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More than 120 local and international athletes participated in the 14th annual Jake's Off-Road Triathlon held last Sunday (April 26) in Treasure Beach, St. Elizabeth. Jason Henzell, organizer for the event, told JIS News that the field was the "largest turnout that we have had since we began staging the event". The competitors, including 30 teams, vied for top honours...

Improvement works, valued at approximately $38.7 million are being undertaken by the National Works Agency (NWA) on roads across the parishes of Hanover and Westmoreland, in western Jamaica. Some $18.6 million dollars are projected to be spent in Westmoreland, and $20.1 million in Hanover. According to Community Relations Officer with the NWA in western Jamaica, Janel Ricketts, the work being...

Following Tuesday's meeting between Minister of Transport and Works Hon. Mike Henry, and taxi operators, a Help Desk, dedicated solely to the Road Maintenance Fund, has been established at the Ministry of Transport and Works. Minister Henry made the announcement at Wednesday's (April 29) weekly Post Cabinet Press Briefing at Jamaica House. He described the meeting with the taxi operators...

The Government is exploring the possibility of importing damaged vehicles, which will be repaired in free-zone facilities for re-export, as part of a review of the motor vehicle policy now underway. Minister of Industry, Investment, and Commerce, Hon. Karl Samuda, made the announcement in his contribution to the 2009/10 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Wednesday (April 29)....

Minister of Industry, Investment & Commerce, Hon. Karl Samuda, has suspended the granting of certification to new businesses to operate as used car dealers, and has instructed that no new import licences must be issued for overaged vehicles without specific approval. The Minister has also directed the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) to conduct an audit of all certified used car...

Minister of Transport and Works, Michael Henry, will be the special guest on the monthly call in radio programme, 'Jamaica House Live', hosted by Prime Minister Bruce Golding, which will be aired tonight (April 29), from 8:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Minister Henry will speak on issues affecting the transport sector. On the programme, Jamaicans at home and abroad, can...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, has said that he is willing to consider concessions requested by taxi operators, but only on condition that they become registered and tax compliant. "I am willing to sit down with the wider group of the taxi associations to see how we can look at improving the fleet but it's...

Minister of Tourism, Hon Ed Bartlett, has urged Jamaicans in South Florida U.S.A to continue to support the national airline, Air Jamaica. Speaking at a Thanksgiving Service to mark the airline's 40th anniversary, at the Christway Baptist Church, Miramar, he told the congregation of nearly 600 Jamaicans and friends, that he was confident that Air Jamaica would continue to forge...

From July 2 to August 30, 2009, Air Jamaica will operate twice weekly service between New York and Barbados. This is in response to the expected demand by Barbadian nationals in the tri-state area travelling home for the summer. "We are of course very happy that Air Jamaica has made the commitment of these flights," Barbadian Minister of Tourism, Richard...

As part of the on-going post-Tropical Storm Gustav emergency repairs to the public drainage and gully system, work is to be undertaken on two infrastructural projects in Kingston, for which contracts have been signed. The contracts involve construction work on Collie Smith Gully, in the vicinity of Marcus Garvey Drive, and Barnes Gully that runs along South Camp Road. Each...

Air Jamaica is now offering daily flights between Toronto and Jamaica, having increased scheduled service throughout the spring and summer. "We are anticipating a busy spring and summer season, and with daily flights, our passengers will find it more convenient to arrange that perfect vacation in Jamaica," Chief Revenue Officer, Tom Hill, told JIS News. From now until June 12,...

The National Works Agency (NWA) is embarking on a modernisation programme, which will result in improvements to its physical plants and equipment across the island. Transport and Works Minister, Hon. Mike Henry, speaking at the official opening of the newly upgraded NWA Clarendon Parish Office in May Pen on Friday April 17, said that the Ministry is fully committed to...