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JUTC Resumes Service on Phased Basis

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...

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Norman Manley Airport Reopens at Midday Today

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Michael Henry (centre), looks at something being pointed out by Managing Director of the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), Paul Abrahams (left) and JUTC Chairman, Gregory Mair. The occasion was a ceremony for the official handover of 35 new Golden Dragon buses on September 24 at the JUTC Training Depot on Lyndhurst Road in Kingston.

JUTC Acquires 35 New Buses

In this file photo, Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Mike Henry, shakes hands with Chairman of the China Development Bank (CDB), Dr. Hu Huaibang, following a signing ceremony for a framework cooperation agreement between the Government of Jamaica, CDB and the Jiuquan Iron and Steel Company.

JISCO Pledges to Ensure Sustainability of Alpart

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Mike Henry (second right), and (from left) Director of the Road Safety Unit in the Ministry, Kenute Hare; Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Stephen Wedderburn; and Executive Director of the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), Yvonne Hall, examine a poster for a road traffic safety standard, JS ISO 39001, which was launched at the agency’s offices on Winchester Road in Kingston, on September 21

Jamaicans Encouraged to Provide Feedback on New Traffic Act

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right) is being led on a tour of the Caribbean Cement Company Limited Sports and Wellness Centre by the company’s General Manager, Alejandro Vares, at the facility’s official opening, at Harbour Head in Rockfort, on September 8.

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Gov’t to Improve Sections of Corridor Leading from NMIA

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...

Director, Port Community System (PCS) Operator, Port Authority of Jamaica, Dwain Powell (centre), is in light discussion with Lions Club District Governor, Errol Lee (left) and President, Lions Club of Kingston, Paul Robinson (right). The occasion was the monthly meeting of the Lions Club of Kingston held on September 7 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, New Kingston.

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Port Community System to Speed up Trans-Shipment Processes

Persons who do business at the ports can expect faster turnaround time for trans-shipment procedures through implementation of the Port Community System (PCS), now under way. Director of the PCS Operator, Dwain Powell, said completion of trans-shipment activity should be reduced to approximately 75 minutes. “Our feasibility studies have also shown that with the paper-based system, shipping agents will utilise,...

Attorney General and Member of Parliament for West Central St. James, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte.

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MP Welcomes Move to Develop Ports in Mobay

Attorney General, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte, has welcomed the development of a Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) facility at the Montego Bay shipping port, and the move by the Government to convert the shipping terminal into a regional multipurpose port. Speaking in an interview with JIS News, Mrs. Malahoo Forte, who is also Member of Parliament for West Central St. James,...

Articulated buses that have been procured by the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) to bolster its fleet this year. The buses were taken off the wharf yesterday (August 20). The JUTC plans to roll out an additional 144 buses by the end of the year.

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JUTC Urges Students to Update Profiles

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) is urging students turning 12 years old to update their Smarter Card profiles, to continue benefiting from concessionary fare rates before the August 28 deadline. Those children who are under age 11 already pay a reduced bus fare of $30, while the elderly and the disabled are charged $40 when they commute on JUTC...

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Road Safety Unit to Prepare Scientific Reports on Dyke and Greenvale Roads

The Road Safety Unit in the Ministry of Transport and Mining is collecting data for the preparation of scientific reports on the Dyke Road in St. Catherine, and the Greenvale Road in Manchester, where several fatal crashes have taken place recently. The data-gathering process got under way on Friday (Aug. 12). Director of the Unit, Canute Hare, says that when...

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Jamaica Customs to Seek Approval for Reopening of Queen’s Warehouse

The Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) will be seeking approval from the Public Health Department for the reopening of the Queens Warehouse following feedback from the Jamaica Fire Brigade. The facility, located on Spanish Town Road, was closed in November of last year due to the possible release of hazardous fumes. Director of Marine Warehouses at JCA, Joycelyn Payne, said the...

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