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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett

Tourism Minister Announces New Flights from South America and Russia

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, has announced new flights out of South America and Russia to Jamaica. Speaking at a press conference to provide updates on industry developments, at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on Tuesday (September 3), Mr. Bartlett...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (seated, centre), affixes his signature to one of three local sub-contracts for rehabilitation works under the South Coast Highway Improvement Project (SCHIP). The signing took place during a ceremony at Jamaica House on Monday (Aug. 26). Also participating (seated, from left) are: Managing Director, Alcar Construction and Haulage Company Limited, Junior Leslie (one of the local contractors); China Harbour Engineering Company Limited (CHEC) Country Manager, Dangran Bi; Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz; and Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister, Audrey Sewell. Overseeing the process (standing at left) is Manager, Communication and Customer Services, National Works Agency (NWA), Stephen Shaw. Also standing (from second left) are: Member of Parliament for St. Thomas Western, James Robertson; Member of Parliament for Eastern Portland, Ann-Marie Vaz; Member of Parliament for St. Thomas Eastern, Dr. Fenton Ferguson; and Chief Executive Officer, NWA, Everton G. Hunter.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (seated, centre), affixes his signature to one of three local sub-contracts for rehabilitation works under the South Coast Highway Improvement Project (SCHIP). The signing took place during a ceremony at Jamaica House on Monday (Aug. 26). Also participating (seated, from left) are: Managing Director, Alcar Construction and Haulage Company Limited, Junior Leslie (one of the local contractors); China Harbour Engineering Company Limited (CHEC) Country Manager, Dangran Bi; Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz; and Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister, Audrey Sewell. Overseeing the process (standing at left) is Manager, Communication and Customer Services, National Works Agency (NWA), Stephen Shaw. Also standing (from second left) are: Member of Parliament for St. Thomas Western, James Robertson; Member of Parliament for Eastern Portland, Ann-Marie Vaz; Member of Parliament for St. Thomas Eastern, Dr. Fenton Ferguson; and Chief Executive Officer, NWA, Everton G. Hunter.

Performance Criteria for Contractors to Be Introduced in Public Procurement Process
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (seated, centre), affixes his signature to one of three local sub-contracts for rehabilitation works under the South Coast Highway Improvement Project (SCHIP). The signing took place during a ceremony at Jamaica House on Monday (Aug. 26). Also participating (seated, from left) are: Managing Director, Alcar Construction and Haulage Company Limited, Junior Leslie (one of the local contractors); China Harbour Engineering Company Limited (CHEC) Country Manager, Dangran Bi; Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz; and Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister, Audrey Sewell. Overseeing the process (standing at left) is Manager, Communication and Customer Services, National Works Agency (NWA), Stephen Shaw. Also standing (from second left) are: Member of Parliament for St. Thomas Western, James Robertson; Member of Parliament for Eastern Portland, Ann-Marie Vaz; Member of Parliament for St. Thomas Eastern, Dr. Fenton Ferguson; and Chief Executive Officer, NWA, Everton G. Hunter.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (seated, centre), affixes his signature to one of three local sub-contracts for rehabilitation works under the South Coast Highway Improvement Project (SCHIP). The signing took place during a ceremony at Jamaica House on Monday (Aug. 26). Also participating (seated, from left) are: Managing Director, Alcar Construction and Haulage Company Limited, Junior Leslie (one of the local contractors); China Harbour Engineering Company Limited (CHEC) Country Manager, Dangran Bi; Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz; and Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister, Audrey Sewell. Overseeing the process (standing at left) is Manager, Communication and Customer Services, National Works Agency (NWA), Stephen Shaw. Also standing (from second left) are: Member of Parliament for St. Thomas Western, James Robertson; Member of Parliament for Eastern Portland, Ann-Marie Vaz; Member of Parliament for St. Thomas Eastern, Dr. Fenton Ferguson; and Chief Executive Officer, NWA, Everton G. Hunter.

Work on Road from Harbour View to Cedar Valley in St. Thomas Begins End of Sept.
Director, Road Safety Unit in the Ministry of Transport and Mining, Kenute Hare, speaks at the inaugural International Symposium on Traffic Crash Investigation and Black Box Analysis, at the Caribbean Maritime University, on Monday (August 26).
Director, Road Safety Unit in the Ministry of Transport and Mining, Kenute Hare, speaks at the inaugural International Symposium on Traffic Crash Investigation and Black Box Analysis, at the Caribbean Maritime University, on Monday (August 26).

