The 50 new buses which arrived in the island on Wednesday, August 23, will boost the Jamaica Urban Transit Company’s (JUTC) daily runout capacity to 315, ahead of the start of the 2023/24 academic year in September. This, according to Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz. He pointed out that this represents an increase of 175...

Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Darryl Vaz, outlines some of the features of one of five new buses retrofitted to accommodate physically challenged passengers. The units were among 50 new buses arriving in the island on Wednesday (August 23). The buses, which were offloaded on Friday (August 25) from the vessel shipping them that docked at the...

The Norman Manley International Airport’s (NMIA) development is pivotal to the  Government’s broader strategic plan to reposition Kingston as a regional business centre and Jamaica as a logistics hub.  Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz, said crucial improvements to the facility by PACKAL, projected between the last and current fiscal years, are critical to protecting the...

Three of the 50 buses that arrived in the island on Wednesday (August 23), which will be added to the fleet of the Jamaica Urban Transit Company that serves the Kingston Metropolitan Transport Region (KMTR).

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) has announced that 50 new buses are expected to arrive in the island on Monday, August 21 to boost the entity’s fleet. Among the new buses are 45 diesel and five battery electric units. Three charging stations are also expected to arrive. In a media release issued on Friday (August 18), the JUTC noted...

The 50 new buses being acquired to boost the public transport system are expected to arrive in the island on August 16 in time for the reopening of schools in September. Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz, made the disclosure while speaking with journalists during a tour of the Half-Way Tree Transport Centre in St. Andrew...

Recreational drone operators are being advised not to fly their devices in the vicinity of the National Stadium in Kingston during Sunday’s (August 6) Independence Day Grand Gala at the venue. Executive Director for the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Lenford Salmon, made the appeal while speaking during a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ at the agency’s head...

Communication and Customer Services Manager at the National Works Agency (NWA), Stephen Shaw, says contractors recruited under the Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project (SCHIP) have been advised to oil the roadways where work is being conducted to reduce the dust nuisance affecting residents. Mr. Shaw explained that part of the expectations and deliverables for the contractors is wetting of the...

Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz, says he is pleased with the upgrading and modernisation of the Sangster International Airport (SIA) in Montego Bay, St. James. A master plan airport expansion programme is being undertaken at the facility at a cost of approximately US$140 million. The engagement includes runway extension and civil infrastructure works as well...