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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.
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.

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...
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.
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.

$1.2B To Acquire Land For Road Works In Three Parishes
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.
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.

Work To Commence On Runway Extension At Sangster Airport By March 31
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Everald Warmington (second from left), makes a point to Hanover Eastern Member of Parliament, Dave Brown (left), during a tour of sections of the parish on Wednesday (February 9) to assess road infrastructure. Looking on is National Works Agency’s (NWA) Regional Manager, Robert Francis, and the NWA’s Parish Manager, Gareth Bernard.
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Everald Warmington (second from left), makes a point to Hanover Eastern Member of Parliament, Dave Brown (left), during a tour of sections of the parish on Wednesday (February 9) to assess road infrastructure. Looking on is National Works Agency’s (NWA) Regional Manager, Robert Francis, and the NWA’s Parish Manager, Gareth Bernard.

Roads Being Rehabilitated In Hanover
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’.
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’.

New Road Traffic Act To Make Thoroughfares Safer For All

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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 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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Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw, addresses a certification membership ceremony, organised by the Transport Operators Development Sustainable Services (TODDS) and held Thursday (February 3) at the University of Technology (Utech).
Transport

PPV Operators Called On To Help Make Roads Safer

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw, is calling on operators in the public transport sector to ensure that the system works in the best interest of all road users. Minister Shaw, who delivered the keynote address at a certification membership ceremony organised by the Transport Operators Development Sustainable Services (TODDS) on Thursday (February 3), at the University of...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams; Head Girl of Lacovia High School, Tobi-Kay Lyn; Principal of Lacovia High School, Ricardo Bennett and Ambassador of Japan to Jamaica, His Excellency Masaya Fujiwara, display a symbolic cheque representing the grant approved by the Government of Japan to purchase two school buses for Lacovia High School. The official signing ceremony was held at the Ministry
EducationTransportYouth

Lacovia High School Receives Grant To Purchase Two Buses

Lacovia High School in St. Elizabeth has received a grant to purchase two school buses for the improvement of the transportation system in the respective school communities. The grant was approved under the Ministry of Education and Youth Expanded Pilot School Bus Programme and the Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Project of the Government of Japan. The total value...
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Minister of Information and Member of Parliament for Clarendon North Central, the Hon. Robert Morgan (centre), assists Grade six student, Anecia Simpson, in using a computer at the new Community Access Point (CAP) site, which opened at the Brixton Hill Primary and Infant School in the parish on Wednesday (January 19). Looking on, is Principal of the school, Leon Clare. The facility, established by the Universal Service Fund (USF), is equipped with 20 computers, a projector with accompanying screen and mount, and desks and chairs. It will provide residents, especially students, with access to Wi-Fi services to participate in online learning.
CommunityEducationTransport

CAP Site Opens At Brixton Hill Primary And Infant School In Clarendon

A Community Access Point (CAP) was officially opened at the Brixton Hill Primary and Infant School in Clarendon on Wednesday (January 19), which will benefit students at the institution and the wider community. The CAP site, established by the Universal Service Fund (USF), is equipped with 20 computers, a projector with accompanying screen and mount, and desks and chairs. Residents...
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Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (second left), pictured with (from left) Vice Chairman of the Road Safety Council, Dr. Lucien Jones; Police Commissioner, Major General Antony Anderson; and President, Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica, Keith Duncan. The occasion was a site visit in Half-Way Tree on January 12 to witness the use of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) new Smart Check E-Ticketing System.
National SecurityTransport

Increase In Road Fatalities A Concern For The Council

Data from the Road Safety Unit indicate that 23 persons have been killed in 17 fatal crashes since the start of the year. Vice Chairman of the Road Safety Council Dr. Lucien Jones is renewing his call for road users to exercise greater caution on the nation’s roads. “The grief and pain associated with road fatalities is just overwhelming the...
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Traffic Diversion to be Effected Along Free Town to Alley main Road Clarendon due to Collapsed Culvert

The National Works Agency (NWA) is advising that the Free Town to Alley main road in the vicinity of the Monymusk Glades Housing Scheme in Clarendon has been closed. The corridor has been closed due to a collapsed culvert. The culvert which was made from plastic was burnt by vandals. Resulting from the closure, motorists travelling from the direction of...
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