Millwood blames politics
EZROY MILLWOOD, president of the National Transport Co-operative Society (NTCS), and a former franchise holder, has cited too much political interference as being at the heart of the problems at the state-run Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC).

Workers lose out in the end
HUNDREDS OF workers at the financially troubled Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) are likely to be sent home tomorrow.

Timeline of JUTC
THE JAMAICA Urban Transit Company (JUTC), which started on a phased basis in 1999, was established at a cost of more than $4 billion.

Recommendations by Swedish consultants
A LONG-TERM strategic plan for development and efficiency improvement has to be established. JUTC today operates with heavy losses. However, the company has a potential to improve the efficiency.

Tribute to Frank Rowe
IN 1957, Frank Phillip Rowe and I were among six photographers identified by Martin Renalls, head of the Jamaica Film Unit, for employment. Frank, however, changed his mind and opened the Frank Rowe Photo Studio on Molynes Road.

Inmates to receive computer training
INMATES AND Correctional Service Officers at the South Camp Rehabilitation Centre in Kingston, are to benefit from computer training as a laboratory has been set up at the location for this purpose.

New action plan for West Nile surveillance
THE GOVERNMENT has established an inter-sectoral team to develop a comprehensive national surveillance and response plan to prevent a local outbreak of the West Nile Virus.