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Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw, makes his contribution to the 2023/24 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Wednesday (May 9).
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw, makes his contribution to the 2023/24 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Wednesday (May 9).

70 Additional Buses Expected for the JUTC By September

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) is to receive 50 additional buses, 45 diesel and five electric, by month end. Additionally, 20 compressed natural gas (CNG)-fuelled units will be added to the fleet under a joint arrangement with private-sector partners....
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw, addresses a health, wealth and safety expo, organised by the Transport Operators Development Sustainable Services (TODSS), at the Half-Way-Tree Transport Centre in St. Andrew on Thursday (April 27). Others from left are: President of the TODSS, Egeton Newman; Director of the Island Traffic Authority (ITA), Kenute Hare; and Managing Director of the Transport Authority (TA), Ralston Smith.
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw, addresses a health, wealth and safety expo, organised by the Transport Operators Development Sustainable Services (TODSS), at the Half-Way-Tree Transport Centre in St. Andrew on Thursday (April 27). Others from left are: President of the TODSS, Egeton Newman; Director of the Island Traffic Authority (ITA), Kenute Hare; and Managing Director of the Transport Authority (TA), Ralston Smith.

Reckless Driving Costing Lives – Minister Shaw
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), addresses a recent meeting of the National Road Safety Council, at the Office of the Prime Minister in St. Andrew. He is joined by Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green (second left) and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Transport and Mining, Dr. Alwin Hales.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), addresses a recent meeting of the National Road Safety Council, at the Office of the Prime Minister in St. Andrew. He is joined by Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green (second left) and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Transport and Mining, Dr. Alwin Hales.

Distribution of Helmets to Motorcycle Riders Begins in June
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, speaks in the 2023/24 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (April 25).
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, speaks in the 2023/24 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (April 25).

Traffic Ticket Management System Digitised
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (fourth right), cuts the ribbon to officially open the $109 million Epworth rural feeder road in St. Ann on Friday (April 21). Looking on are (from left) Epworth CDC member, Edris Taylor; Mayor of St. Ann’s Bay, Councillor Sydney Stewart; Councillor/Caretaker, Beecher Town Division, Natalie Wilmot; Vice President of Operations, Caribbean Development Bank, Isaac Solomon; and Managing Director, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney. They are joined by Epworth Primary School’s Ramardo Davis (fourth left) and Kasari-Ann Pitterson (third right).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (fourth right), cuts the ribbon to officially open the $109 million Epworth rural feeder road in St. Ann on Friday (April 21). Looking on are (from left) Epworth CDC member, Edris Taylor; Mayor of St. Ann’s Bay, Councillor Sydney Stewart; Councillor/Caretaker, Beecher Town Division, Natalie Wilmot; Vice President of Operations, Caribbean Development Bank, Isaac Solomon; and Managing Director, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney. They are joined by Epworth Primary School’s Ramardo Davis (fourth left) and Kasari-Ann Pitterson (third right).

Upgraded Epworth Feeder Road in St. Ann Officially Opened

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Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, addresses a defensive driving workshop, held yesterday (April 17) at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.
Transport

More Breathalysers Being Purchased

As part of measures to curb indiscipline on the roads, the Government is moving to acquire more breathalysers, with support from the United Nations Road Safety Fund (UNRSF). Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, who made the disclosure while delivering the keynote address at a defensive driving workshop held on April 17 at...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), points to something of interest, while walking along a paved section of the Grants Pen roadway during a tour of the St. Thomas leg of the Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project (SCHIP) on April 13. He is accompanied by personnel from the National Works Agency (NWA) and China Harbour Engineering Company Limited (CHEC).
Transport

Improved Conditions for St. Thomas Residents As SCHIP Progresses – PM

Residents of St. Thomas are to see an improvement in conditions associated with the construction of the Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project (SCHIP) as the pace of the work increases, says Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. He gave the commitment during a tour of sections of the parish on Thursday (April 13), where he observed the progress of...
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Information Officer at the Road Safety Unit (RSU), Dontae Matthews (second right), assists students during a recent road-safety examination at Jonathan Grant High School in Spanish Town, St. Catherine.
EducationTransport

Jonathan Grant High Students Learning Fundamentals of Safe Road Usage

Students of Jonathan Grant High School in Spanish Town, St. Catherine, are being taught the fundamentals of the road code through the institution’s Jamaica Automobile Association (JAA) Junior Club. Master automotive teacher at the school, Tracy-Ann Hall, told JIS News that more than 50 students, along with eight staff members, are being exposed to the new Road Traffic Act and...
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Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon Audley Shaw, interacts with students of Little London High School in Westmoreland as they prepare to sit the road code test administered by the Road Safety Unit (RSU) and the Island Traffic Authority (ITA), on March 24.
Transport

Learner-Driver Education Programme Deemed Revolutionary

The learner-driver education programme in high schools is being touted as a catalyst that will promote and improve road safety across Jamaica. Transport and Mining Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, says the initiative will ensure students learn proper techniques that help them to become responsible drivers. “The Ministry of Transport and Mining believes that this programme will be a valuable addition...
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Principal of St. Hugh’s Preparatory School, Sasha Wright (left), displays an information poster depicting the Jamaica’s National Heroes during a road-safety session at the institution on Monday (March 27). The event was staged by the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) in partnership with the Road Safety Unit in the Ministry of Transport and Mining. Others (from second left) are Education and Information Officer at the Unit, Dontae Matthews; and JIS team members, Acting Managing Editor, Editorial and Photography Department, Tracey Chin Loy; Acting Senior Editor, Douglas McIntosh; Consulting Sub-Editor, Andrea Hoo Fung, and Administrative Assistant, Research, Print and Production Division, Kristen Hunt.
EducationTransport

Road-Safety Awareness Heightened at St. Hugh’s Preparatory School

Students of St. Hugh’s Preparatory School in Kingston, on Monday (March 27), participated in a lively, fun-filled interactive sensitisation session on road safety. The session, which took place at the institution, was staged by the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) in partnership with the Road Safety Unit in the Ministry of Transport and Mining. The school received a package containing JIS...
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Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw, addresses the Western Jamaica launch of the Road Code Test in Secondary Schools at Little London High in Westmoreland on Friday (March 24).
Transport

Transport and Mining Ministry Reports Decline in Road Fatalities

The Ministry of Transport and Mining is reporting a moderate decline in road fatalities since the start of the year. Speaking at the Western Jamaica Launch of the Road Code Test in Secondary Schools at Little London High in Westmoreland on Friday (March 24), Portfolio Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw said some 94 persons died in road traffic crashes from 83...
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