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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy (second right), admires one of the buses that will be used to transport students under the just launched School Transport Programme. Alongside the Minister is Chairman of the Transport Authority, Norton Hinds. The initiative was launched on September 18 at the Waterford Seventh Day Adventist Church in Portmore, St. Catherine. The programme is a partnership between the Transport Authority and the St. Catherine School Bus Association.
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy (second right), admires one of the buses that will be used to transport students under the just launched School Transport Programme. Alongside the Minister is Chairman of the Transport Authority, Norton Hinds. The initiative was launched on September 18 at the Waterford Seventh Day Adventist Church in Portmore, St. Catherine. The programme is a partnership between the Transport Authority and the St. Catherine School Bus Association.

Bus Service for Students in Portmore Launched

By: Alecia Smith-Edwards, September 19, 2013
Students residing in the Portmore Municipality can now benefit from a structured and efficient transportation system, following the launch of this new service on September 18. The initiative, dubbed the...
Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies, fields questions from journalists during a Jamaica House press briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister on September 11. Looking on in the background is Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Audrey Sewell.

Gov’t Awaits Environmental Study on Goat Islands

By: Alecia Smith-Edwards, September 12, 2013
Minister without Portfolio, Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy (right), and General Manager, Jamaica Ultimate Tyre Company (JUTC II), Kenry Jackson (centre), observe as JUTC II retreading technician, Marvin Bennett, carries out repairs on a tyre, during the Minister’s tour of the Maxfield Avenue-based entity on August 30.

Positive Feedback on Use of JUTC II Tyres

By: Douglas McIntosh, September 2, 2013

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