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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

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) will be adding 100 buses to routes in the Kingston Metropolitan Transport Region (KMTR) as of Monday (September 1). This will bring the number of buses in operation to 445, said the bus company’s...
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
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.
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.

JUTC Ready for New School Year

Students Urged to Collect Smarter Cards This Week

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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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Articulated buses that have been procured by the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) to bolster its fleet this year.
Transport

JUTC reports Revenue boost since reclaiming Bus Routes

The reform of the sub-franchise system, which the Government rolled out in April, has resulted in a 58 per cent increase in revenues for the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), over the similar period last year April to July. The state-owned bus company has also recorded a 28 per cent increase in ridership, with average monthly earnings of $366 million....
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Deputy Managing Director, Operations, at the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), Kirk Finnikin, says the state-run bus company is working to rectify the issue of harmful emissions coming from its buses. He was speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on August 19.
Transport

JUTC to correct Emission problem

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) says work has begun to address the troublesome emissions coming from some of its buses. Deputy Managing Director, Operations, at the JUTC, Kirk Finnikin, speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on August 19, said the problem is a direct result of the high sulfur diesel that was previously used in the buses. “We have...
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Minister of Transport Works and Housing, Hon. Dr. Omar Davies, addresses journalists at a press conference held today (Aug. 20) at the Ministry’s Maxfield Avenue offices, to announce Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) fare increases, which take effect on Sunday, August 24.
Transport

JUTC Cannot Operate at Existing Fare Rates – Dr. Davies

Minister of Transport and Works, Hon. Dr. Omar Davies, says the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) cannot maintain its level of service to the public if the gap between revenue and expenditure is not addressed. He emphasised this at a press conference today (Aug. 20), at his Maxfield Avenue offices in Kingston, to announce fare increases approved by Cabinet, which...
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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.
Transport

Only Smarter Card Can Access Concessionary Fare Come September

As of September 1, 2014, concessionary fares on Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) buses can only be accessed with the use of a JUTC Smarter Card. This was disclosed by Deputy Managing Director in charge of Operations, Kirk Finnikin, at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, on August 19. Mr. Finnikin said the concessionary fare is accessible to four categories of passengers...
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