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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

The Government and private sector stakeholders are collaborating to determine the extent of assistance to be provided to fire victims in Hopeful Village, Arnett Gardens in South St. Andrew. The incident, which occurred last week Friday (March 6), claimed the...

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).

JEEP Projects Being Implemented in Clarendon

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).

No More Dust Nuisance at Mineral Heights Primary

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.

JSIF Urges Full Participation in Integrated Community Development Project

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.

Roads Rehabilitated in North West Clarendon

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.

11 years ago 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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$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...

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.

11 years ago 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,...

Minister with responsibility for Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy (seated second right), interacts with students of Mona Heights Primary during the launch of a road safety campaign at the Transport Centre in Kingston, today (February 17). Others (from left) are: Executive Director, National Road Safety Council, Paula Fletcher; Senior Superintendent of Police, Fitz Bailey; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Audrey Sewell; and Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson.

11 years ago Works / Construction

Safety Audit to be Done on All New Road Projects

A safety audit will be conducted on all new road projects to be undertaken in the island. Speaking at the launch of a road safety campaign at the Transport Centre in Kingston, today (February 17), Minister with responsibility for Housing in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy, said the outcome from the audit will be...

Major Projects Manager at the NWA, Horace Cotterell, speaking at a town hall meeting in Negril recently.

11 years ago Works / Construction

NWA Begins Phase two Work in Negril

The National Works Agency (NWA) has started phase two construction of an eight-kilometre shared pathway for bicycle and pedestrian traffic along the Norman Manley Boulevard in Negril. Work commenced January 19 on the 2.5-kilometre stretch from the Grand Pineapple Hotel to the Couples Hotel, and is slated for completion on July 20. The contract has been awarded to Shercon Construction...

Minister Without Portfolio in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Dr Morais Guy (2nd right), getting acquainted with a map of the Hatfield area, during his tour of informal settlements in Central Westmoreland on January 15 and 16. Others (from left) are: Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing Regional Manager in Savanna-la-mar, Sherene Newman; Member of Parliament for Central Westmoreland, Dwayne Vaz; Director of Lands in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Vincent Haldane; and Sales Collection Officer, Everton Lynch.

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Informal Settlements in Westmoreland to be Regularised

Persons living in informal housing settlements in Westmoreland are to be presented with land titles soon, under the Government’s comprehensive national titling programme, which was launched in 2012. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy, toured 12 homesteads in Central Westmoreland between January 15 and 16, to get first hand knowledge of...

Leader of the Opposition, The Most Honourable
Portia Simpson Miller, O.N., M.P.

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Prime Minister Hands Over 40 Land Titles to Clarendon Residents

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller handed over 40 land titles to residents from several communities in Clarendon during a Certificates of Title Handing Over Ceremony held at the Havannah Heights Community Centre in May Pen on December 17. The presentation of land titles was organized by the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing and is part of the Government’s ongoing...