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Managing Director of the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), Colin Campbell (right), displays for the new sub-franchise stickers and identification cards that franchisees will be required to display on their buses under the reformed system. Also pictured is: Deputy Managing Director in charge of Engineering and Technical Services, John Campbell. The occasion was a press briefing held at the JUTC’s Twickenham Park, St. Catherine offices on April 1.

Special Police Team to Help Enforce New JUTC Regulations

By: Athaliah Reynolds-Baker, April 3, 2014

A special transit police team will be set up within weeks to help enforce regulations in the transportation sector, as the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) rolls out its newly...

Managing Director of the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), Colin Campbell says the additional seats will further bolster the bus company’s ability to meet service demand.

JUTC Adding 3,657 Passenger Seats To Its Routes This Month

By: Athaliah Reynolds-Baker, April 3, 2014

General Manager of the Jamaica Mortgage Bank, Courtney Wynter.

Jamaica Mortgage Bank Pushing for Lower Home Deposits

By: Peta-Gay Hodges, April 2, 2014

Transport 12 years ago Agreement Signed For Transshipment Hub
By: Garfield L. Angus, April 1, 2014
Transport 12 years ago JUTC Reclaims Routes with the Commencement of the Reformed Sub-Franchise System
By: Granville Newell, JUTC Media Specialist, April 1, 2014
Transport 12 years ago JUTC Sub-Franchise Holders Urged To Submit Documents
By: Peta-Gay Hodges, March 31, 2014

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Cargo ships in port at the Port of Kingston.

12 years ago JIS Think TankTransport

Maritime Authority Ready for Expansion of Panama Canal

The Maritime Authority of Jamaica is prepared to receive larger vessels (New Panamax) that are likely to call at Jamaica’s ports following the expansion of the Panama Canal in 2015....

By: Peta-Gay Hodges, March 31, 2014

Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies (3rd left), signs a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), with China Engineering Company (CHEC) for a feasibility study on the damming of the Bog Walk Gorge, at the Ministry in Kingston, on March 28. Also participating are (from left): Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China in Jamaica, Mr. Xiaojun Dong; Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell; and Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill. In the back row (from left) are: Commercial Counsellor at the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China, Mrs. Lei Liu (left); Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Mrs. Audrey Sewell and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Dr. Alwin Hayles.

12 years ago EnvironmentTechnologyTransport

Damming of Bog Walk Gorge

The Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with China Engineering Company (CHEC), for a feasibility study for the damming of the Bog Walk Gorge, in St. Catherine. The ...

By: Garfield Angus, March 29, 2014

12 years ago JIS Think TankTransport

New Rules Coming for KMTR Sub-Franchise Operators

As of April 8, all buses operating on Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) sub-franchise routes in the Kingston Metropolitan Transport Region (KMTR) are required to bear the same yellow colour...

By: Peta-Gay Hodges, March 29, 2014

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (third right), breaks ground for Phase 1A of Majesty Gardens Housing Development, in South St. Andrew on March 26. Also taking part are National Housing Trust (NHT) Chairman, Hon. Easton Douglas (second left); Acting Managing Director, NHT, Martin Miller (fourth left); and Minister without Portfolio, Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy (second right). Looking on are NHT Board Member, Vincent Morrison (left); Councillor, Greenwich Town Division, Carl Blake (third left); and Senior General Manager, Construction, NHT, Donald Moore (right).

12 years ago HousingPrime MinisterTransportVision 2030

32 Housing Solutions to be Built in Majesty Gardens

Thirty-two housing solutions are to be constructed in Majesty Gardens, South West St. Andrew, by the National Housing Trust (NHT), at a cost of $175.2 million. Ground was broken for...

By: Andrea Braham, March 27, 2014

Director General of the Maritime Authority of Jamaica, Rear Admiral Peter Brady. (FILE)

12 years ago TourismTransport

Jet Ski Operators Urged To Register By March 31

The Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ) is reminding jet skis owners to register their water craft by the March 31 deadline. So far, the Authority has registered approximately 100 jet...

By: Peta-Gay Hodges, March 27, 2014

Managing Director of the Transport Authority (TA), Donald Foster (left), presents Chisholm Basic School, Director Louise Smikle (far right), with a cheque for $100,000, to assist with carrying out development of some of the facilities at the institution. Occasion was a handing over ceremony held at the school, in St. Andrew on March 5.

12 years ago Transport

Transport Authority Assists Inner City Basic School

Chisholm Basic School, off Maxfield Avenue in St. Andrew, has received $100,000 from the Transport Authority (TA) to develop a play area and other facilities for the over 40 children there....

By: Garfield L. Angus, March 27, 2014

Norman Manley International Airport Fire Services Team participating in an airport emergency simulation exercise at the airport in April 2013.

12 years ago Transport

Jamaica and Region Should Examine Best Practices – JCAA Head

Director General of the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA), Leroy Lindsay, says it is now an opportune time for Jamaica and the region to examine their best practices and standards...

By: Peta-Gay Hodges, March 24, 2014

Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies (seated third right) signs the contract for the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP) component of the Major Infrastructure Development Programme (MIDP) at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston on Tuesday (March 18). Others (seated from left) are: Member of Parliament for Clarendon, South Eastern, Rudyard Spencer; Opposition Spokesperson on Housing, Dr. Horace Chang; Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Arnaldo Brown; Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna; Opposition Spokesperson on Culture, Olivia Grange; and Regional Director, China Harbour Engineering Company Americas, Zhongdong Tang. Others (standing) from left are: Senior Public Relations Officer in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Leo McEwan; Minister of State in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Richard Azan; Minister with responsibility for Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Audrey Sewell; and Chief Executive Officer, National Works Agency, E.G. Hunter.

12 years ago Transport

12,000 More Jamaicans To Get Employment Under JEEP

More than 12,000 Jamaicans are expected to benefit from further work to be carried out under the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP), valued at $630 million. Each of the island’s...

By: Chris Patterson, March 21, 2014