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The offices of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT), in downtown Kingston, which were illuminated in blue in solidarity with similar activities taking place across the world at the request of the International Maritime Organisation to signify the opportunities to be derived from preservation of the world’s oceans.
The offices of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT), in downtown Kingston, which were illuminated in blue in solidarity with similar activities taking place across the world at the request of the International Maritime Organisation to signify the opportunities to be derived from preservation of the world’s oceans.

Maritime Awareness Week Used to Engage Public on Blue Economy Opportunities

Jamaica’s maritime community observed Maritime Awareness Week (MAW) from September 22 to 26, under the theme, ‘Our Ocean – Our Obligation – Our Opportunity’, which was also the IMO theme for World Maritime Day on September 25. The week’s activities...
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, addresses Wednesday’s (October 1) Post Cabinet Press Briefing at Jamaica House.
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, addresses Wednesday’s (October 1) Post Cabinet Press Briefing at Jamaica House.

JUTC Developing Security-Enabled Student Card for Rural School Bus Network
Minister of Transport, Telecommunications, and Energy, Hon. Daryl Vaz (centre); General Manager for the Half-Way Tree Transport Centre, Keith Blake (second left); and Managing Director of the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), Owen Ellington (fifth left), with JUTC team members and representatives from the University of the West Indies (UWI), University of Technology (UTech) Jamaica, lifestyle and travel bloggers, and members of the media, to officially introduce the JUTC Rural Express Service, on Wednesday (October 1) at the Half-Way Tree Transport Centre in Kingston.
Minister of Transport, Telecommunications, and Energy, Hon. Daryl Vaz (centre); General Manager for the Half-Way Tree Transport Centre, Keith Blake (second left); and Managing Director of the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), Owen Ellington (fifth left), with JUTC team members and representatives from the University of the West Indies (UWI), University of Technology (UTech) Jamaica, lifestyle and travel bloggers, and members of the media, to officially introduce the JUTC Rural Express Service, on Wednesday (October 1) at the Half-Way Tree Transport Centre in Kingston.

JUTC Rural Express Bus Service Launched
Director General of the Maritime Authority of Jamaica, Mr. Bertrand Smith
Director General of the Maritime Authority of Jamaica, Mr. Bertrand Smith

Maritime Authority of Jamaica Recommits to Ocean Preservation
Minister of Transport, Telecommunications and Energy, Hon. Daryl Vaz (right), in discussion with Director General of the Marine Authority of Jamaica, Bertrand Smith; and Chair of the Marine Authority of Jamaica, Corah Ann Robertson Sylvester, at the Maritime Authority of Jamaica’s Illuminating Ceremony and Cocktail Reception in recognition of World Maritime Day, on Thursday (September 25), at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, in downtown Kingston.
Minister of Transport, Telecommunications and Energy, Hon. Daryl Vaz (right), in discussion with Director General of the Marine Authority of Jamaica, Bertrand Smith; and Chair of the Marine Authority of Jamaica, Corah Ann Robertson Sylvester, at the Maritime Authority of Jamaica’s Illuminating Ceremony and Cocktail Reception in recognition of World Maritime Day, on Thursday (September 25), at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, in downtown Kingston.

Minister Outlines Opportunities Presented by Blue Economy

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Corporate Communications Manager, Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), Shantole Thompson.
Transport

Parents Urged to Sign Up Children for Student Card

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) is encouraging parents and guardians to sign up their children for the student card, as a safe and easy way to access subsidised fares under the National Rural School Bus system. The programme, which officially rolled out on September 8, provides safe, reliable, and affordable school transport for students in rural communities across the...
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Corporate Communications Manager, Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), Shantole Thompson.
EducationHealth & WellnessTransport

Rural School Bus Drivers Trained In CPR and First Aid

Drivers in the National Rural School Bus Programme have undergone cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and first-aid training, signalling the Government’s commitment to ensure student safety. Speaking on the JIS television programme ‘Get the Facts’, Corporate Communications Manager at the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), Shantole Thompson, said comprehensive safety protocols are in place to protect students on board the buses. “Our...
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Corporate Communications Manager, Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), Shantole Thompson.
Transport

Submit Requests for Rural School Bus Service to JUTC

Communities across the island not yet covered under the National Rural School Bus Programme are being encouraged to submit requests for inclusion to the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC). Speaking on the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) television programme Get the Facts, Corporate Communications Manager at JUTC, Shantole Thompson, said that while the initial rollout targeted areas with high demand, the...
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Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport Minister, Hon. Daryl Vaz (right), converses with Superintendent of Police, Jeffery Lecky, in Papine, St. Andrew, on Monday (September 8), while observing the rollout of the National Rural School Bus Programme.
Transport

Free Bus Rides for Students Up to October

All students will ride free of cost on the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) buses and the units under the National Rural School Bus Programme from September to October 2025. Students are required to present a valid school identification (ID) card or be dressed in their school uniform to benefit. This special provision, announced recently by Prime Minister, Dr. the...
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Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport Minister, Hon. Daryl Vaz (right), is in conversation with Superintendent of Police, Jeffery Lecky, in Papine Square on Monday (September 8). The Minister was observing the rollout of the National Rural School Bus Programme.
InformationSkillsTransportYouth

National Rural School Bus Programme Rolled Out

The National Rural School Bus Programme officially rolled out on Monday (September 8), with some 60 buses deployed across the island. Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz; Education, Skills, Youth and Information Minister, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon; and Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, were on hand to observe...
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