Transport Operators Development Sustainable Services (TODSS) and partners have been commended for their effort in certifying transport operators as first responders, by Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green. The training was undertaken through the Blue Ribbon Transport Operators First Responders initiative. Speaking at the recent presentation ceremony for the second cohort of persons...

Fifteen participants from across the transport sector have received certification, following completion of the Second Transport Operators Blue Ribbon First Responder Training and Certification Programme. The programme, which provides first-responder training for persons within the transport industry, equips them with the skills necessary to render assistance on a traffic crash site. It was put on by Transport Operators Development Sustainable...

The Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ), on Thursday (August 11), unveiled two loan facilities valued at $700 million, to benefit entertainment and transport industry stakeholders whose livelihoods have been impacted by the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. A sum of $500 million is earmarked for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) under the Entertainment Restart Loan Facility, while $200...

The Transport Authority (TA) is putting measures in place to improve the public transportation landscape. Managing Director of the Authority, Willard Hylton, told JIS News that University of the West Indies Lecturer, Dr. K’adamawe K’nife, has been engaged as a consultant to assist with the effort, which is aimed at improving service delivery in alignment with Vision 2030. He said...

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw, has commended the work of staff and entities under the Ministry for their contribution to nation-building. He was addressing the staging of the Ministry’s Jamaica 60 Expo on Friday (July 29) at the Police Officers Club, St. Andrew, under the theme ‘The Embers of Evolution… Fuel for the Future’. The expo highlighted...

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw, says the Government is committed to ensuring sustainable bauxite mining to safeguard the environment. “I want to assure the country that even as we continue to mine for bauxite, we will pay even more attention to the environmental issues. We will make sure that we do what we have to do to...

Government Senator, Don Wehby, says that the new Road Traffic Regulations 2022, will go a far way in restoring law and order on the nation’s roads. Citing the loss of lives and financial strain from road crashes, he said “it cannot be business as usual.” “So, I am in full support of these regulations to overhaul the framework for the...

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw, is imploring Jamaicans to exercise more responsible use of the nation's roads. He said that excessive speeding, failure to keep the traffic lane, inappropriate use of the road and failure to use the necessary protective devices (seatbelts and helmets) are the common factors that account for road deaths. “I am urging all...

It is expected that the recently tabled Regulations for the Road Traffic Act, 2018 and the Transport Authority Act will assist in reducing the spate of road accidents. “These regulations will see a completely revised mode of conduct on Jamaican roads and will hold road users more accountable for their actions. This goes in tandem with the Transport Authority Regulations,...