Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies, says no agreement has been signed regarding the development of the Goat Islands as part of the Global Logistics Hub Initiative. Addressing Jamaican business interests in New York on Tuesday, September 3, at a luncheon organised by the Jamaican-American Chamber of Commerce, Dr. Davies said a Chinese investment outfit...

Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Dr. Omar Davies, says that the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) will be reclaiming routes in the Kingston Metropolitan Transport Region (KMTR) that rightfully belong to the state-owned bus company. He said that the JUTC has added more units to its fleet, which will enable it to provide quality service to these areas,...

The National Works Agency (NWA)is advising motorists that the Rio Neuvo to Gayle main road, western St. Mary in the vicinity of the entrance to the community of Stewart Mountain will be closed temporarily, from 8:00 a.m., on Thursday, August 29, 2013 to 8:00 a.m. on Friday, August 30, 2013. This temporary closure is to facilitate road repairs which include...

The National Works Agency (NWA) is advising motorists to expect traffic delays along the Mandela Highway on Thursday, August 29, 2013. This as the Agency reduces to single lane access, a section of both the Eastern and Western carriageways, between White Marl and the Caymanas Crossing. Manager of Communication and Customer Services at the NWA, Stephen Shaw, says this reduced...

Effective September 1, the fleet of Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) buses plying routes across the Kingston Metropolitan Transport Region (KMTR) will increase from 244 to 350. This will be facilitated through the introduction of a number of buses which the state-run entity acquired recently. Managing Director of the JUTC, Colin Campbell, who made the disclosure during a Jamaica Information...

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) is slated to roll out several initiatives over the next few months, which are aimed at improving the quality of service provided to passengers travelling on its buses. These include: training of staff in customer service; phased implementation of the cashless fare system; increasing the number of buses in operation; and introducing the new...

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) will shortly introduce a robust electronic fare collection system as part of efforts to stop revenue leakage. Speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ at the agency’s headquarters in Kingston on August 21, Managing Director, Colin Campbell said that the revenues of the company are being diminished by leakages particularly where adults...