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Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies, making his presentation in the 2014/15 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 14. Seated at right is Minister of State in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Richard Azan.
Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies, making his presentation in the 2014/15 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 14. Seated at right is Minister of State in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Richard Azan.

Deadline for KCT Privatisation Bids Extended

By: Andrea Braham, May 14, 2014
The deadline for the submission of bids for the privitisation of the Kingston Container Terminal (KCT) has been extended to July 3. Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the...
Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies, makes a point during his contribution to the 2014/15 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 14. Seated at right is Minister of State in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Richard Azan.

CMI To Be Upgraded

By: Athaliah Reynolds-Baker, May 14, 2014
Director of Planning at the St. James Parish Council, Trevion Manning, (right) and Director of Administration Ricardo Rhoden (left) engaging members of the head table during the first of three island-wide consultations held by the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing at the University of the West Indies, Western Campus in Montego Bay on Monday, May 12. Others are (from 2nd left) presenter, Nicola Satchell; Habitat III Coordinator, Alicia Smith; Acting Senior Director, Housing division of the Ministry, Paula Parkes; and Executive Secretary at the Ministry, Diane Shaw.

Housing Ministry Starts Public Consultations on Human Settlement

By: Glenis A. Rose, May 14, 2014

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Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies (second left) is presented with a set of keys for the new Volvo buses by Managing Director, JR Group, Rennie Wellington (left) during the official handing over of the units at Digicel’s Parking Lot on Lady Musgrave Road in Kingston on May 8. Others from third left are: Minister with responsibility for Housing in the Ministry, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy; Ambassador of Belgium, Her Excellency Godelieve Vanden Bergh; Managing Director, Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), Colin Campbell; and Board Director, JUTC, Carolyn Gardner. With the addition of the 73 new Volvo buses, the company’s seating capacity has been increased by 3,500. Sixty-nine of the buses will be placed in the Kingston Metropolitan Transport Region (KMTR), while four will be deployed to Montego Bay Metro. The units for the KMTR will be placed at the Spanish Town, Portmore, and Rockfort JUTC depots. Four of the units have been customized to cater to the needs of persons with disabilities.
Transport

JUTC Acquires 73 New Buses

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company’s (JUTC) seating capacity has been increased by 3,500 with the addition of 73 new Volvo buses to its fleet. Sixty-nine of the buses will be...
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By: Chris Patterson, May 9, 2014
Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) Managing Director, Colin Campbell (centre), addressing journalists at a media briefing at the entity’s corporate offices, Twickenham Park, St. Catherine, on Monday (April 7) during which he provided details pertaining to investigations into several incidents in which JUTC buses were attacked and damaged by unscrupulous persons. Flanking him are JUTC Deputy Managing Director, Kirk Finnikin (left); and Manager, Franchise and Revenue Protection, retired Senior Superintendent of Police, Radcliffe Lewis.
Transport

Police Seek Mastermind in JUTC Attacks

The police are currently seeking a man they say is the “mastermind” behind Monday’s (April 7) attacks on Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) buses in the Corporate Area, resulting in...
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By: Douglas McIntosh, April 8, 2014