More Calls for Delinquent Traffic Offenders to Go to the Police
Vice President and General Manager of Noranda Jamaica Bauxite Partners, Delroy Dell (left), presents Jamari Green, student of Servite Primary School in Brown’s Town, St. Ann, with the inaugural Noranda Primary Exit Profile (PEP) Scholarship, after he was named the parish’s top performing boy in the 2019 PEP examinations. The presentation was made during a recent ceremony at the Port Rhoades Sports Club, Discovery Bay, St. Ann. Sharing in the moment is Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Grace McLean.
Vice President and General Manager of Noranda Jamaica Bauxite Partners, Delroy Dell (left), presents Jamari Green, student of Servite Primary School in Brown’s Town, St. Ann, with the inaugural Noranda Primary Exit Profile (PEP) Scholarship, after he was named the parish’s top performing boy in the 2019 PEP examinations. The presentation was made during a recent ceremony at the Port Rhoades Sports Club, Discovery Bay, St. Ann. Sharing in the moment is Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Grace McLean.

Noranda Jamaica Expands its Commitments to Education

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Ferris to Mackfield Road Project Near Completion

Community Relations Officer at the National Works Agency’s (NWA) Western Region, Janel Ricketts, says improvement work on the US$24.9 million Ferris to Mackfield road in Westmoreland is “substantially complete”. The project, which is being managed by the NWA, is intended to improve the north-south roads linking Savanna-la-Mar and Black River to Montego Bay. “We have completed almost all of the...
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Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague, speaks at Grennell’s Driving School’s 20th Anniversary Dinner, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Friday (August 16).
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Hundreds of Surveillance Cameras Installed Islandwide

Hundreds of cameras have been installed across the island by the Government, in keeping with the proposed electronic surveillance system to help reduce traffic violations. According to Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague, Cabinet has passed the framework and approximately 490 traffic cameras have been installed across Kingston, 80 in Ocho Rios, 120 in Montego Bay, 38 in...
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Transport

Advanced Video Enforcement Technology to Improve Road Safety

Cabinet has given approval for a framework to engage the private sector in partnership for the implementation of a programme of advanced video enforcement technology, to improve road safety through changed driver behaviour. This is contained in a Minister Paper tabled in the House of Representatives recently. The document notes that among the key elements is the use of video...
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General Manager, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Caribbean Country Department and Country Representative for Jamaica, Therese Turner Jones, speaking at the inaugural Caribbean Road Safety Workshop held at the IDB’s offices on Montrose Road, St. Andrew, on Thursday (August 8).
Transport

Jamaicans Urged to Call Out Reckless Drivers

Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Country Representative for Jamaica, Therese Turner Jones, is calling for Jamaicans to take a stand against irresponsible road use. She said that reckless driving should not be the norm, and Jamaicans should “call it out when they see it and not turn a blind eye.” “People ought to use their seat belts. Children need to be...
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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Transport and Mining, Dr. Alwin Hales (centre), speaking to Convener, United Nations Secretary General’s Special Envoy for Road Safety, Jean Todt (left), and General Manager, Caribbean Country Department and Country Representative for Jamaica, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Therese Turner-Jones. Occasion was the inaugural Caribbean Road Safety Workshop in Jamaica held at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) in St. Andrew on Thursday (August 8).
Transport

Transport Ministry Targets Electronic Enforcement of Traffic Laws

The Ministry of Transport and Mining is looking to make greater use of technology in enforcing the road rules and improving road safety. Permanent Secretary, Dr. Alwin Hales, said that the Ministry recently submitted a framework to Cabinet for the electronic enforcement of the traffic laws. He said the use of technology will significantly reduce the burden placed on members...
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Fishing boats, such as these, are not to be used to transport passengers.
Transport

Maritime Authority Calls on Boat Captains to Ensure Safety of Holidaymakers

The Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ) is calling on boat captains and sea-going holidaymakers to be vigilant in ensuring safety, particularly this holiday season. In an interview with JIS News, Director of Safety, Environment and Certification at the MAJ, Captain Stephen Spence, said it is important for persons to be aware of procedures before taking vessels out to sea. “We...
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