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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.
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.

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...
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).
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).

Improved Conditions for St. Thomas Residents As SCHIP Progresses – PM
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw, delivers the keynote address at the launch of the Transport Operators Development Sustainable Services (TODSS) health, wealth, and safety expo, held today (April 6) at FESCO gas station on Beechwood Avenue in Kingston.
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw, delivers the keynote address at the launch of the Transport Operators Development Sustainable Services (TODSS) health, wealth, and safety expo, held today (April 6) at FESCO gas station on Beechwood Avenue in Kingston.

Transport Minister Calls on Partygoers Who Drive Not to Indulge in Alcohol Consumption
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.
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.

Jonathan Grant High Students Learning Fundamentals of Safe Road Usage
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

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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.
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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).
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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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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.
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PHOTOS: Jonathan Grant Students Take Road Code Test

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.
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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 Thursday (March 16).
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Architectural Design for Boundbrook Urban Centre Completed

The architectural design for the Boundbrook Urban Centre in Port Antonio, Portland, has been completed and is now going through the approvals and permitting process. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, made the disclosure during his contribution to the 2023/24 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives, on March 16. Mr. Holness said 126,000 square feet of rentable space...
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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