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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (second right) oversees the signing for the privatisation of the Kingston Container Terminal (KCT), during a ceremony at Jamaica House, today (April 7). Those signing (from left) are: President, Terminal Link and Executive Officer, CMA CGM, Farid Salem; Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies; and President and Chief Executive Officer, Port Authority of Jamaica, Professor Gordon Shirley. Standing (from left) are: Vice President, Terminal Link, Laurent Martens; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Audrey Sewell; Minister of State in the Ministry, Hon. Richard Azan; Minister with responsibility for Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy; and Counsel, Mayer Brown LLP, Jeremy Cannon.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (second right) oversees the signing for the privatisation of the Kingston Container Terminal (KCT), during a ceremony at Jamaica House, today (April 7). Those signing (from left) are: President, Terminal Link and Executive Officer, CMA CGM, Farid Salem; Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies; and President and Chief Executive Officer, Port Authority of Jamaica, Professor Gordon Shirley. Standing (from left) are: Vice President, Terminal Link, Laurent Martens; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Audrey Sewell; Minister of State in the Ministry, Hon. Richard Azan; Minister with responsibility for Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy; and Counsel, Mayer Brown LLP, Jeremy Cannon.

US$510 Million Privatisation Agreement Signed For KCT

The Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ) has inked a US$510 million deal with French-owned company Terminal Link/CMA CGM Consortium, for the privatisation of the Kingston Container Terminal (KCT). The 30-year concession agreement was signed at Jamaica House, today (April 7),...
Minister of Transport Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies, speaks in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (April 7).
Minister of Transport Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies, speaks in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (April 7).

Measures in Place to Retain Skilled Port Workers
State Minister for Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Richard Azan (centre), makes a point during a tour of the Government’s $10.4 million sidewalk rehabilitation project along Golding Avenue in Papine yesterday (March 30). Others (from left) are: Member of Parliament for Eastern St. Andrew, Andre Hylton; Project Manager, National Works Agency (NWA) Sherwin Dennis; Councillor for the Papine Division, Venesha Phillips; Town Clerk at the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC), Robert Hill; and Deputy Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Andrew Swaby.
State Minister for Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Richard Azan (centre), makes a point during a tour of the Government’s $10.4 million sidewalk rehabilitation project along Golding Avenue in Papine yesterday (March 30). Others (from left) are: Member of Parliament for Eastern St. Andrew, Andre Hylton; Project Manager, National Works Agency (NWA) Sherwin Dennis; Councillor for the Papine Division, Venesha Phillips; Town Clerk at the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC), Robert Hill; and Deputy Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Andrew Swaby.

Repairs to Golding Avenue Sidewalk to Be Completed Next Week
Transport, Works and Housing Minister, Hon. Dr. Omar Davies (left), conversing with Managing Director-designate, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney, during the launch of the Integrated Community Development Project (ICDP), on March 12, in Rose Town, South Andrew, for which the Minister is also the Member of Parliament. The ICDP is being undertaken by the Government in 18 communities islandwide, at a cost of $4.8 billion (US$42 million), with funding provided by the World Bank. Implementation is being carried out by JSIF.
Transport, Works and Housing Minister, Hon. Dr. Omar Davies (left), conversing with Managing Director-designate, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney, during the launch of the Integrated Community Development Project (ICDP), on March 12, in Rose Town, South Andrew, for which the Minister is also the Member of Parliament. The ICDP is being undertaken by the Government in 18 communities islandwide, at a cost of $4.8 billion (US$42 million), with funding provided by the World Bank. Implementation is being carried out by JSIF.

Rose Town to Benefit From US$42M Integrated Community Development Project
Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies (right, foreground), listens to a point from Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Steve McGregor (left, foreground). The Minister, who is also Member of Parliament for South St. Andrew, was visiting fire victims in Hopeful Village, Arnett Gardens on March 13. The fire, which occurred on March 6, claimed the lives of three children. The Government and private sector stakeholders are collaborating to determine the extent of assistance to be provided to the fire victims
Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies (right, foreground), listens to a point from Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Steve McGregor (left, foreground). The Minister, who is also Member of Parliament for South St. Andrew, was visiting fire victims in Hopeful Village, Arnett Gardens on March 13. The fire, which occurred on March 6, claimed the lives of three children. The Government and private sector stakeholders are collaborating to determine the extent of assistance to be provided to the fire victims

