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Senior Toll Inspector at the Toll Authority of Jamaica, Delon Wauchope, speaks about safety on Jamaica’s toll roads during a recent JIS Think Tank.

Toll Authority Ensuring Toll Road Safety

The Toll Authority of Jamaica (TAJ) is working with TransJamaican Highway Company Limited (TJH) and Jamaica North-South Highway Company Limited (JNSHC) to ensure the safety of Jamaica’s toll roads. Speaking at a recent JIS Think Tank, Senior Toll Road Inspector...

Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz.

Transport Minister Outlines Airport Development Projects Across Jamaica

Chief Executive Officer, MBJ Airports Limited, Shane Munroe.

MBJ Airports Unveils LIAT Airlines Regional Services from Montego Bay

Gov’t Establishes Enterprise Team to Review Sangster Airport Concession Extension

Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport Minister, Hon. Daryl Vaz.

House Passes Bill to Implement Changes to Motor-Vehicle Registration and Certificate of Fitness Services

Director General of Road Traffic at the Island Traffic Authority (ITA), Colonel Daniel Pryce (third right), presents a tablet computer to Head of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch (PSTEB), Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Dr. Gary McKenzie, during the National Road Safety Council (NRSC) meeting at the Courtleigh Hotel & Suites in Kingston on June 26. Others (from left) are Advisor, Non-Communicable Disease and Mental Health, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Patrice Lawrence-Williams; NRSC Executive Director, Paula Flecther, and Vice Chairman, Dr. Lucien Jones; and PAHO/WHO (World Health Organization) Representative for Jamaica, Bermuda and the Cayman Islands, Ian Stein.

12 months ago Transport

PSTEB Receives 115 Tablets from ITA to Boost Digital Crash Data Collection

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch (PSTEB) has received 115 tablet computers from the Island Traffic Authority (ITA) to support digital collection of electronic road crash data. The tablets were presented during the National Road Safety Council’s meeting at the Courtleigh Hotel & Suites in Kingston on June 26. The devices were procured under the...

Board Member of the Toll Authority of Jamaica, Patrick Rose, speaks at a public forum on June 25 at the Courtleigh Hotel and Suites, in Kingston. The forum was staged as a part of Toll Road Safety Week activities. Toll Road Safety Week is being observed from June 22-28 under the theme ‘Driving Forward, Safer Roads, Safer Communities’.

1 year ago Transport

Transport Minister Outlines Significant Role of Toll Authority of Jamaica

Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz, has emphasised that the Toll Authority of Jamaica does more than just enforce contracts. “It serves the public interest. It ensures that toll operations are not just legally sound but ethically grounded, socially responsible, and results-driven,” the Minister said. “Too often, the idea of value is talked about in abstract...

Senior Toll Inspector, Toll Authority of Jamaica, Delon Wauchope, addresses a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank, at the agency

1 year ago Transport

Toll Authority Intensifies Effort to Keep Stray Animals Off Highway Network

The Toll Authority of Jamaica is intensifying its effort to improve road safety on the nation’s toll roads, with a renewed focus on reducing animal-related hazards. As part of its core mission to ensure road safety, the Authority’s Inspectorate Department has been actively addressing the growing issue of stray animals on the highway network. Senior Toll Inspector at the Authority,...

Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz, addresses the recent launch of Road Safety Month 2025, at Chambers Texaco Service Station in Kingston.

1 year ago Transport

Motorists Urged to Observe Road Safety Measures

Motorists are being urged to observe road-safety measures to reduce accidents and road fatalities. Data from the Island Traffic Authority Daily Crash Report show that for the first quarter, road fatalities decreased by 15 per cent, compared to the same period last year, reflecting encouraging progress in road safety. As of June 24, 2025, 183 lives were lost to road...

The first 25 buses procured by the Government for the rural school bus system arrived in the island on Tuesday (June 24) at Kingston Wharves.

1 year ago EducationTransportYouth

First 25 Rural School Buses Arrive in Island

The first 25 of 110 buses being procured for the rural school bus system arrived at Kingston Wharves on Tuesday (June 24). The units will facilitate the phased rollout of the system at the start of the 2025/26 academic year in September, marking a major step in the Government’s efforts to provide a safe, efficient, affordable and reliable transport option...

Chief Executive Officer of the Toll Authority of Jamaica, Jerome Palmer, provides details about activities for Toll Road Safety Week during a JIS Think Tank on Friday (June 20). The week will be observed from June 20-28 under the theme: ‘Driving Forward: Safer Roads, Stronger Communities’.

1 year ago JIS Think TankTransport

Toll Authority Marks Toll Road Safety Week

The Toll Authority of Jamaica is observing the first annual Toll Road Safety Week from June 22-28 under the theme: ‘Driving Forward: Safer Roads, Stronger Communities.’ The commemoration follows a proclamation signed by Governor General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen on May 30, 2025. “We decided to support the national observance of Road Safety Month by having...

Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz, aboard one of the new compressed natural gas (CNG) buses, procured for the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC). Mr. Vaz was on site for the arrival at Kingston Wharves on Thursday (June 19).

1 year ago EducationEnergyTransportYouth

First Set of Rural School Buses to Arrive Next Week

Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz, has confirmed that the first set of buses procured for the Rural School Bus Programme is scheduled to begin arriving in the island next week. He made the disclosure during Thursday’s (June 19) arrival of 63 new compressed natural gas (CNG) buses – procured for the Jamaica Urban Transit Company...