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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaking during his contribution to the 2022/23 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on March 17.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaking during his contribution to the 2022/23 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on March 17.

Construction Of Port Antonio Bypass Approved

The Government has approved the construction of the Port Antonio Bypass in Portland as part of the Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project. “As currently conceptualised, the project will see the construction of 17 kilometres of four lanes of arterial road...
Canadian High Commissioner, Her Excellency Emina Tudakovic (foreground), charges an electric vehicle (EV), during a ceremony for the official hand over and commissioning of an EV charging station donated by the High Commission, at the Jamaican-German Automotive School (JAGAS) in Kingston on Tuesday (March 15). Looking on are Chairman of the HEART/NSTA Trust Board of Directors, Professor Alvin Wint (left); JAGAS trainees, local representatives of Flash Motors, which provided the vehicle; personnel from Xergy Energy of Canada, which installed the EV station; and members of the Canadian High Commission.
Canadian High Commissioner, Her Excellency Emina Tudakovic (foreground), charges an electric vehicle (EV), during a ceremony for the official hand over and commissioning of an EV charging station donated by the High Commission, at the Jamaican-German Automotive School (JAGAS) in Kingston on Tuesday (March 15). Looking on are Chairman of the HEART/NSTA Trust Board of Directors, Professor Alvin Wint (left); JAGAS trainees, local representatives of Flash Motors, which provided the vehicle; personnel from Xergy Energy of Canada, which installed the EV station; and members of the Canadian High Commission.

JAGAS Gets Electric Vehicle Charging Station
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), engages with student from Greenwich Primary in St. Catherine, Jerdane Dickson (second right), at the official launch of the ‘Safe Passage: Safe Routes to School Road Safety Clubs’, at the AC Hotel by Marriott in New Kingston on Wednesday (March 9). Other students (from left) are Natalia Jackson from Hope Valley Experimental Primary and Infant in St. Andrew and Dennis Cooke from Treadlight Primary School in Clarendon.
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), engages with student from Greenwich Primary in St. Catherine, Jerdane Dickson (second right), at the official launch of the ‘Safe Passage: Safe Routes to School Road Safety Clubs’, at the AC Hotel by Marriott in New Kingston on Wednesday (March 9). Other students (from left) are Natalia Jackson from Hope Valley Experimental Primary and Infant in St. Andrew and Dennis Cooke from Treadlight Primary School in Clarendon.

Road Safety Clubs Launched at Seven Primary Schools
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw (second left), looks on as Police Constables Kenroy Wint (second right) and Remone Peart explain the features of road-safety equipment during the official launch of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) ‘Safe Passage: Safe Routes to School Road Safety Clubs’, at the AC Hotel by Marriott in New Kingston on Wednesday (March 9). At left is Head of the Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch (PSTEB), Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Gary McKenzie.
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw (second left), looks on as Police Constables Kenroy Wint (second right) and Remone Peart explain the features of road-safety equipment during the official launch of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) ‘Safe Passage: Safe Routes to School Road Safety Clubs’, at the AC Hotel by Marriott in New Kingston on Wednesday (March 9). At left is Head of the Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch (PSTEB), Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Gary McKenzie.

Minister Shaw Urges Motorists to Look out for Children
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw (second left), looks on as Police Constables Kenroy Wint (second right) and Remone Peart explain the features of road-safety equipment during the official launch of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) ‘Safe Passage: Safe Routes to School Road Safety Clubs’, at the AC Hotel by Marriott in New Kingston on Wednesday (March 9). At left is Head of the Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch (PSTEB), Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Gary McKenzie.
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw (second left), looks on as Police Constables Kenroy Wint (second right) and Remone Peart explain the features of road-safety equipment during the official launch of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) ‘Safe Passage: Safe Routes to School Road Safety Clubs’, at the AC Hotel by Marriott in New Kingston on Wednesday (March 9). At left is Head of the Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch (PSTEB), Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Gary McKenzie.

