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 will be actively pursuing the integrated multi-modal transport system, to help drive the economic development of Jamaica. Speaking with JIS News, Minister Henry said this will involve restructuring and strengthening the current transportation network, incorporating rail, road, sea and air transport used for public and commercial purposes into one synergistic...

The Realtors Association of Jamaica (RAJ), as part of its 50th anniversary, hosted 65 Realtors from the Texas Association of Realtors in the United States on a tour of prime residential and commercial properties in and around Montego Bay, in St. James, this week. The realtors, who were passengers on board the Jewel of the Sea,  which docked at Montego...

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...

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) is slated to expand the provision of free internet access, currently offered to commuters travelling on some of the state entity’s buses, by the start of the 2016/17 academic year in September. This was disclosed by Managing Director, Colin Campbell, during Friday’s (February 12) launch of the company’s Wi-Fi Systems Pilot Project at the...

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...

Work is to commence next week on the construction of a new bridge in the community of Rencombe in St. Catherine. The Government, today (Feb. 11), signed a $35 million contract with China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) to undertake the works under the Major Infrastructure Development Programme (MIDP). The four-month project will involve installation of a pre-fabricated steel structure, which...