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A new bridge built in the community of Bourbon, Portland, was officially opened by Minister of Transport, Hon. Mike Henry, on Thursday (October 15). The bridge, constructed at a cost of $9.8 million, was built by the National Works Agency (NWA). Construction became necessary because of the continuous erosion of the roadway by an adjacent river. Residents of the area...

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), in a release Friday, has responded to claims which were attributed to National Transport Co-operative Society (NTCS) in an article published in the Gleaner last Sunday, concerning the future relationship between the Co-operative and the JUTC. The JUTC release read: In response to claims attributed to the National Transport Co-operative Society (NTCS) in an...

Repair work on the statue of National Hero the Rt. Excellent Paul Bogle, located in front of the Morant Bay Courthouse in St. Thomas should be completed by mid-November. Executive Director of the Jamaica National Heritage Trust (JNHT), Mrs. Laleta Davis-Mattis, made the announcement as she addressed the weekly JIS Think Tank yesterday (October 14). The statue, which was defaced...

Restoration work, valued at some $72 million, is on-going at Fort Charles and the Historic Naval Hospital at the Port Royal National Heritage Site. The project is being financed under the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), with assistance from the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund. Executive Director of the Jamaica National Heritage Trust (JNHT), Laleta Davis-Mattis, said that...

The Government is forging ahead with plans for the development of the Vernamfield Cargo Aerodrome in South West Clarendon. Minister of Transport and Works, Hon. Michael Henry, this morning (Oct. 14) announced that a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) is to be signed this week between the Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ), and Surrey Paving and Aggregate following Cabinet's approval of...

A contract valued at approximately $200 million was signed on Friday (October 9) by Minister of Transport and Works, Hon. Michael Henry, for works in the Comfort Castle area of East Portland. Mr. Henry explained that the scope of work will include the construction of gabion retaining structure, with over 200 baskets, amounting to 400 square metres, along with the...

A glitch in the supply of tyres for the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) buses, which resulted in some units being kept out of service for a short period recently, has been resolved. In a release Friday (October 9), the JUTC said that the problem stemmed from a combination of cash flow challenges at the company, and a logistical setback...

A contract valued at $1.176 billion for the Washington Boulevard Improvement Project was signed today (October 9), by Minister of Transport and Works, Hon. Michael Henry. A total of 2.75 kilometres of the roadway along Washington Boulevard and Dunrobin Avenue, in Kingston, will be widened from two lanes to six lanes. It is expected that work will commence no later...

Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding has defended Government's decision to increase both the departure and telephone taxes, noting that the call to roll them back is a normal response from the public. The departure tax was increased from $1,000 to $1,800 while there has been an increase from 20%- 25% on telephone cards, telephone calls and instruments. Mr. Golding...

Minister of Transport and Works, Hon Mike Henry, says that the Traffic Management System to be implemented in Montego Bay, St. James will be activated by the end of October. Speaking at a Press conference Thursday (October 1) at the Office of the Prime (OPM) Western Division, in Montego Bay, Mr. Henry said that he will be working with the...

The National Works Agency (NWA) is conducting a programme of road repairs in sections of Portland, as it pursues its mandate of development and maintenance of roadways throughout the country. The programme involves the rehabilitation of 1.3 kilometres of roadway between Port Antonio and Hectors River, and 8,500 metres square of sheet patching to other sections of the same corridor....

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles, was honoured Wednesday morning (September 23) by the Transport Authority (TA) for his contribution to the public transport sector. Mr. Charles, who was Minister of Public Utilities and Transport, 1982-1989, in the previous Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) administration, was honoured for, among other things, the creation of the Transport Authority in...