Energy, Transport and Telecommunications Minister, Hon. Daryl Vaz, is focused on public education to drive behaviour change and build a road safety culture across Jamaica. He noted that while investments are being made in building a more structured and data-driven system, strengthening regulatory oversight and expanding the role of technology, these measures “will not fix the problem on [their] own”....

Commuter safety is at the heart of the Transport Authority’s (TA) Transport Behavioural Change Campaign — ‘Moving People…Mpowering’. The public engagement initiative, launched on Friday (April 24) across the Authority’s regional locations — Santa Cruz Transport Centre (Southern Region), Half-Way-Tree Lay-by (Kingston Metropolitan Region), Montego Bay Transport Centre (Western Region), and Ocho Rios (Northern Region) — was showcased through Inspector-Commuter...

The Ministry of Energy, Transport and Telecommunications will be going to procurement shortly for the acquisition of 100 new buses for the second phase of the National Rural School Bus Programme (NRSBP). Portfolio Minister, Hon. Daryl Vaz, said that the additional units will expand the programme’s reach into rural communities. The NRSBP was launched in September 2025 with the rollout...

A new, high-tech School Bus Operations Centre (SBOC) has been established to provide vital support, management, and coordination of the Rural School Bus Programme. The centralised facility, located at 26 Lyndhurst Road in Kingston, will strengthen the operation of the programme, ensuring safer and more reliable travel to and from school for students across the island. Utilising global positioning system...

Jamaica has significant potential to develop a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) industry, which could support economic growth, reduce carbon emissions, and strengthen energy security. This is according to findings from a feasibility study presented to stakeholders at the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA), Winchester Road headquarters in Kingston, on Tuesday, April 14. The study was conducted by ICF Consulting and...

The findings of the Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Feasibility Study will be presented to stakeholders on Tuesday (April 14), marking a significant milestone in the country’s efforts to support aviation decarbonisation and strengthen energy security. The study, funded by the United Kingdom (UK) Department for Transport and delivered under a programme of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), was conducted...

Truckers travelling along the St. Mary segment of the north coast highway are being urged to transport loads more responsibly due to growing safety concerns regarding debris falling from trucks. Parish Disaster Coordinator for St. Mary, Adrian Tate, who spoke to JIS News during a meeting at the St. Mary Municipal Corporation on Tuesday (March 24), said that “we're having...