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Transport Authority Western Regional Manager, Ralston Smith (4th right), symbolically opens the door to the agency’s new office at Dunbar Mall in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, on February 9, signalling the start of operations in that location. Among those sharing in the occasion are: Transport Authority Acting General Manager of Human Resource and Administration, Petra-Kene Williams (4th left); and General Manager of Operations, Colonel Audley Carter (5th left), as well as other staff and parish stakeholders
Transport Authority Western Regional Manager, Ralston Smith (4th right), symbolically opens the door to the agency’s new office at Dunbar Mall in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, on February 9, signalling the start of operations in that location. Among those sharing in the occasion are: Transport Authority Acting General Manager of Human Resource and Administration, Petra-Kene Williams (4th left); and General Manager of Operations, Colonel Audley Carter (5th left), as well as other staff and parish stakeholders

Transport Authority Opens Branch in Westmoreland

The Transport Authority (TA) now has an office in the parish of Westmoreland. The agency had a soft opening of the facility, situated at Dunbar Plaza in Savanna-la-Mar from where it has started serving public passenger and commercial vehicle operators...
A reconditioned passenger train embarks on the journey from May Pen to Linstead on April 16, 2011. (FILE)
A reconditioned passenger train embarks on the journey from May Pen to Linstead on April 16, 2011. (FILE)

Rehabilitation of National Railway Network
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Mike Henry, displays a document for the development of the Vernamfield aerotropolis during a meeting with members of the diplomatic corps at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Wednesday (February 8).
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Mike Henry, displays a document for the development of the Vernamfield aerotropolis during a meeting with members of the diplomatic corps at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Wednesday (February 8).

Transport Sector Provides Opportunities for Investment – Minister Henry
Transport and Mining Minister, Hon. Mike Henry (left), greets Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI) students who attended Friday’s (February 3) ground-breaking ceremony for the construction of the new Island Traffic Authority (ITA) office in May Pen, Clarendon.
Transport and Mining Minister, Hon. Mike Henry (left), greets Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI) students who attended Friday’s (February 3) ground-breaking ceremony for the construction of the new Island Traffic Authority (ITA) office in May Pen, Clarendon.

New ITA Administrative Office in May Pen
A section of the North-South link of Highway 2000
A section of the North-South link of Highway 2000

Work to Correct Land Slippage on North-South Highway to be Completed February

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Road from Harbour View to Port Antonio to be Widened

The roadway from Harbour View in Kingston to Port Antonio in Portland will be widened and improved this year, under the Southern Coastal Highway Improvement programme. This was announced by Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, while delivering his 2017-18 Throne Speech in Parliament on February 9. The Governor-General noted that the project, which is being undertaken...
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Systems Development Manager in the Ministry Systems Development Manager in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Edson Williams (left), demonstrates the Island Traffic Authority’s Vehicle Management System to Transport and Mining Minister, Hon. Mike Henry, at the Ministry on Maxfield Avenue, in Kingston on January 11. Standing (from left) are Managing Director of the ITA, Ludlow Powell and Deputy Superintendent of Police, John Wright. of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Edson Williams (left), demonstrates the Island Traffic Authority’s Vehicle Management System to Transport and Mining Minister, Hon. Mike Henry, at the Ministry on Maxfield Avenue, in Kingston on January 11. Standing (from left) are Managing Director of the ITA, Ludlow Powell and Deputy Superintendent of Police, John Wright.
Transport

Two New ITA Offices to be Built in May Pen and Savanna-La-Mar

Two new Island Traffic Authority (ITA) offices are to be built in May Pen, Clarendon and Savanna-la Mar, Westmoreland in short order. Transport and Mining Minister, Hon. Mike Henry, also indicated that improvements and upgrades are to be made to existing ITA facilities across the island. “I am meeting with the Island Traffic Authority at the management level, on the...
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Air Traffic Controllers on duty at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston
Transport

Air Traffic Control Boosted

Jamaica’s air navigation service (ANS) delivery has been significantly boosted with the construction of $1.9 billion (C$20 million) state-of-the-art air traffic control towers at the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) in Kingston and Sangster International Airport (SIA) in Montego Bay. The 131-foot structure at NMIA, which was commissioned into service by the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA) in November, replaces...
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Jamaica Customs Agency Clarifies Clearance Procedures for Containers

For many Jamaicans with relatives overseas, receiving a barrel with gifts is a common occurrence. Though barrels are shipped to the island throughout the year, Jamaicans at home and abroad look forward to sending and receiving barrels at Christmas, which is the busiest period for the Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA). Customs Manager for the JCA’s Operations Department, Alicia Christian-Scott, told...
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Minister of Labour and Social Security Lester Michael Henry, CD, MP
Transport

Transport Minister Urges Drivers to Exercise Caution

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Lester Mike Henry, is calling on Jamaicans to exercise caution on the roads during the Yuletide season. In his Christmas message, Mr. Henry lamented the fact that the 362 persons who have already been killed in road crashes far exceed the target, “despite our best efforts to keep the figure below 300”. “The statistics...
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Transport

Business as Usual at Norman Manley International Airport

The Management at the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) is assuring the public that the airport is open for business, following a freak accident on Sunday (December 18). Senior Director, Commercial Planning and Development for the Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ)/NMIA, Alfred McDonald, told JIS News that operations at the airport were not affected by the incident, which took place...
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Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Mike Henry (second left), addresses the ceremony for the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) regarding the resuscitation of cargo and passenger rail service in Jamaica, at the Ministry’s Maxfield Avenue offices in Kingston, on December 9. Others (from left) are President of Herzog International Inc, Dr. Sean Matthew; Chairman, Jamaica Railway Corporation (JRC), Ferris Ziadie; and General Manager, JRC, Fitzroy Williams.
Transport

US$250 Million to Revive Rail Service

A sum of US$250 million will be invested in the resuscitation of the country’s cargo and passenger rail service by the Government and several investors, including United States (US) company Herzog International. The project will be undertaken in segments. Phase one will see the development of the Montego Bay to Appleton leg. This is slated to get under way before...
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