Applications are now open for the much anticipated Public Passenger Vehicle (PPV) Operators gas relief grant for owners of Contract Carriages and Route Taxi vehicles. To access the $25,000.00 gas grant, Owners of PPV are required to apply online at WeCare.gov.jm and provide: 1. A valid Transport Authority road licence issued no later than April 30, 2022 for a Contract...

The Island Traffic Authority (ITA) is advising that its Morant Bay (St. Thomas) Examination Depot is closed until further notice. This is a result of loss of electricity to the entire compound due to current road construction in the area. The loss of power also resulted in damages to equipment in the depot. Persons requiring the services of the Morant...

Beginning June 5, 10,000 Jamaicans will be recruited to work on cruise ships overseas, says Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett. Mr. Bartlett, who was speaking to reporters following a function at the Montego Bay Convention Centre on May 27, said the massive recruitment drive comes at a time when the cruise sector and tourism, by extension, are showing signs...

Exhaust emission analysers will be incorporated in the operations of the Island Traffic Authority (ITA). The commissioning of the devices was done on Wednesday (June 1), at the Harbour View Examination Depot in Kingston, by Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw. They are used to measure exhaust gases caused by combustion and give readings about their content. Devices...

The Government will be spending approximately US$6.4 million to acquire 50 buses to increase the Jamaica Urban Transit Company’s (JUTC) fleet. Of the total, 45 will be diesel buses valued at US$5,400,000 while the remaining five will be electric buses valuing US$1,085,000. The vehicles are expected to be delivered between six and nine months, commencing in the last quarter of...

The Trelawny Municipal Corporation (TMC) will be renovating the Falmouth Transport Centre to make the space more comfortable and user-friendly for transport operators, commuters, and others. Chairman of the Municipal Corporation and Mayor of Falmouth, Councillor Collen Gager, told JIS News that close to $9 million will be spent on the improvement works. He informed that funding for the project...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has launched Jamaica’s candidature for election to Part III of the International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) Council for the 2022/25 triennial. The elections will be held during the 41st Session of the Assembly in Montreal, Canada, from September 27 to October 7, 2022. Securing an ICAO Council seat provides an opportunity for the...