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Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon, addresses the ribbon cutting ceremony for the National Solid Waste Management Authority’s (NSWMA) Waste Separation Bin initiative in Sam Sharpe Square on July 31.
Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon, addresses the ribbon cutting ceremony for the National Solid Waste Management Authority’s (NSWMA) Waste Separation Bin initiative in Sam Sharpe Square on July 31.

Smart Bus Stop for Mount Salem in Montego Bay

Work is underway to establish a smart bus stop in Mount Salem, Montego Bay, as part of efforts to modernise transportation and enhance public safety in the second city. “The cordoning off of the area has started so the project...
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.
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.

JUTC to Save $1.3 Billion on Fuel Bill
Flyer for the Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ) Photo Competition
Flyer for the Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ) Photo Competition

Students Invited to Participate in Maritime Authority’s Photo Competition
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.
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.

Students, Teachers Welcome Safety of Travel Through Rural School Bus Programme
Director General of Road Traffic, Island Traffic Authority (ITA), Colonel (ret’d) Daniel Pryce, speaks during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ on July 18.
Director General of Road Traffic, Island Traffic Authority (ITA), Colonel (ret’d) Daniel Pryce, speaks during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ on July 18.

Motorists Encouraged to Familiarise Themselves with Updated Vehicle Fitness Guidelines

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Technical Assistant in the Ministry of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Donaree Muirhead (right), engages in discussion with (from left) President, Fédération Internationale de l
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Push for Helmet Safety Amid Rising Motorcycle Fatalities

Road-safety advocates recently came together for discussion to advance key strategies to address the rise in motorcycle-related fatalities across the island. The discussions took place during the National Helmet Wearing Coalition’s ‘Heads-Up Regional Think Tank’ held at the AC Hotel in Kingston. A voluntary body dedicated to promoting helmet safety and reducing motorcycle-related crashes in Jamaica, the Coalition is led...
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Director General of Road Traffic at the Island Traffic Authority (ITA), Colonel (ret’d) Daniel Pryce and Chief Corporate Communications Officer at Tax Administration Jamaica, Meris Haughton, participate in a JIS Think Tank, on July 18.
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Motorists Advised to Get Plate Number of Vehicle in Case of an Accident

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is advising motorists how to treat with traffic accidents now that the new electronic motor-vehicle fitness and registration system has taken effect. Speaking at a JIS Think Tank on July 18, Chief Corporate Communications Officer at TAJ, Meris Haughton, said persons must ensure that they get the plate number of the vehicle involved in the accident....
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Director General of Road Traffic at the Island Traffic Authority (ITA), Colonel (ret’d) Daniel Pryce, speaks at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank, on July 18. Colonel Pryce explained the implementation of the electronic Motor Vehicle Certificate of Fitness on July 21.
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ITA Launches E-Fitness System July 21

Beginning Monday, July 21, 2025, the Island Traffic Authority (ITA) will officially launch its Electronic Motor Vehicle Certificate of Fitness (e-Fitness) system, eliminating the issuance of paper certificates at the end of vehicle inspections. This digital transformation is aimed at improving efficiency, enhancing data security, and delivering faster service to motorists. Speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank...
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Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz, speaks at the ceremony to hand over 93 buses to the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) on Wednesday (July 16), at the Portmore JUTC bus depot in Braeton, St. Catherine. The Ministry handed over 63 compressed natural gas (CNG) powered and 30 diesel coach buses to the JUTC. An additional seven buses, specially modified to accommodate commuters with special needs, are expected to arrive in the island by August 2025.
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New JUTC Rural Express Service

Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz, has announced that with the influx of 93 buses into the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) fleet, a new rural express service will be launched. On Wednesday (July 16), the new buses were handed over to the JUTC during a ceremony held at the company’s Portmore Depot in Braeton, St....
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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left) converses with Jodi-Ann Baker (seated, centre), a commuter with special needs, during the handover of 93 buses to the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) at the Portmore JUTC bus depo in Braeton, St. Catherine, on Wednesday (July 16). They are joined by Member of Parliament for Portland Eastern, Ann-Marie Vaz; Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz; State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade and Member of Parliament for East Central St. Catherine, Hon. Alando Terrelonge; and Golden Age Home nurse aide, Everton Watt.
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JUTC Gets 93 New Buses

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) fleet of vehicles has been bolstered with the addition of 93 new buses. The units, which comprise 63 compressed natural gas (CNG) and 30 diesel coach buses, were officially handed over at the JUTC’s Portmore Bus Depo in Braeton, St Catherine on Wednesday (July 16). The new vehicles represent phase two of the Government’s...
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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the official ground-breaking ceremony for the Pedro Plains Irrigation Expansion Project in Short Hills, St. Elizabeth on Friday (July 11). 
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Rural School Bus Programme Will Promote Discipline, Positive Values

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Rural School Bus Programme is a transformational initiative, that will not only ensure a safer and more comfortable environment for students, but also promote discipline and positive values.  “It’s one thing to talk about the economics, but it’s another thing to talk about the defence of the mores of the...
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