnership between the governments of Jamaica and China to restore and protect the Palisadoes shoreline, was launched Wednesday (April 22). The project, financed by a $65.3 million loan from the China EXIM Bank, will repair and secure the extensively degraded shoreline of the Palisadoes Peninsula in Kingston over 18 months, starting...

The Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding, has said that provisions have been made in the 2010/11 Budget to satisfy the Government's obligations to Air Jamaica's staff. "We have made provisions in the budget to satisfy, promptly, all our obligations to the staff of Air Jamaica, some of whom will be offered employment by Caribbean Airlines," he said during his...