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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.
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.

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...
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.
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.

Road-Safety Awareness Heightened at St. Hugh’s Preparatory School
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).
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 and Mining Ministry Reports Decline in Road Fatalities
Inspector of Motor Vehicles, Spanish Town Examination Depot, Shane Miller (standing, centre) engages students at Jonathan Grant High School in St. Catherine during a recent road code test administered by the Road Safety Unit and the Island Traffic Authority (ITA). The test is a requirement for the granting of a learner’s permit.
Inspector of Motor Vehicles, Spanish Town Examination Depot, Shane Miller (standing, centre) engages students at Jonathan Grant High School in St. Catherine during a recent road code test administered by the Road Safety Unit and the Island Traffic Authority (ITA). The test is a requirement for the granting of a learner’s permit.

PHOTOS: Jonathan Grant Students Take Road Code Test
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, makes his contribution to the 2023/24 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Thursday (March 16).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, makes his contribution to the 2023/24 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Thursday (March 16).

Architectural Design for Boundbrook Urban Centre Completed

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Director at the Road Safety Unit (RSU), Deidre Hudson-Sinclair (right), assists students at the St. Jago High School in St. Catherine, during a recent examination for the road code test under the Road Safety Education in Schools Programme, administered by the RSU and the Island Traffic Authority (ITA), in the Ministry of Transport and Mining.
Transport

High-School Students Engage in Road-Safety Programme

The Road Safety Unit (RSU) and the Island Traffic Authority (ITA) are actively engaging high-school students for the development of defensive driving skills and knowledge of the road code. This initiative, dubbed the Road Safety Education in Schools Programme, is one of several measures being used to make the roadways safter for both motorists and pedestrians. Director of the RSU,...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, makes his contribution to the 2023/24 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives, on March 16.
Budget 2023/2024ParliamentPrime MinisterTransport

Morant Bay Urban Centre Development Under Way

Construction has commenced on spaces dedicated at the Morant Bay Urban Centre in St. Thomas, to accommodate several major anchor clients. Among the entities that will be occupying the town centre are the St. Thomas Municipal Corporation, St. Thomas Parish Court, and all other government agencies located in Morant Bay. Several private-sector entities, including banks, business process outsourcing (BPO) companies...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, makes a point during his presentation in the 2023/24 budget debate in the House of Representatives on March 16.
Budget 2023/2024CommunityFinance & Public ServiceLocal GovernmentParliamentPrime MinisterTransport

2000 Community Roads to be Improved Under $40 Billion Spark Programme

Some 2000 community roads will be rehabilitated over the next three years, through a $40 billion allocation under the Shared Prosperity through Accelerated Improvement to our Road Network (SPARK) programme. “We have made excellent progress in dealing with our highways and main thoroughfares and it is now time to address our secondary roads and our local roads,” said Prime Minister,...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, makes his contribution to the 2023/2024 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Thursday (March 16).
Budget 2023/2024ParliamentPrime MinisterTransport

PM Announces Williamsfield to Hodges Leg of Southern Coastal Highway

The Government plans to extend the Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project further westward from Williamsfield in Manchester to Hodges in St. Elizabeth. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, who made the disclosure in his contribution to the 2023/2024 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Thursday (March 16), said the scope of the project includes improvements of the...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, makes his contribution to the 2023/2024 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives, on March 16.
Budget 2023/2024ParliamentPrime MinisterTransport

Work on Southern Coastal Highway Progressing Steadily

Work on the multibillion-dollar Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project is moving steadily, states Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. Making his contribution to the 2023/2024 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives, on March 16, he provided an update on Part B and the Eastern Section of the project. Mr. Holness said the plight of citizens who have endured...
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Workers prepare the concrete foundation for the construction of a rubble wall along a section of the Friendship to Hurlock roadway in St. James.
TransportWorks / Construction

Friendship to Hurlock Roadway 50 Per Cent Complete

Work on the rehabilitation of the Friendship to Hurlock roadway in St. James is 50 per cent complete. This was disclosed by Community Relations Officer at the National Works Agency (NWA) Western Office, Janel Ricketts, who told JIS News that the project is progressing well. “We are focusing on completing a number of items ahead of the application of the...
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