Effective this Sunday, November 24, 2013 some motorists will be restricted when using the Mount Rosser main road in St. Catherine. The restrictions will be implemented by the NWA in order to facilitate the resurfacing of sections of the corridor. Manager of Communication and Customer Services at the NWA, Stephen Shaw says that works to be undertaken forms part of...

The National Works Agency (NWA) has selected 34 corridors in Kingston and St. Andrew to carry out Hot Mix patching. Patching began on Thursday, November 14, 2013 and is expected to be completed within two months. In Kingston eight corridors are being addressed, where approximately 2,150 square metres of patching is being undertaken. Included in the roads being addressed are...

Work is far advanced to complete rehabilitation of the Lethe roadway in Eastern Hanover, at a cost of $9 million. The project, which is scheduled for completion by the end of November, entails the patching and rehabilitation of sections of the one kilometre roadway and significant drainage improvement. The project is being funded by the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) and...

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) has announced that the planned discontinuation of the bus transfer system will be delayed by one week, to Sunday, November 17. The company had previously announced that the transfer system would be discontinued on Sunday, November 10. According to the company, the extension will allow commuters who will be affected to familiarize themselves with...

The Government could benefit from British expertise and financing in its development of Jamaica’s multi-billion dollar Global Logistics Hub Initiative. Britain’s Minister with responsibility for the Caribbean, Hon. Mark Simmonds, who is on a two-day visit to Jamaica, told journalists in Kingston on November 6, that his country has “significant expertise” in the “construction, ongoing management, as well as the...

President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ), Professor Gordon Shirley, on November 1, engaged several stakeholders at the Jamaica Conference Centre with a presentation and discussion surrounding the proposed development of the Goat Islands. The proposal made by the China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) is for the establishment of a transshipment port and an...

Rousing speeches and soothing entertainment filled the air as some of the country’s most influential individuals bade farewell to retiring Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ), Noel ‘Tony’ Hylton, at a reception held at the Terra Nova Hotel in Kingston on Thursday, October 31. Being the head of the nation’s port facilities...

Chairman of the Board of the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA), Hon. B. St. Michael Hylton, has announced the appointment of Leroy Lindsay as Director General of the JCAA. Mr. Lindsay’s appointment takes effect November 1. Mr. Lindsay has a wealth of experience in the aviation industry, having worked with the Royal Air Force in the United Kingdom in Air...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has praised the contribution of retired Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ), Hon. Noel Hylton, to port development and the transformation of the island’s shipping industry. “Long before there was such an emphasis on the importance of logistics and logistic hub, Noel Hylton recognised the pivotal...