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Corporate Communications and Public Relations Manager, Island Traffic Authority (ITA), Dontae Matthews.
Corporate Communications and Public Relations Manager, Island Traffic Authority (ITA), Dontae Matthews.

Island Traffic Authority Warns Against Hazardous Road Practices Ahead of General Election

The Island Traffic Authority (ITA) is warning against the dangerous practice of political party supporters protruding bodies or body parts from motor vehicles while using public roadways. Corporate Communications and Public Relations Manager at the ITA, Dontae Matthews, told JIS...
Commanding Officer for the St. James Police Division, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Eron Samuels, delivers remarks during the recent ground-breaking ceremony for a smart bus stop in Mount Salem, Montego Bay.
Commanding Officer for the St. James Police Division, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Eron Samuels, delivers remarks during the recent ground-breaking ceremony for a smart bus stop in Mount Salem, Montego Bay.

Community Stakeholders Endorse Plans to Establish Smart Bus Stop in Montego Bay
Commercial and Marketing Manager at Jamaica North South Highway Company, Trudy-Ann Williams, addresses a JIS Think Tank on August 19, on the new E-Pass mobile and web application.
Commercial and Marketing Manager at Jamaica North South Highway Company, Trudy-Ann Williams, addresses a JIS Think Tank on August 19, on the new E-Pass mobile and web application.

Jamaica North South Highway Co. Launches Mobile App
Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon (fourth right), breaks ground for the construction of a smart bus stop in Mount Salem, St. James, on Tuesday (August 19). Also participating are (from left), Commanding Officer for the St. James Police Division, Senior Superintendent Eron Samuels; President of Citymove Taxi Association, Conroy Smith; Custos Rotulorum for St. James, Bishop the Hon. Conrad Pitkin; Chief Executive Officer, St. James Municipal Corporation, Naudia Crosskill; Former Mayor of Montego Bay, Leeroy Williams; Regional Director, Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), St. Andrade Sinclair, and Director of Nursing Services, Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH), Gillian Ledgister.
Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon (fourth right), breaks ground for the construction of a smart bus stop in Mount Salem, St. James, on Tuesday (August 19). Also participating are (from left), Commanding Officer for the St. James Police Division, Senior Superintendent Eron Samuels; President of Citymove Taxi Association, Conroy Smith; Custos Rotulorum for St. James, Bishop the Hon. Conrad Pitkin; Chief Executive Officer, St. James Municipal Corporation, Naudia Crosskill; Former Mayor of Montego Bay, Leeroy Williams; Regional Director, Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), St. Andrade Sinclair, and Director of Nursing Services, Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH), Gillian Ledgister.

Ground Broken in Montego Bay for Nation’s First Smart Bus Stop
Chief Executive Officer at the Toll Authority of Jamaica, Jerome Palmer (right), addresses a JIS Think Tank on August 19, on recent upgrades implemented by Jamaica North South Highway Company Ltd.  At left is Commercial and Marketing Manager at Jamaica North South Highway Company Ltd, Trudy-Ann Williams.
Chief Executive Officer at the Toll Authority of Jamaica, Jerome Palmer (right), addresses a JIS Think Tank on August 19, on recent upgrades implemented by Jamaica North South Highway Company Ltd.  At left is Commercial and Marketing Manager at Jamaica North South Highway Company Ltd, Trudy-Ann Williams.

Card Payments Accepted at Jamaica North South Highway Toll Plazas

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Managing Director of the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), Owen Ellington, addresses a recent press conference held at the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) Auditorium in New Kingston.
Transport

Full Roll Out of Rural Express Service by End of August

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) will roll out its new Rural Express service to the townships of Ocho Rios, Montego Bay, Negril, and Port Antonio by the end of August. The service from Mandeville to downtown Kingston was launched on July 28. Managing Director of the JUTC, Owen Ellington, made the disclosure during a recent press conference at the...
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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), greets Project Manager, China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) Limited, Hongsheng Gui during a ceremony for the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the Government and CHEC to conduct feasibility and impact studies for the proposed extension of the North-South Highway. The event took place on August 4 at Jamaica House.
Prime MinisterTransportWorks / Construction

Feasibility Studies to Be Conducted for North-south Highway Expansion

The Government of Jamaica and China Harbour Engineering Company Limited (CHEC) on Monday (August 4), signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to conduct feasibility studies for the proposed extension of the North-South Highway. Under the agreement, CHEC will conduct all the necessary studies, which include technical, financial, economic, environmental, and social, at no cost to the Government. Addressing the signing...
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Managing Director of the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), Owen Ellington, addresses Thursday’s (July 31) Ministry of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport press conference at the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ), in Kingston.
Transport

JUTC to Save $1.3 Billion on Fuel Bill

It is estimated that by the end of the financial year in March next year, the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) will save some $1.3 billion on its projected fuel bill. Managing Director of the JUTC, Owen Ellington, who made the disclosure at Thursday’s (July 31) Ministry of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport press conference, said this will be achieved...
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Flyer for the Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ) Photo Competition
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Students Invited to Participate in Maritime Authority’s Photo Competition

The Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ) has launched a National Photo Competition for high-school students, inviting them to explore and document Jamaica’s dynamic maritime landscape by capturing the country’s maritime story through their lenses. The competition, which is open to students between the ages of 13 and 18, is part of a broader public education campaign by the MAJ to...
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Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (second left), and Speaker of the House of Representatives and Member of Parliament for St. Andrew East Rural, Most Hon. Juliet Holness (centre), are surrounded by students of the Louise Bennett-Coverley Primary School aboard one of the buses that will be used in the Government’s Rural School Bus Programme. The students got the opportunity to ride aboard two of the buses to the Logos Hope book fair at the Cement Coal Pier in Kingston on Wednesday (July 23). Accompanying the students were principal, Sheena Taylor Morgan (right) and teachers at the institution.
EducationTransportYouth

Students, Teachers Welcome Safety of Travel Through Rural School Bus Programme

Students and teachers of Louise Bennett-Coverley Primary School in St. Andrew have welcomed the Government’s Rural School Bus Programme, highlighting the enhanced safety and convenience it offers, in addition to reduced travel time and costs. The institution, located in Gordon Town, caters to students in the community and surrounding areas, including Mavis Bank. Several students got the opportunity to ride...
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