The first set of 100 compressed natural gas (CNG)-fuelled buses for the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) are expected to arrive in time for the start of the 2024/25 academic year in September. This batch forms part of the 300 mixed-energy buses that the Government will be acquiring over the next three years to boost the State-run JUTC’s fleet and...

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) will be refurbishing 105 buses on a phased basis to boost its fleet and reduce commuter wait time. The initiative forms part of the company’s bus refurbishing programme, said Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz, in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (January 30). Of the total number of units...

The Ocho Rios Transportation Centre in St. Ann is set to undergo a major facelift via a $7 million injection through the Equalization Fund. The announcement was made by Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, during a visit to the facility, a vital hub for public transportation and small businesses, on Friday (January 26). He said...

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...