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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.
Chief Technical Director of the Policy Planning and Evaluation Division in the Ministry of Economic, Growth and Job Creation, Gillian Guthrie.

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...
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.
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.

Jamaica Cancer Society Gets Bus

PPV Pension Scheme Has Opened Discussions for Other Financial Benefits – Minister Shaw
Traffic congestion in Montego Bay, St. James. The perimeter road should alleviate this problem.
Traffic congestion in Montego Bay, St. James. The perimeter road should alleviate this problem.

Businesses And Residents In Montego Eagerly Await Bypass
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw (third left), and President of the Transport Operators Development Sustainable Services (TODSS), Egerton Newman (left), share a photo opportunity with some of the transport operators who have been certified by the TODDS for best practices in road safety. The certificates were handed over during a recent ceremony held at the University of Technology (UTech) in St. Andrew.
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw (third left), and President of the Transport Operators Development Sustainable Services (TODSS), Egerton Newman (left), share a photo opportunity with some of the transport operators who have been certified by the TODDS for best practices in road safety. The certificates were handed over during a recent ceremony held at the University of Technology (UTech) in St. Andrew.

Transport Operators Certified For Best Practices In Road Safety

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Minister Without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation with responsibility for Works, Hon. Everald Warmington (centre), speaks with Member of Parliament (MP) for Clarendon North Central and Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan (right), about improvement works to be undertaken on roads in the constituency. The Ministers, accompanied by representatives from the National Water Commission (NWC) and the National Works Agency (NWA), were on a tour of several roads in the area on Wednesday (February 16). Also pictured is Community Relations Officer for the Southern Region of the NWA, Howard Hendricks.
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Several Roads In North Central Clarendon To Be Rehabilitated

Several roads in Clarendon North Central are slated to be rehabilitated under the National Works Agency (NWA) Maintenance of Secondary Roads Programme. Minister Without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Everald Warmington, who spoke to JIS News following a tour of the area on Wednesday (February 16), said that the NWA will be conducting an...
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Transport

Persons Reminded Of The Driver’s Licence Process

The Road Safety Unit, within the Ministry of Transport and Mining, is reminding the public of the steps required to obtain a Jamaican Driver’s Licence. As more persons seek to become driver’s licence holders, applicants are required to sit the Road Code Test before acquiring a Provisional Driver’s Licence. The Road Code Test is a multiple choice test, comprising of...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) with responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, stresses a point while fielding questions from journalists during Wednesday’s (February 9) virtual post-Cabinet press briefing.
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$1.2B To Acquire Land For Road Works In Three Parishes

Cabinet has approved the acquisition of parcels of land for road improvement works in St. Catherine, Kingston and St. Andrew. The Ministry of Finance and the Public Service is to finance the acquisition in the amount of $1.2 billion, as a pre-investment cost. Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) with responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert...
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Minister of Transport and Mining , Hon. Audley Shaw, (second from left), signs a US$34million contract for the extension of the runway at the Sangster International Airport (SIA) in St. James, during a recent ceremony held at the facility. Also signing (from left to right) are President and Chief Executive Officer at the Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ), Audley Deidrick; Director at Lagan Aviation and Infrastructure Limited, James Aikman; and Chief Executive Officer of MBJ Airports Limited, Shane Munroe.
Transport

Work To Commence On Runway Extension At Sangster Airport By March 31

Work will commence during the first quarter of the year on the US$34-million runway extension works at Sangster International Airport (SIA) in St. James. This follows the signing of a contract by Ministry of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw, with United Kingdom-based Lagan Aviation and Infrastructure Limited and H&J Martin Holdings Limited JV, to undertake the project, which is...
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Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, delivers the Throne Speech at the ceremonial opening of Parliament at Gordon House on February 10. The Throne Speech was delivered under the theme ‘Building Our Jamaica: Peace, Opportunity and Prosperity’.
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New Road Traffic Act To Make Thoroughfares Safer For All

During the 2022/2023 fiscal year, the Government will be ensuring that new traffic rules are implemented for the safety of persons on the roadways and to end indiscipline. Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, said the Regulations to accompany the new Road Traffic Act, which were recently tabled in Parliament, have “far-reaching changes to make our roads...
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Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw, delivers the keynote address at a certification membership ceremony, organised by the Transport Operators Development Sustainable Services (TODDS), on February 3, at the University of Technology (UTech), in St. Andrew.
Transport

New Transport Minister Wants Discipline In Sector

Newly appointed Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw, says he is focusing on eliminating indiscipline in the transport sector and restoring the railway system. Mr. Shaw told JIS News that the public transportation system is critical for productivity, and when workers utilise the vehicles they should enter work feeling motivated, and operators in the sector must accept the...
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