The Government is taking steps to conclude negotiations for the privatization of the Kingston Container Terminal (KCT) by the end of September, 2014. This was disclosed by Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies, during the sitting of the House of Representatives on February 25. Dr. Davies informed that three large Global Terminal Operators have been...

The Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies, says the Ministry has been ensuring that environmental groups, residents and other stakeholders, are kept informed regarding the proposed development of the Portland Bight/Goat Islands area. “There have been several town hall meetings with constituents in the Old Harbour area as well as meetings with major stakeholders including...

One hundred and fifty six residents in Seaview and Arnett Gardens are to receive their land titles on February 26 and 27. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, with responsibility for Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy, will hand over 70 titles in Seaview Gardens (Phase 2) on February 26, while 86 residents of Arnett Gardens...

Three of the four new juvenile detention centres being constructed by the National Works Agency (NWA) are set for completion in March, while the tendering process had to be redone for the Nain facility in St. Elizabeth. The facilities where work is currently taking place are Bridgeport, St. Catherine; Barrett Town, St. James; and Moneague, St. Ann. Construction is being...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, says that section two of the North to South link of Highway 2000 will be completed by June this year. The highway segment, on which work is underway, will connect Linstead in St. Catherine to Moneague in St. Ann. The US$610-million road infrastructure project, which is being executed under a public-private partnership (PPP)...

‘Recycle Now Jamaica’, the newly launched national recycling initiative, is getting widespread backing from government, the private sector and environmentalists, who are looking at the immediate and long term benefits of the project. Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, has publicly expressed his commitment to the success of the project which will recycle Polyethylene Terephthalate...

The Government is undertaking improvements at the Island Traffic Authority (ITA) Examination Depots to boost efficiency, improve service to the public, and enhance working conditions for staff. In addition to upgrading office plants, the improvements include streamlining operating procedures, training of personnel, providing technology, and improving security of the facilities. “Already, we have taken on board a new Audit and...

More than $200 million will be spent over the next three years on a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottle recycling project called ‘Recycle Now Jamaica’, which is expected to create jobs for hundreds of Jamaicans. A new national initiative, it is being undertaken through a public-private partnership, with the Government, through the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP), pumping $50 million per...

Forty residents of Donaldson in Eastern St. Thomas have received land titles for serviced lots in the community, from the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing. The recipients were presented with the documents, which formalize their holdings, during a ceremony at the Hampton Court community centre in St. Thomas, on Friday (February 7). The lots, which are adjacent to communities...