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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...

Acting Managing Director of the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), Paul Abrahams, says the company is reviewing its cashless fare collection system for possible implementation throughout the Kingston Metropolitan Transport Region (KMTR). Mr. Abrahams said that the new system was introduced by VDL, one of the entities comprising the Jonckheere Bus and Coach N.V. Group, which is providing some 200...

The state-run Jamaica Urban Transit Company's (JUTC) fleet of public passenger buses is to be expanded over the next 14 months, with the acquisition of an additional 200 units from the Belgian firm, Jonckheere Bus and Coach N.V., at a cost of €67.5 million (J$8.6 billion). Funding is being facilitated through two loans negotiated between the Jamaican Government and a...

As the new academic year got underway yesterday (Sept. 7), a group of volunteers from the National Transformation Programme (NTP) visited the Half-Way-Tree Transportation Centre in Kingston, to encourage students to maintain good behaviour while at the facility. The group, including members of Students for Transformation and Mother's Patrol, started the day's activities at about 6:00 a.m. with a prayer...

Work on the upgrading of the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) is advancing, as the Government seeks to improve the air travel experience for nationals and visitors, alike. The board of the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA) on Thursday (September 3) toured facilities at the airport to see, first hand, some of the improvements that have been made under Phase...

Director of Tourism, Mr. John Lynch, has announced that airlift to Jamaica is to be increased by approximately 70,000 seats this winter season. The disclosure was made at a press briefing, held at the Ministry of Tourism, New Kingston, on September 3. The Director said that the air seats would present tremendous opportunities for the sector for the months of...