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More than 6,000 fortnightly paid temporary workers of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), will soon be receiving their salaries by electronic transfer and be able to access their money using Quick Pay debit cards, courtesy of the Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS). The Authority's workers will now be able to access their wages at any BNS branch and...

Minister of Transport and Works, Hon. Mike Henry, is to seek guidance from the Cabinet on Monday July 13 on resolving the issue of the completion of the Mount Rosser Bypass segment of Highway2000, which has been temporarily halted since last Friday (July 10). Contractors, Bouygues Travaux Publics, laid off over 200 workers last week, retaining about 40 maintenance workers...

We see them everyday on our roads; pedal and motorcyclists skillfully weaving and winding their way through heavy lines of traffic, with an ease that motorists, sitting in that heavy traffic, often envy. But, with such advantage comes a certain degree of vulnerability to serious injuries from accidents, as motorcycle and bicycle riders lack the physical protection offered by an...

Transport and Works Minister, Hon. Mike Henry, has blasted a new wave of attacks currently unfolding against the new, yellow coloured buses being operated by the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC). Three of the units have been damaged to the tune of almost $1 million since mid-last week, including an act of arson on one bus. Approximately $7 million worth...

Transport and Works Minister, Hon. Mike Henry, is currently attending the African Union Summit in Tripoli, Libya. Mr. Henry will participate in Caribbean Community (CARICOM)-Libyan bilateral discussions and other broad regional and global agenda items during the summit, which runs July1-3. He will be representing Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding, and is likely to have direct discussions with Libyan...

By the end of August, persons, who are deaf or otherwise hearing impaired, will be able to drive legally on Jamaican roads. "This will bring Jamaicans in line with citizens of other jurisdictions such as Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom, where deaf persons are granted drivers licences," said Minister of State in the Ministry of...

The importance of the proper functioning of the Public Passenger Transportation System, nationally, was extensively discussed at a parish consultation sponsored by the Transport Authority, at the Port Maria Civic Centre in St. Mary on Thursday, June 24. The meeting was attended by a wide cross section of persons, including public transport operators in the parish, officers of the Transport...

Minister of Water and Housing, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says that some $1 billion, from the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), will be spent over the next two years in St. James to address social problems affecting informal communities. Dr. Chang said that the funds will allow for Government intervention in areas like Lilliput and Norwood, to correct some of the...

Close to 100 members of the Portmore, Rockfort and Spanish Town Jamaica Urban Transit Company's (JUTC's) depots and officials of the Ministry of Transport and Works, including Minister Mike Henry, turned up at various Kingston and St. Catherine locations on June 21 to participate in the 'Just Use the Crossings' initiative. Under this initiative, formed from the acronym, JUTC, eight...

Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding has advised that negotiations by the Air Jamaica privatisation team are well advanced and in a position where a decision can soon be made. He said the final decision will be guided by sound financial and economic indicators as well as the overall state of the economy. During his 'Jamaica House Live' radio programme,...

Repair work being carried out on the Hanover Infirmary by the Hanover Parish Council is well advanced, and should be completed in another two weeks. According to Mayor of Lucea and Chairman of the Hanover Parish Council, Lloyd Hill, approximately $2.7 million granted by the Local Government Department is being used to carry out the repair work on the facility....

The Transport Authority has pledged to clean-up the public transport system in St. James, with a recent survey showing that more than 50 per cent of public passenger vehicles (PPV) were operating in the parish without the required licence. Speaking at public consultation held at the Montego Bay Civic Centre in St. James on June 2, Managing Director of the...