Transport and Mining Minister, Hon. Mike Henry, has ordered a management audit of the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC). He made the disclosure during Wednesday’s (May 4) sitting of the Standing Finance Committee of Parliament at Gordon House, which is reviewing the 2016/17 Estimates of Expenditure. He said the audit is to analyse the actual cost of the State entity’s...

The Government is to spend $1.3 billion this fiscal year to increase its fleet of Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) buses. The money has been provided in the 2016/17 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. A sum of $500 million of the allocation will be used to complete the acquisition of 35 Chinese buses by the JUTC...

The Government is to design and implement a national transport repository with an allocation of $666 million in the 2016/17 Estimates of Expenditure. This Trifold National Repository will comprise the Transport Statistics Database; Transport Research Databank; and the Geographic Information System (GIS) Database. For the 2016/17 period under the project, it is anticipated that a joint interface will be developed...

Permanent Secretary in the Transport and Mining Ministry, Dr. Alwin Hales,  says the Neglected Development Minerals sector has the potential to create jobs and boost the livelihoods of residents of local communities across the island. He noted that the industry is a major contributor to economic growth in several small island states around the world. “We need to recognise the...

The Ministry of Transport and Mining will spearhead work on several of the Government’s priority projects during the 2016/17 parliamentary year. Notable among these are: the privatisation of the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston; passage of the new Road Traffic and Road Safety Acts; establishment of a National Minerals Institute; and finalising development of the proposed National Minerals Policy....

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Mike Henry, said negotiations are ongoing for a reduction in the toll rates for the North-South leg of Highway 2000. Speaking at a press briefing on Thursday (May 7), at the Office of the Prime Minister, Minister Henry informed that Cabinet has met for discussions on the issue and the Government will be seeking...

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Mike Henry, says he is exploring a public-private partnership for the rehabilitation of the railway service. In an interview with JIS News, Minister Henry said that Jamaica, in adopting a modern day integrated multi-modal transport  system, of which the railway is a key component, would be embracing the reality of the changing and fast...