Hopeful Village Fire Victims to Get Assistance

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State Minister for Transport, Works, and Housing, Hon. Richard Azan (left), points to work carried out on a section of the Lionel Town post office in South East Clarendon, under the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP), which he highlighted to Member of Parliament, Rudyard Spencer (right), and JEEP’s Project Manager, Rose Maitland, during a tour of the facility on Friday (February 27).
Works / Construction

JEEP Projects Being Implemented in Clarendon

State Minister for Transport, Works, and Housing, Hon. Richard Azan, has expressed satisfaction with work carried out, thus far, on three community facilities in Clarendon under the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP), at a cost of just over $23 million. He indicated this while speaking with journalists at the Lionel Town post office in South East Clarendon, following a tour...
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Students of the Mineral Heights Primary School in Clarendon perform a cultural item on the newly asphalted grounds of the school, which was undertaken through the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP).
TransportWorks / Construction

No More Dust Nuisance at Mineral Heights Primary

The dust nuisance at Mineral Heights Primary School in Clarendon is now a thing of the past, following the paving of the school grounds at a cost of $5.1 million. The initiative, carried out under the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP), addressed the problem that had been affecting the health of teachers and students alike. In an interview with JIS...
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Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, and Member of Parliament for South St Andrew, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies (right), greets veteran broadcaster and lecturer, Fae Ellington (2nd right), at the launch of the Integrated Community Development Project (ICDP) in , Rema, St. Andrew on February 24. Also pictured (from left) are: Sergeant Sarah Webster; and Inspector Rohan Ritchie, of the Trench Town Police Station. The $42 million project is being implemented by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) through a loan from the World Bank. It is expected to benefit over 80,000 residents in 18 communities across six parishes.
Works / Construction

JSIF Urges Full Participation in Integrated Community Development Project

Residents of Rema in South St. Andrew are being urged to participate in activities under the Integrated Community Development Project (ICDP), which will be implemented in the community. General Manager for Project Management at the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Loy Malcolm, said it is only through full involvement at every stage of the process, that the residents will truly...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Richard Azan (foreground), cuts the ribbon to officially open the Gravel Lane road, in North West Clarendon, on February 25. Others are: Mayor of May Pen, Councillor Scean Barnswell (3rd left); Councillor for the Thompson Town Division, Kevin Shirley (right); Pastor of the Peckham New Testament Church of God, Samantha Nicholson (2nd left), and residents from the area.
CommunityWorks / Construction

Roads Rehabilitated in North West Clarendon

Residents in the communities of Gravel Lane and Wisbeach in North West Clarendon, now have access to improved roadways, done under the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP) at a cost of $13.5 million. Several residents of both communities have expressed delight at the rehabilitated roads, noting that production of agricultural produce will now move with ease out of the communities....
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy (2nd right), shares in conversation with (from left): Lecturer in Urban and Regional Planning and Land Resource Management at the University of Technology (UTech), Dr. Earl Bailey (left); Mayor of May Pen and Chairman of the Clarendon Parish Council, Scean Barnswell; Deputy Resident Representative for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Dr. Elsie Laurence-Chounoune; and United Nations Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative, Arun Kashyap. Occasion was the launch of phase two of the Participatory Slum Upgrading Programme (PSUP) on Friday (Feb. 20), at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston.
Works / Construction

Phase Two of Slum Upgrading Programme Launched

The Government will continue work to develop the housing and social infrastructure in urban centres across the island under the Participatory Slum Upgrading Programme (PSUP). Phase two of the initiative was officially launched on Friday (Feb. 20), during a function held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston. Being implemented by the United Nations Human Settlement Programme (UN Habitat,...
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TransportWorks / Construction

$280 Million Being Spent To Repair Roads in West Rural St. Andrew

The Government is spending $280 million to repair roads in sections of West Rural St. Andrew, under the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP). This was disclosed by State Minister for Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Richard Azan, following a tour of National Works Agency (NWA) projects in the area on February 16. Mr. Azan, who was accompanied by representatives from...
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Former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. PJ Patterson (right), is in light conversation with Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies (centre), and his wife, Dr. Rose Davies. Occasion was a recent function to honour Dr. Davies for his 21 years as Member of Parliament for South St. Andrew, held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston.
Works / Construction

Dr. Davies Hailed for Strengthening Financial System

Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies has been hailed for strengthening regulation of the financial sector and improving the Jamaica’s economic competitiveness. Former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. P.J. Patterson said Dr. Davies brought stability to the country’s financial system by strengthening and restructuring the banking and insurance industries. “The regulation of the financial sector, protecting customers, who needed financial services,...
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