The Government will be earmarking another $3 billion during the new fiscal year to procure 100 additional buses for the public transportation system. This will bring the total number acquired over 24 months, to improve the service for commuters, to 250. Custos Rotulorum for Kingston, Hon. Steadman Fuller, who made the announcement, said the buses are slated for delivery by...

Avelo Airlines marked a significant milestone on February 12, with the launch of its inaugural international flight from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) in North Carolina to Sangster International Airport (MBJ), in Montego Bay, St. James. Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, welcomed the flight, noting that Avelo is the only airline providing nonstop service between Montego Bay and North Carolina's...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Carol Palmer, is calling on pedestrians to be more vigilant and responsible when using the nation’s roads. Speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank on February 12, at the Ministry’s Trafalgar Road office in Kingston, Ms. Palmer expressed deep concern about the high number of pedestrian fatalities...

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) has introduced two new routes, which will operate between Chapelton and May Pen in Clarendon; and Castleton Gardens in St. Mary to Half-Way Tree, St. Andrew. Route #504, which will operate between Chapelton and May Pen, started on February 5, while Route 52B, which connects Castleton Gardens to Half-Way Tree, commenced on February 3....

Effective Saturday, February 1, 2025, the Transport Authority will commence acceptance of new and renewal applications for all categories of public passenger vehicles and commercial carriers licences through its Online portal at www.ta.org.jm. The Authority says the February 1, 2025 start of the Licensing Period is to facilitate the timely submission and processing of PPV licences and commercial carriers applications,...

The Government is making every effort to have the main terminal at the Ocho Rios Port in St. Ann, which was closed after sustaining damage last year, reopened by the start of the next cruise season in September 2025. This is, according to Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, to prevent any rescheduling of vessel itineraries. He made...

Commuters in the Kingston Metropolitan Transport Region (KMTR) can expect changes to several Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) routes during the holiday period. Extended hours will be provided up to midnight on Christmas Eve and 3:00 a.m. on New Year’s Eve, on routes operating from the company’s three main depots in Portmore, Spanish Town and Rockfort. The routes include, from...