Changes are coming to the bus bays at North and South Parade in downtown Kingston to improve the travel experience for commuters. Those under consideration include the installation of safety rails, canopies to provide shelter from the sun and rain, seats, signage, streetlights, designated bus service for students, and general reorganisation of the bays, which are mainly utilised by the...

The Transport Authority (TA) is closely monitoring wrecker operators to ensure that they adhere to the new fee structure, says the entity’s Managing Director, Ralston Smith. He warned that “any of those wrecker operators who overcharge will not have anything to do with the Authority”. Under the new standardised rates, which took effect on January 2, the charge for towing...

Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz, has given approval for the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) to use the emergency procurement process to rehabilitate buses that are to be dispatched on the entity’s hill routes. These are buses within the company’s fleet that were specially ordered to operate in the hilly areas and are currently out...

Jamaica recorded a 13 per cent reduction in road fatalities and a 10 per cent decline in fatal crashes last year when compared to the corresponding period in 2022. Data from the Road Safety Unit (RSU) in the Island Traffic Authority indicate that 425 road fatalities were recorded, resulting from 384 crashes as at December 31, 2023. Westmoreland, St. Catherine...

Significant progress has been made to clear the backlog of traffic tickets in the Corporate Area Traffic Court. Chief Justice, Hon. Bryan Sykes, made the disclosure during an interview with JIS News. He informed that this was made possible through the work of the judges as well as the night court. “With regard to the traffic tickets under the Traffic...

“This extension grants the public an additional three months of toll-free travel on this new segment of the highway.” -Prime Minister Holness. Prime Minister Andrew Holness has announced an extension of the toll-free period for the May Pen to Williamsfield leg (Phase 1C) of the East-West Highway, now through March 31, 2024. This extension grants the public an additional three...

A total of 417 road fatalities has been recorded on the nation’s road as at December 28, resulting from 377 fatal crashes. The fatalities represent a 14 per cent decline, while fatal crashes have decreased by 11 per cent when compared to the corresponding period last year. Westmoreland, St. Catherine and St. Andrew accounted for the highest number of fatalities...