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Member of Parliament for Portland Eastern, Ann Marie Vaz, making her contribution to the 2022/23 State of the Constituency Debate in the House of Representatives on Wednesday (September 21).
Member of Parliament for Portland Eastern, Ann Marie Vaz, making her contribution to the 2022/23 State of the Constituency Debate in the House of Representatives on Wednesday (September 21).

Work Underway to Address Flooding in Free School, Portland

Member of Parliament for Portland Eastern, Ann Marie Vaz, says work is being undertaken to address flooding in the Free School district in the constituency. She indicated that the area experienced major flooding in 2021. “Many homes were flooded, and...
Member of Parliament for Hanover Western, Tamika Davis, makes her contribution to the 2022/23 State of the Constituency Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (September 20).
Member of Parliament for Hanover Western, Tamika Davis, makes her contribution to the 2022/23 State of the Constituency Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (September 20).

Several Roads in Hanover Western Rehabilitated
Member of Parliament for Manchester Central, Rhoda Moy Crawford, displays her ‘report card’ during her contribution to the 2022/23 State of the Constituency Debate in the House of Representatives, on September 20.
Member of Parliament for Manchester Central, Rhoda Moy Crawford, displays her ‘report card’ during her contribution to the 2022/23 State of the Constituency Debate in the House of Representatives, on September 20.

Work on East/West South Coast Highway Far Advanced
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw (second left), looks at one of three dialysis machines that were donated to the Spanish Town Hospital on Wednesday (September 14) by the Transport Authority and the National Health Fund. Others are, from left, Senior Medical Officer, Spanish Town Hospital, Dr. Jacqueline Wright James; the institution’s Chief Executive Officer, Jacqueline Ellis; and Managing Director, Transport Authority, Willard Hylton.
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw (second left), looks at one of three dialysis machines that were donated to the Spanish Town Hospital on Wednesday (September 14) by the Transport Authority and the National Health Fund. Others are, from left, Senior Medical Officer, Spanish Town Hospital, Dr. Jacqueline Wright James; the institution’s Chief Executive Officer, Jacqueline Ellis; and Managing Director, Transport Authority, Willard Hylton.

Transport Authority and NHF Donate Dialysis Machines to Spanish Town Hospital
Director of Tourism, Jamaica Tourist Board, Donovan White, speaking during a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’.
Director of Tourism, Jamaica Tourist Board, Donovan White, speaking during a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’.

Spirit Airlines to Commence Direct Flights from Hartford on December 15

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Transport and Mining Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (centre), makes a point to Head of the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s (JCF) Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch (PSTEB), Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Gary McKenzie (right), during a ceremony on Wednesday (September 14) to handover three dialysis machines to the Spanish Town Hospital in St. Catherine. Sharing the conversation is President, National Council of Taxi Associations, Allan Blair.
Transport

Several Bus Stops Along Constant Spring Road to be Restored

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw, has given an undertaking to restore several bus stops that were shifted during upgrading works along a section of Constant Spring Road in St. Andrew. The affected area covers the stretch between Manor Park and Phil’s Hardware. “Before the road was fixed, there were either three or four bus stops. The road...
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Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw (second left), looks on as Senior Medical Officer, Spanish Town Hospital, Dr. Jacqueline Wright James (left), highlights the features of one of three dialysis machines donated to the St. Catherine-based institution on Wednesday (September 14), by the Transport Authority and the National Health Fund (NHF). The hospital’s Chief Executive Officer, Jacqueline Ellis (second right), and Transport Authority Managing Director, Willard Hylton, also observe.
Health & WellnessTransport

Public Transport Operators Encouraged to Take Care of Their Health

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw, is encouraging the island’s public transport operators to take care of their health and wellbeing. Speaking at the handover of three dialysis machines to the Spanish Town Hospital in St. Catherine on Wednesday (September 14), for the benefit of patients with renal failure, Minister Shaw pointed out that “operators in the public...
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Transport and Mining Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (centre), in conversation with Head of the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s (JCF) Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch (PSTEB), Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Gary McKenzie (right), and President, National Council of Taxi Associations, Allan Blair. Occasion was a handover ceremony for three dialysis machines to the Spanish Town Hospital in St. Catherine, on Wednesday (September 14).
Transport

Concerns of St Andrew West Rural Public Transport Operators to be Addressed

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw, says the concerns of public transport operators in St. Andrew West Rural, who withdrew their services earlier this week, will be addressed. “We hear your concerns… and we are working on all fronts to ensure that the issues are addressed as best as possible,” the Minister said. He informed that a meeting...
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Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentTransportWorks / Construction

Rehabilitation of Falmouth to Springvale Road to Cost $800 Million

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation (MEGJC), Hon. Everald Warmington, officially broke ground for the Falmouth to Springvale road rehabilitation project in Trelawny, on Wednesday (August 24). The project is being implemented by the National Works Agency (NWA), under its Maintenance of Secondary Roads Programme, at a cost of more than $800 million. Phase...
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Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw (centre), disembarks a train during a recent tour of the Jamaica Railway Corporation (JRC) terminus in West Kingston.
MiningTransport

Gov’t Open to Partnerships to Restore Rail Service

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw, says the Government is committed to getting the trains rolling again and is prepared to forge the necessary partnerships in the undertaking. He said the revival of islandwide rail service will take “several hundred millions of US dollars”, and will include “putting in a new bridge to go to Spanish Town, and...
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Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (centre) and State Minister, Hon. Franklin Witter (fifth left), participate in a ribbon-cutting exercise at the handover ceremony for two backhoes to the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) to support farming communities in St. Thomas and Westmoreland. Joining them are (from left) Parish Agricultural Managers, Westmoreland and St Thomas, Yuri Stephenson and Bevene Martin-Dickenson; Acting CEO, RADA, Winston Simpson; Vice Chairman, RADA Board of Directors, Richard King; and Chief Technical Director, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Orville Palmer.
AgricultureTransport

RADA Gets Backhoes to Assist Farmers in St. Thomas and Westmoreland

The Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) has received two backhoes from the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries to provide services to farming communities in St. Thomas and Westmoreland. The units, costing some $38.76 million, were handed over by portfolio Minister, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., today (August 24) at the Agro-Investment Corporation compound in Kingston. Mr. Charles Jr said the move...
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