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Motorist travelling along the Linstead to Moneague segment of the North/South Highway, following its recent official opening.
Motorist travelling along the Linstead to Moneague segment of the North/South Highway, following its recent official opening.

Toll to Start on North South Highway on September 6

Free access to the North South Highway (Segment 2), Linstead to Moneague leg, will end at 12:00 AM, Saturday, September 6th, exactly one month after the Jamaica North South Highway Company Ltd. (JNSHC) opened up the dual carriage way to...
Managing Director of the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), Colin Campbell (right), looks on as Manager of the JUTC
Managing Director of the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), Colin Campbell (right), looks on as Manager of the JUTC's Spanish Town Depot, Neville Francis (second right), highlights aspects of the company's Automatic Vehicle Locator (AVL) tracking system, which is to be fully rolled out on Monday, September 1. At left is the JUTC's Information Technology Manager, Brian Tulloch.

JUTC Rolls Out Vehicle Tracking System Tomorrow
Managing Director, Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), Colin Campbell (right), speaks to Deputy Managing Director in charge of Engineering and Technical Services at the company’s Ashenheim Road Maintenance facility, John Campbell, about windshields which are stored at that facility, during a tour on August 27. The Managing Director, accompanied by several JUTC executives, also visited the company’s Spanish Town and Portmore depots, as well as the Half-Way-Tree Transport Centre. Several buses which were out of service for lengthy periods have been repaired in time for the start of the new school term, starting on September 1. This follows an intensive maintenance programme carried out by the JUTC during the summer.
Managing Director, Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), Colin Campbell (right), speaks to Deputy Managing Director in charge of Engineering and Technical Services at the company’s Ashenheim Road Maintenance facility, John Campbell, about windshields which are stored at that facility, during a tour on August 27. The Managing Director, accompanied by several JUTC executives, also visited the company’s Spanish Town and Portmore depots, as well as the Half-Way-Tree Transport Centre. Several buses which were out of service for lengthy periods have been repaired in time for the start of the new school term, starting on September 1. This follows an intensive maintenance programme carried out by the JUTC during the summer.

JUTC to Add 100 Buses to KMTR Monday
Managing Director of the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), Colin Campbell (left), explains the process involved in registering persons for their smarter cards, during a tour of the Half-Way-Tree Transport Centre on August 31. A large crowd had converged at that location to register for their smarter cards ahead of the official roll out of the JUTC’s new Electronic Fare Collection System or cashless system on September 1.
Managing Director of the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), Colin Campbell (left), explains the process involved in registering persons for their smarter cards, during a tour of the Half-Way-Tree Transport Centre on August 31. A large crowd had converged at that location to register for their smarter cards ahead of the official roll out of the JUTC’s new Electronic Fare Collection System or cashless system on September 1.

JUTC Grants One Day Amnesty to School Children
Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy (2nd left), in discussion with Member of Parliament for West Kingston, Mr. Desmond McKenzie (left), at a stakeholders consultation forum, held today (August 28), at the Pegasus Hotel, in New Kingston. The forum was used to announce the relocation of the Transport Authority (TA) to the Jamintel building at the corner of Duke and North Streets, in downtown Kingston, set for early 2016. Others (from left) are: Project Manager for the venture, Barrington McKoy, and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Mrs. Audrey Sewell.
Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy (2nd left), in discussion with Member of Parliament for West Kingston, Mr. Desmond McKenzie (left), at a stakeholders consultation forum, held today (August 28), at the Pegasus Hotel, in New Kingston. The forum was used to announce the relocation of the Transport Authority (TA) to the Jamintel building at the corner of Duke and North Streets, in downtown Kingston, set for early 2016. Others (from left) are: Project Manager for the venture, Barrington McKoy, and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Mrs. Audrey Sewell.

Transport Authority to be Relocated

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JUTC Extends Cash Time for Concession Passengers

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) has extended the time that concession passengers will be allowed to pay cash on JUTC buses up to September 7, to afford them additional time to get their smarter cards. “This extension will give them enough time to get the smarter cards in their hands, so that they can start riding our buses next...
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JUTC Half Way Tree Transport Centre Remains Open for 24 Hours

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) is keeping its Half Way Tree Transport Centre open for the next 24 hours as the bus company seeks to further accommodate people who wish to pick up their Smarter Cards in anticipation of tomorrow, September 1, when the company puts into force  cashless bus fare collection for concession passengers. Yesterday, Saturday, August 30,...
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Managing Director of the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), Colin Campbell (left), speaks with JUTC’s Deputy Managing Director in charge of Engineering and Technical Services at the company’s Ashenheim Road maintenance facility, John Campbell. The Managing Director, along with several JUTC executives, were on a tour of the Half-Way-Tree Transport Centre on August 28. The tour also involved visits to the company’s Spanish Town Depot, Portmore Depot, and the Ashenheim Road Maintenance facility.
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JUTC Ready for New School Year

Several of the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) buses, which were out of service for lengthy periods, have been repaired in time for the start of the new school term, starting on September 1. This follows an intensive maintenance programme carried out by the JUTC during the summer period. Managing Director of the JUTC, Colin Campbell, says this is one...
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Students Urged to Collect Smarter Cards This Week

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) is urging students to collect their smarter cards this week, in time for the beginning of the new school year. The bus company currently has cards for students from schools in Kingston and St. Andrew. As of Monday, September 1, concessionary passengers, including students, will only be able to pay their fare on JUTC...
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Deputy Managing Director with responsibility for Operations at the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), Kirk Finnikin, explains the new arrangements for accessing concessionary fares with the use of Smarter Cards, as of September 1, at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, on August 19.
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Smooth Transition to New JUTC Fares

Transition to the new fare structure of the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) has been fairly smooth, says Deputy Managing Director of Operations at the JUTC, Kirk Finnikin. Since Sunday, August 24, commuters started paying the approved increases of: $120 for adults, up from $100; $30 for students and the disabled, up from $20; and $40 for senior citizens, up...
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Amendment To JUTC Bus Fares

The Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr the Hon Omar Davies together with the Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Finance, Hon Horace Dalley and senior officials of both ministries held a meeting with the leadership of various groups representing pensioners and senior citizens as well as public sector workers earlier today concerning bus fares which were recently...
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JUTC Fare Increases Linked To Several Services to Be Provided

Chairman of the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), Rev. Dr. Garnett Roper, says the timing of the pending fare increases is linked to a number of services that the bus company will be rolling out as of next month. “For example, the benefit of a concession fare will only be accessible by the use of a Smarter Card, and we...
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