Cabinet has given approval for the Government to enter into a contract with China Harbour Engineering Company Limited (CHEC) to undertake the Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project, following a change in the specifications. The announcement was made by Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, during Wednesday’s (October 26) post-Cabinet media briefing at Jamaica House. Senator Reid...

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) has resumed service on a phased basis in the Kingston Metropolitan Transport Region (KMTR), following the threat of Hurricane Matthew. The company resumed operations at 5:00 a.m. today (October 4) and steadily increased the number of buses dispatched in the Corporate Area from 100 at 6:00 a.m. to 157 at 8:00 a.m. Deputy Managing...

PRESS RELEASE- This serves to advise that NMIA Airports Limited (NMIAL), operators of the Norman Manley International Airport, continues to monitor the movement of Hurricane Matthew. Based on the latest information available regarding the projected path of the hurricane, the decision has been made to reopen the airport for full operations at 12:00 noon today. Airlines are now making arrangements...

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) has acquired 35 new buses, bringing its fleet of vehicles to just over 500. The Chinese-made buses, procured at a cost of $500 million, were officially handed over on Saturday (September 24) at the JUTC Training Depot on Lyndhurst Road in Kingston. Additionally, four buses, which were refurbished by the JUTC’s Engineering Department, were...

Chinese company Jiuquan Iron and Steel Company (JISCO) has committed to putting measures in place to ensure the sustainability of operations at Alpart, which it purchased earlier this year. Chairman of JISCO, China’s fifth largest aluminium provider, Chen Chunming, said the company will make every effort to modernise the St. Elizabeth-based plant in order to have it operational long-term. He...

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Mike Henry, is encouraging the public to provide feedback on the new Road Traffic Act now before Parliament. “Go on the website and tell me what is wrong, what is right, what must be added or subtracted,” he urged. Noting that he is prepared to articulate this feedback when the Bill is debated in...

The Government is to undertake plans to improve sections of the corridor leading from the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) into New Kingston as a means to make the city more attractive to tourists. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, made the disclosure at the grand opening of the Caribbean Cement Company Limited Sports Club and Wellness Centre, at...