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After some setback, the Government is closer to reactivating the island's rail service, Transport and Works Minister, Hon. Michael Henry told the House of Representatives on Tuesday (Sept. 15). "We are now undertaking a socio-economic impact assessment, while also looking to re-scope the initial phase of the project to US$100 million, in keeping with a loan proposal to the China...

The Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ) will be placing focus on developing cargo facilities as the government seeks to increase passenger traffic through the island's airports. During this fiscal year, the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) Limited will be pursuing efforts to attract investors to build an additional 70,000 square feet of cargo handling space for commercial clients under a...

Director of Legal Affairs at the Maritime Authority of Jamaica, Bertrand Smith, has said that Jamaica will need to implement the necessary legal and administrative framework to ensure that its ships comply with the International Maritime Organizations (IMO) standards on sulphur and other greenhouse gas emissions. Speaking at a JIS Think Tank, Tuesday(September 15), to highlight activities of Maritime Awareness...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, has recommended that the aesthetic beauty and significance of the North Coast's Elegant Corridor be preserved, and an alternative route found to handle the high volume of traffic in the area. Mr. Bartlett suggested a bypass for the traffic of mainly articulated vehicles instead, using Fairfield through Adelphi, Watson Town, Dumfries to Hague, Trelawny....

Cabinet has approved two contracts for road works in St.Thomas. A contract for infrastructure work for a housing development by the National Housing Trust (NHT) for sugar workers at Stokes Hall in St Thomas has been awarded to General Paving Company. The contract is valued at J$60,217,169. The work includes the installation of 7,596 metres of potable water mains, construction...

The National Housing Trust (NHT) will be spending $29 billion over the next three years to finance more than 12,000 housing starts. Of the total, fewer than 11,000 will be developed by the NHT, while about 1,500 will be financed under the Trust's Interim Finance Programme, whereby developers can borrow from the organisation to build affordable housing. At a press...

Rehabilitation work on the Rio Grande Valley road, Portland, will commence next week as Government continues its efforts to improve the quality of the island's road network. Minister of Transport and Works, Hon. Mike Henry, made the announcement during a tour of the area on Wednesday (September 9), adding that the contract for the project will be signed next Tuesday...

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) in its quest to rid the streets of Trelawny of derelict motor vehicles, has removed approximately 90 such vehicles from the streets since the start of the year. According to NSWMA main officer for Trelawny, Paul Campbell, the effort, which started in the capital town of Falmouth, has now spread to all towns...

Acting Managing Director of the state-run Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), Paul Abrahams, has disclosed that plans are afoot to provide the entity's technical staff with the requisite training to better equip them to maintain the organisation's fleet of buses. He said this was very important, given the state-of-the-art technology which is fitted inside the units in the JUTC's current...

The Ministry of Transport and Works has acquired two portable vehicle weigh scales, which will be deployed throughout the island, as the government moves to contain damage to the island's road network caused by overloaded trucks. Portfolio Minister, Mike Henry, yesterday (Sept. 8) hosted a meeting of stakeholders in the transport sector at his Maxfield Avenue office, where the use...

Minister of Transport and Works, Hon. Michael Henry, is to meet with the Toll Authority between Thursday (September 10) and Friday (September 11), to discuss the possibility of a discount for a specific period of time, for motorists. This has resulted from the public outcry over the implementation of toll increases overnight, on the weekend of September 4. Addressing the...

As of tomorrow (Sept. 10), automotive dealers will begin to benefit from a reduction in the Special Consumption Tax (SCT) on imports as the Government seeks to relieve the slump in the industry. Making the announcement at today's (Sept. 9) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, Minister with Responsibility for Information and Telecommunications, Hon. Daryl Vaz, said that the motor...