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Communications and Customer Services Manager at the Transport Authority, Petra-Kene Williams. (FILE)

Seating Accommodation for Hackney Carriages is a Law, says Transport Authority

The Transport Authority (Authority) is issuing a warning to Hackney Carriage operators to abide by the law particularly as it relates to the total seating accommodation for these vehicles or face prosecution. Since May, 2015 the Transport Authority has been...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. Morais Guy, gives his remarks as he opens the debate on the Report of the Joint Select Committee on the Road Traffic Act in the House of Representatives on June 9. Looking on is Member of Parliament for Western St Mary, Joylan Silvera.

House Committee Recommends Affixed, Hands-Free Devices While Driving

Minister with responsibility for Housing in the Ministry of Transport Works and Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy.

Summary of The Road Traffic Bill 2014

Staff members of the Airport Authority of Jamaica/Norman Manley International Airport (AAJ/NMIA) participate in the construction of a walkway at the Donald Quarrie High School. The walkway spans approximately 120 feet from the main entrance to the school.

Walkway Completed at Donald Quarrie High School By AAJ/NMIA

Director General, Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ), Rear Admiral Peter Brady (3rd left), holds the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Maritime Education and Training Award, which was presented at the 27th Seatrade Awards held on May 6 at London’s Guild Hall. Others sharing the moment (from left) are: General Manager, Seatrade, Andrew Williams; Sponsor of the award, Zhang Hui, who is Managing Director, Europe Centre, China Classification Society; Chairman of Maritime United Kingdom (UK) and Maritime London, and a Director at Clarksons, Alderman the Lord Mountevans; Secretary-General, IMO, Koji Sekimizu; and Chairman, Seatrade, Chris Hayman.

Rear Admiral Brady Receives Prestigious IMO Award

11 years ago EducationTransport

MIND Lends Support for Road Safety

The Management Institute for National Development (MIND) is lending support to the National Road Safety Council (NRSC) and the Police Traffic Division in the drive to encourage road users to pay special attention to young children on the roads. This is part of the activities for National Road Safety Month (June), with the focus on sensitising the public about proper...

11 years ago Transport

Debate This Month on Proposed Changes to Road Traffic Act

Transport, Works and Housing Minister, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies, says debate on proposed changes to the Road Traffic Act will get underway in the House of Representatives during June. Notable among these are increased fines for motorists cited by the police for speeding, with the fines for motorists exceeding the limit by 16 to 32 kilometres being $6,000; between...

11 years ago Transport

JEEP to Spend $929 Million on Projects This Year

Under Component Five of the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP), a total of $929.95 million has been budgeted to undertake various initiatives across the island. Making the disclosure during a recent sitting of the House of Representatives, Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies, said the projects, which are currently being developed, will be undertaken in...

11 years ago Transport

Transport Authority Clarifies Seating Capacity Issues with Taxi Operators

The Transport Authority is moving to clarify issues as they pertain to the seating capacity of public passenger vehicles operated by Transport Operators in the May Pen area. To this end, a meeting was held involving Chairman of the Transport Authority, Mr. Norton Hinds; Managing Director, Mr. Donald Foster; MP for Central Clarendon, Mr. Mike Henry; Director of the Island...

Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies (second right), accepts the key to one of the 27 new buses from Assistant Director, JR Group, authorised Volvo dealers in Jamaica, Sacha Matsumoto Wellington, during a ceremony held at the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) corporate office in Twickenham Park, Spanish Town, on May 7. Looking on (from left) are: Belgian Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Guy Servrin; Managing Director of the JUTC, Colin Campbell; Commissioner of Customs, Major Richard Reece; and Chairman, JUTC, Dr. Garnet Roper.

11 years ago Transport

JUTC Gets 27 More Buses

The public transportation system within the Kingston Metropolitan Transport Region (KMTR) has received a boost with the addition of 27 new buses to the Jamaica Urban Transit Company’s (JUTC) fleet. Of note is that one of the buses will be deployed to be used in the Montego Bay Metropolitan region. The buses were handed over during a ceremony held at...

Students from the Chetwood Memorial Primary School in Montego Bay, St. James, show off road safety posters, during a road safety seminar staged by the Road Safety Unit in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing at the school on Tuesday, May 5. Sesame Street character “Grover” was a major attraction at the seminar.

11 years ago Transport

Chetwood Memorial Primary Students Learn Road Safety Tips

Over 200 students from the Chetwood Memorial Primary School in Montego Bay, St. James, on Tuesday (May 5), participated in a road safety seminar staged by the Road Safety Unit in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing. The seminar, held on the school grounds, formed part of activities in Jamaica to mark United Nations Global Road Safety Week from...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (left) interacts with students of the Mona Heights Primary School, during the official launch of the third United Nations (UN) Global Road Safety Week 2015, at Appliance Traders Limited (ATL) Autohaus, in Kingston, today (April 30).

11 years ago Prime MinisterTransport

Prime Minister Urges Road Users to Protect Lives

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, is imploring all citizens to engage in safer road use practices to better protect the lives of vulnerable users, particularly children. “No child should feel threatened as they travel daily to school, church or to participate in social activities. We have to protect our children. It is our duty. It is our...