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The Government plans to spend over $600 million repairing the road network in the ill-fated Rio Grande Valley in Portland, Minister of Transport and Works, Hon. Mike Henry, said Wednesday (September 2). Mr. Henry told a press conference at his Ministry, Maxfield Avenue, Kingston, that the area has remained among his priorities since December 19 last year when 14 persons...

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) is inviting vendors to submit quotes for the construction of gates at certain sections of the Bog Walk Gorge in St. Catherine to prevent persons entering the area during heavy rainfall. Speaking at a JIS Think Tank today (Sept. 2), Deputy Director General of ODPEM, Richard Thompson, said the gates are...

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) has said that its current application for fares increase only concerns the operation of its regular bus service, and won't affect its specialty services such as Express buses. In a release Monday afternoon, the JUTC also noted that public consultations on the application are scheduled to start this week at Arian's Restaurant, Twickenham Park,...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon Audley Shaw, says that Jamaicans should soon start seeing repairs to their roads financed from the special consumption tax on fuel introduced in April. Speaking Wednesday at the weekly Post Cabinet Briefing at Jamaica House, the Minister reported that the glitches, which led to the Government receiving the payments from the Petrojam...

Manager of Operations at the Transport Authority, Cecil Morgan, has reiterated the agency's resolve to ensure that proper service and order are maintained in the public passenger transport system. "We intend to make sure that persons comply with laid down rules, and we will be forthright with the mandate that has been given to us to bring order to the...

The Manchester Chamber of Commerce has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with operators of public transportation in the parish, to improve discipline in the sector. At a press briefing, dubbed 'Ride with Pride', held at the Mandeville Hotel, on August 25, Vice President of the Chamber, Keith Smith, emphasised that the main objective of the initiative is to weed...

A recording studio is to be built at the Effortville Community Centre, Central Clarendon to help develop creative talent in the area. Minister of Transport and Works, and Member of Parliament for Central Clarendon, Hon. Mike Henry, said that the project will be financed from his Constituency Development Fund (CDF) allocations. "It is part of my focus on the creative...

The new school year is just a week away, and most parents have finished their back-to-school activities, to make sure that their children are prepared for the new term. However, one very important aspect of that preparation involves arranging for the safe transportation of students to and from their respective schools, and one of the safe options available to parents...

Residents of Montego Bay, St. James, were introduced to the new Traffic Management System, to be introduced in that city soon, at a meeting held by officials of the National Works Agency (NWA), at the Montego Bay Civic Centre, on August 20. The system has been put together at a cost of $55 million, funded by the Tourism Enhancement Fund...

Commuters who use the Jamaica Urban Transit Company's (JUTC) Express and Premium services will benefit from a roll back in the fares effective Monday (August 24). Speaking at a JIS Think Tank Session Wednesday (August 19), Corporate Communications Manager at the JUTC, Reginald Allen, announced that commuters will benefit from a roll back to the fares which existed prior to...

Persons from Bluefields, and adjoining communities in eastern Westmoreland, took to the streets recently to clean approximately three and a half miles of garbage from the roadway, under the theme 'Bluefields beauty is our duty'. Participants in the Bluefields Peoples' Community Association (BPCA) Annual Environmental Summer Camp, now in progress in the community, took the lead in constructing anti-litter signs...

Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding has expressed satisfaction with the expansion work now being undertaken at the Boscobel aerodrome, in St Mary. The runway is being extended to 4,800 feet in Phase One, to allow airplanes seating up to 15 to 20 persons to land. Work is expected to be completed by the end of November and the aerodrome...