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Jamaican Andrew Chong (5th from left) along with the other recipients of the China Communication Construction Company’s (CCCC) Excellent Foreign Youth Employee Award for 2013-2015 display their award. Occasion was an awards ceremony that was held in Beijing, China in late January.
Jamaican Andrew Chong (5th from left) along with the other recipients of the China Communication Construction Company’s (CCCC) Excellent Foreign Youth Employee Award for 2013-2015 display their award. Occasion was an awards ceremony that was held in Beijing, China in late January.

Jamaican Receives CCCC’S Youth Employee Award

Jamaican engineer, Andrew Chong is still basking in the engineering wonders seen on his recent visit to China. Mr. Chong, who was one of 10 persons chosen for the China Communication Construction Company’s (CCCC) Excellent Foreign Youth Employee Award for...
Members of the Texas Association of Realtors (TAR), who were hosted by the Realtors Association of Jamaica (RAJ) at the Montego Bay Yacht Club on February 24.
Members of the Texas Association of Realtors (TAR), who were hosted by the Realtors Association of Jamaica (RAJ) at the Montego Bay Yacht Club on February 24.

RAJ Hosts Realtors from Texas
Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Minister, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (left, seated); and Transport, Works and Housing Minister, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies (right, seated), peruse their mobile devices after accessing the Jamaica Urban Transit Company
Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Minister, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (left, seated); and Transport, Works and Housing Minister, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies (right, seated), peruse their mobile devices after accessing the Jamaica Urban Transit Company's (JUTC) Wi-Fi Internet service on one of the state entity's buses, during Friday's (February 12) launch of the Wi-Fi Systems Pilot Project, at the Half Way Tree Transport Centre in St. Andrew. Looking on, from left, are: Manager, Information Technology, JUTC, Brian Tulloch; Chief Executive Officer, Universal Service Fund (USF), Hugh Cross; and JUTC Managing Director, Colin Campbell.

Jamaica Urban Transit Company Launches Public Internet Service
Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Dr. Omar Davies (left), addresses the contract signing ceremony for the construction of a $35 million bridge in Rencombe, St. Catherine, at his Maxfield Avenue offices in St. Andrew on February 11. Looking on are Minister with responsibility for Sports, and Member of Parliament for North Central St. Catherine, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley (centre); and China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) Engineer/Business Manager, Rui Wang.
Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Dr. Omar Davies (left), addresses the contract signing ceremony for the construction of a $35 million bridge in Rencombe, St. Catherine, at his Maxfield Avenue offices in St. Andrew on February 11. Looking on are Minister with responsibility for Sports, and Member of Parliament for North Central St. Catherine, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley (centre); and China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) Engineer/Business Manager, Rui Wang.

Rencombe to get $35 Million Bridge
Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies (right), engages in conversation with Chinese Ambassador to Jamaica, Niu Qingbao, during the signing ceremony for a US$20.5 million contract for the rehabilitation and widening of the Marcus Garvey Drive roadway. The signing ceremony was held on February 4, at the Ministry’s head office in Kingston.
Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies (right), engages in conversation with Chinese Ambassador to Jamaica, Niu Qingbao, during the signing ceremony for a US$20.5 million contract for the rehabilitation and widening of the Marcus Garvey Drive roadway. The signing ceremony was held on February 4, at the Ministry’s head office in Kingston.

Gov’t Signs US$20.5 Million Contract to Widen Marcus Garvey Drive

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Government Is Spending J$4.92B To Modernize Jamaica’s Air Navigation System

Minister of Transport Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon Omar Davies, says the government will be spending approximately 4.92 Billion Jamaican Dollars to revolutionize the local aviation landscape. The project which is being undertaken by the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA), will incorporate State of the Art Communications, Navigation and Surveillance (CNS) infrastructure and technologies and should be completed within...
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Forum Bridge to be Re-opened Ahead of Schedule

Effective tomorrow, Saturday, February 12, 2016, the Forum Bridge in Portmore, St. Catherine will be reopened. The bridge which was closed in November 2015 in order to facilitate structural repairs is being re-opened a week ahead of schedule. The Forum Bridge is located along Port Henderson Road, which is also referred to as “Back Road”. The road has been opened...
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Works Ministry Allocates $100 Million to Eradicate Mosquito Breeding Sites

Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies, has announced that the Ministry, through the Road Maintenance Fund, has approved an allocation of an additional $100 million to the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP) Secretariat, for the eradication of mosquito breeding sites. This amount is in addition to $200 million already allocated to JEEP by the Ministry...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (centre), listens to Managing Director of the National Road Operating and Constructing Company (NROCC), Ivan Anderson (left), during a tour of the Angels to Linstead leg of the North South Highway on February 4. At right is Chinese Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Niu Qingbao. . The road will be officially opened to the public on February 8.
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PM Says New Opportunities Will Come with Opening of Angels to Linstead Highway

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, says new opportunities for economic growth and job creation will result from the opening of the Angels to Linstead leg of the North South Highway. The opportunities are to be provided through the “rapid expansion” in the hotel and tourist industry, which will be spurred on by “this new mega infrastructural” development,...
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Transport, Works and Housing Minister, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies, emphasizes a point while addressing Wednesday’s (February 3) official opening of the new Linstead Transportation Centre, in St. Catherine.
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Colour Coding Of Taxis to Be Completed by March 31

The Transport Authority (TA) is slated to complete the colour coding of taxicabs, currently being carried out islandwide, by March 31. On completion, over 15,000 hackney carriages and route taxis will bear the designated colour and logo inscriptions, making them easily identifiable by the commuting public. Hackney carriages will bear a yellow and black checker strip running on the side...
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Transportation Centre Opens in Linstead

The town of Linstead, in St. Catherine, now has its first ever transportation centre, construction of which was spearheaded by the Transport Authority (TA), at a cost of $38.2 million. The facility, which was officially opened by Transport, Works and Housing Minister, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies, on February 3, will accommodate the 292 route taxis and 110 rural buses...
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Project Director of the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP), Carolyn Gardner, addresses the opening of the Ralph Anglin Community Centre in Belvedere, Westmoreland, on Sunday, January 31. The construction of the community was funded by JEEP at a cost of $10 million.
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JEEP Spends $10.45 Billion on Projects, Employs 61,000 People

Since the establishment of the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP) in 2012, some $10.45 billion has been spent on projects islandwide, providing employment for more than 61,000 people. This was announced by Project Director for JEEP, Carolyn Gardner, at the opening of the JEEP funded Ralph Anglin Community Centre, in Belvedere, Westmoreland,  on  January 31. She said that JEEP has...
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