Minister Shaw Urges Motorists To Look Out For Children

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Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), speaks with student from Greenwich Primary in St. Catherine, Jerdane Dickson (second right) who holds a road-safety sign, and students from Treadlight Primary School in Clarendon, Dennis Cooke (second left) and Hope Valley Experimental Primary and Infant in St. Andrew, Natalia Jackson (left) . They were at the official launch of the Safe Passage Road Safety Club that was held at the AC Hotel by Marriott in Kingston on Wednesday (March 9).
Transport

Government To Restore Islandwide Railway Service

Government has committed to restoring the islandwide railway service. This was announced by Minister of Transport and Mining the Hon. Audley Shaw at the official launch of the Safe Passage Road Safety Club, held at the AC Hotel by Marriott, in Kingston on Wednesday (March 9). “We are going to put in a service from Montego Bay, St. James, to...
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Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw
Transport

Investor Wants To Revive Montego Bay To Appleton Train

Trains could start rolling again in western Jamaica, almost 30 years after the discontinuation of railway service across the country. Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw, told JIS News that a potential investor has made a formal application to the Government of Jamaica to operate rail service from Montego Bay in St. James to Appleton Estate in St....
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The Jamaica Urban Transit Company Limited (JUTC) Logo.
EducationTransport

JUTC Ramping Up Bus Service For Full Resumption Of Face-to-Face Classes

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company Limited (JUTC) will be ramping up bus service in preparation for the increased number of commuters anticipated, consequent on the full resumption of face-to-face classes beginning Monday, March 7. This was disclosed by JUTC Corporate Communications Manager, Cecil Thoms, during a virtual Town Hall Meeting hosted by the Ministry of Education and Youth, on Friday...
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(FILE) Work in progress along a section of the Mandela Highway. This forms part of the US$64-million Mandela Highway Realignment and Reconstruction Project, which involves road construction works comprising extensive soft soil treatment, construction of a 3.5 km six-lane corridor, with a two-lane overpass bridge, two new three-lane bridges at Fresh River, a two-lane service road adjacent to the main roadway to facilitate the development of Caymanas Estate and upgrading of the Six Miles Interchange.
Transport

NROCC To Continue Maintaining Tolled Highways

The National Road Operating and Constructing Company Limited (NROCC) will continue to pursue the monitoring of the operations and maintenance of the completed toll roads, while simultaneously seeking to expand the network of tolled highways in Jamaica. This is contained in the Public Bodies Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure for the year ending March 2023. Consequently, for the 2022/23 fiscal...
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Chief Technical Director of the Policy Planning and Evaluation Division in the Ministry of Economic, Growth and Job Creation, Gillian Guthrie.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentTechnologyTransport

Discussions Under Way To Make Electric Vehicles Affordable To Jamaicans

Discussions are under way to make electric vehicles more affordable to Jamaicans by 2030 to 2035. This was noted by Chief Technical Director of the Policy Planning and Evaluation Division of the Ministry of Economic, Growth and Job Creation, Gillian Guthrie. Speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on February 21 about the Emissions Policy Framework and the updated Climate Change...
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State Minister in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert Flynn (third left) and President of the Rotary Club of St. Andrew North, Kecia Taylor (third right), cut the ribbon marking the handover of 15-seater 2021 Toyota Hiace bus to the Jamaica Cancer Society, today (February 21), at its office in Kingston. Sharing the moment (from left) are Executive Director (Acting) of the Jamaica Cancer Society, Michael Leslie; Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Money Market Brokers (JMMB) Joan Duncan Foundation, Kim Mair; Chairman of the Jamaica Cancer Society, Earl Jarrett and Project Manager of the Culture, Health, Arts Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund, Latoya Aquart-Foster.
Health & WellnessTransport

Jamaica Cancer Society Gets Bus

Healthcare workers will be better able to offer cancer screening and awareness training in rural and underserved communities, following the handover of a bus to the Jamaica Cancer Society. The 15-seater, 2021 Toyota Hiace bus, which costs US$43,000, was donated through the collaborative efforts of the Rotary Club of St. Andrew North and corporate Jamaica. It was handed over today...
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Transport

PPV Pension Scheme Has Opened Discussions for Other Financial Benefits – Minister Shaw

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw says that the VM Pensions Management Limited scheme established for public transport operators, has opened discussions for other financial benefits for the sector. This initiative has opened discussions in other areas such as, life and health insurance, and financial literacy. It is imperative that we work to have these open discussions, with...
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