MONTEGO BAY, June 7 (JIS): Chairman of the Trelawny Municipal Corporation (TMC) and Mayor of Falmouth, Councillor Collen Gager, has announced a multi-agency and departmental operation targeted at illegal businesses operating along the North Coast Highway. Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday (June 5) at the Corporation’s location in Falmouth, Mayor Gager said the operation includes the Roads and...

Member of Parliament for St. Mary South Eastern, Dr. Norman Dunn (centre), engages in a conversation with Mayor of Port Maria, Councillor Richard Creary (right), and Constituency Development Fund Programme Management Unit (CDFPMU) Representative, Nackadian Jones, during a Shared Prosperity Through Accelerated Improvement to our Road Network (SPARK) Programme Consultation for the Castleton and Richmond Divisions in St. Mary South...

Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz (left), greets former Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ) Director General, Rear Admiral (Ret’d) Peter Brady, during a special event at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Wednesday (June 5). The event was held to honour Admiral Brady following his retirement from the MAJ, which he headed from its...

The National Road Operating and Constructing Company Limited (NROCC) will, this year, continue work in relation to several infrastructure projects in fulfilment of its mission. NROCC will continue to monitor the operation of Phase 1C of the May Pen to Williamsfield segment of Highway 2000. The segment, which forms part of the Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project (SCHIP), was completed...

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) Limited is forecasting an increase in ridership to approximately 31.7 million during fiscal year 2024/25, up from 14.8 million in 2023/24, based on the entity’s operational plan for the period. This, from an increase in the number of buses in operation daily to 289, as against 163 in fiscal year 2023/24. The entity will...

Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz, delivers the main address at the Jamaica Gasolene Retailers Association (JGRA) Road Safety Month launch, held on Wednesday (June 5), at the TotalEnergies Service Station in Portmore Pines, St. Catherine. This month is being observed under the theme ‘Don’t be a fool, respect the road-safety rules’.

The Ministry of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport is to reintroduce an aged-vehicle policy, to assist public passenger vehicle (PPV) operators to retool and upgrade their fleet. The policy will allow for existing PPV operators to import motor cars up to 10 years old and buses up to 20 years for use in the PPV sector. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Daryl...

Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz, says he is recommending a ban on ride-sharing apps in the country with immediate effect. The Minister made the announcement while making his contribution to the 2024 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (June 4). The move comes a day after the discovery of a body believed...

The Ministry of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport has engaged the services of a Legal Reform Consultant to assist with the review of the Road Traffic Act (RTA). Portfolio Minister, Hon. Daryl Vaz, made the disclosure during his contribution to the 2024 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (June 4). He informed that the examination and consultation...