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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, has appointed a new 5-member board at Air Jamaica, consequent on the expiration of the term of the previous board. The new board will oversee the transitional arrangements and legacy issues surrounding the divestment of the airline, which is expected to be completed by the end of the week. The...

The National Works Agency (NWA) is advising that flood rains in the parish of St. Ann between January 9 and 11, 2010 have caused major damage to the Lime Hall main road. A section of the road embankment, between Mile Posts 43 and 45 in an area know as Clamstead, has broken away, reducing this section of the corridor to...

Jamaica has no immediate plans to implement the use of the millimeter wave machine, used for electronic body scanning, at the nation's airports. Director of the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA), Lieutenant Colonel Oscar Darby, told JIS News that while the machine is very useful, "we don't know as yet the extent to which it can be operated in our...

The National Works Agency (NWA) is looking into the possibility of using the red mud derived from alumina production in the construction of roads across the island. Engineer in charge of materials and soil research at the NWA, Vivian Blair, told JIS News in an interview that the agency has already gone through one aspect of the research process working...

The National Works Agency (NWA) has completed construction of the $169 million (US$1.9 million) Fairfield Bridge in St. James. The new bridge, which can accommodate two lanes of traffic, replaces the single lane structure, which previously served the area. It sits on piles with a concrete abutment, and is equipped with sidewalks, guardrails, and other safety measures. Completion of the...

There should be some easing of traffic congestion in the town of Old Harbour, St. Catherine, with the commissioning into service of new traffic signals in the town square today (Jan. 7). Minister of Transport and Works, Hon. Mike Henry, in his remarks at the function, which also included the official opening of the Gutters to Free Town main road,...

Minister of Transport and Works, Hon. Mike Henry, says preliminary investigations into the December 22 accident involving American Airlines flight 331, at the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) in Kingston, have indicated no mechanical malfunctioning of the aircraft. Mr. Henry was speaking to journalists on Wednesday (January 6), at the weekly Post-Cabinet press briefing at the Office of the Prime...

Inspector Christopher 'Rally' Bickford of the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA), says it could take up to two years before investigators can definitively say what really caused last December's accident involving American Airlines flight 331 at Kingston's Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) Speaking on Wednesday (January 6) at the weekly Post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House in Kingston, Mr. Bickford...

Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding says that the Government will arrange the appropriate recognition for Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) bus operator, Ms. Annette Howard, for keeping a cool head and using her initiative to move persons away from the American Airlines crash of December 22. Ms Howard paid a courtesy call on the Prime Minister along with the...

Come next year, the government-owned Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) will be placing increased focus on improving its operations, including strengthening its fleet, as it strives to provide a safe, modern, and reliable bus system for the travelling public. Managing Director, Paul Abrahams, tells JIS News that the JUTC "suffers tremendously" from an aged fleet, and the "lack of funding...

The National Works Agency (NWA) is advising motorists that Old Church Road in St. Andrew, adjacent to the recently constructed Waterloo Bridge, will be closed temporarily, from Monday, January 4, 2010 to Saturday, January 30, 2010. Closure of this roadway is to facilitate Phase III of the Waterloo Bridge/Road Improvement Programme, currently underway along the corridor. The alternative route for...

In keeping with the recent recommendations of the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR), bus and taxi fares are to be increased by 20 per cent, effective Saturday, January 16, 2010. Transport and Works Minister, the Hon Mike Henry, in advising of the pending new transportation rate, said that the bus and taxi operators had convinced the OUR of the need...