Member of Parliament (MP) for Hanover Western, Tamika Davis, is reporting that several roads in the constituency have been rehabilitated. Speaking during her contribution to the 2022/23 State of the Constituency Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (September 20), Ms. Davis said approximately one kilometre (km) of roadway from Middlesex to McLaren Gate was repaired at a cost...

Member of Parliament (MP) for Manchester Central, Rhoda Moy Crawford, says the Williamsfield leg of the East/West South Coast Highway is now 81 per cent complete. “When completed, travel time to Mandeville will be significantly reduced,” Ms. Crawford said. She was making her contribution to the 2022/23 State of the Constituency Debate in the House of Representatives, on September 20....

The treatment of patients with kidney disease at the Spanish Town Hospital has received a major boost, following two separate donations of much-needed equipment to the St. Catherine-based institution this week. On Wednesday (September 14), the Transport Authority, in partnership with the National Health Fund (NHF), handed over three brand new dialysis machines to the institution, which were acquired at...

Spirit Airlines will begin direct service from Bradley International Airport, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, to Montego Bay, on December 15. The airline will provide four weekly non-stop flights and is the first to offer this service to Jamaica from Hartford. Speaking at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, Director of Tourism, Jamaica Tourist Board, Donovan White, said the...

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...

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...

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...