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Deputy Managing Director in charge of Operations, Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), Kirk Finnikin (right), addresses journalists during a press briefing held at the JUTC’s Twickenham Park headquarters offices, on April 1. Also pictured is: Managing Director of the JUTC, Colin Campbell.
Deputy Managing Director in charge of Operations, Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), Kirk Finnikin (right), addresses journalists during a press briefing held at the JUTC’s Twickenham Park headquarters offices, on April 1. Also pictured is: Managing Director of the JUTC, Colin Campbell.

Sub-Franchise Reforms to Bring in $5 Million Daily – JUTC MD

Managing Director (MD) of the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), Colin Campbell, says the bus company is projected to earn an additional $5 million per day from the reformed sub-franchise system. “We expect that the revision of the franchise system...
Managing Director of the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), Colin Campbell (right), displays for the new sub-franchise stickers and identification cards that franchisees will be required to display on their buses under the reformed system. Also pictured is: Deputy Managing Director in charge of Engineering and Technical Services, John Campbell. The occasion was a press briefing held at the JUTC’s Twickenham Park, St. Catherine offices on April 1.
Managing Director of the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), Colin Campbell (right), displays for the new sub-franchise stickers and identification cards that franchisees will be required to display on their buses under the reformed system. Also pictured is: Deputy Managing Director in charge of Engineering and Technical Services, John Campbell. The occasion was a press briefing held at the JUTC’s Twickenham Park, St. Catherine offices on April 1.

Special Police Team to Help Enforce New JUTC Regulations
Managing Director of the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), Colin Campbell says the additional seats will further bolster the bus company’s ability to meet service demand.
Managing Director of the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), Colin Campbell says the additional seats will further bolster the bus company’s ability to meet service demand.

JUTC Adding 3,657 Passenger Seats To Its Routes This Month
General Manager of the Jamaica Mortgage Bank, Courtney Wynter.
General Manager of the Jamaica Mortgage Bank, Courtney Wynter.

Jamaica Mortgage Bank Pushing for Lower Home Deposits
Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies (4th left), presents Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China in Jamaica, Mr. Xiaojun Dong (2nd left), after signing the document with China Engineering Company (CHEC) for the development of a transshipment hub in the Portland Bight and a feasibility study on the damming of the Bog Walk Gorge, at the Ministry in Kingston, on March 28. Sharing in the occasion are (from left): General Manager of CHEC, Mr. Zhongdong Tang; Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell; Minister with responsibility for Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy, and Minister of Water, Land Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill.
Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies (4th left), presents Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China in Jamaica, Mr. Xiaojun Dong (2nd left), after signing the document with China Engineering Company (CHEC) for the development of a transshipment hub in the Portland Bight and a feasibility study on the damming of the Bog Walk Gorge, at the Ministry in Kingston, on March 28. Sharing in the occasion are (from left): General Manager of CHEC, Mr. Zhongdong Tang; Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell; Minister with responsibility for Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy, and Minister of Water, Land Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill.

Agreement Signed For Transshipment Hub

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JUTC Sub-Franchise Holders Urged To Submit Documents

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