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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...

A major road patching programme, geared at community roads long in need of repairs, is being rolled out by the National Works Agency (NWA) at the direction of Transport and Works Minister, Hon. Mike Henry. The programme, which involves initial expenditure of $60 million, is to be intensified with funding anticipated from the dedicated cess from fuel sales to the...

The Ministry of Tourism has signed an agreement with US Airways, which will provide for an increase in airlift out of the United States of America (USA) to Jamaica. "An arrangement has been concluded with US Airways to commence some 64 rotations over a 17-week period out of Phoenix (Arizona). We start on the 17th of December and we conclude...

In response to speculation in a recent media report re expenditure on the home where Transport and Works Minister, Hon. Mike Henry, now resides, the Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ) has provided the following outline of the facts behind the matter: A property at 5 Millsborough Crescent, St. Andrew, comprising a dwelling house with helper's quarters, a pool and related...