The Ministry of Transport and Mining will be introducing new security features on a driver’s licence to eliminate fraud. Speaking in the House of Representatives recently, Portfolio Minister, Hon. Robert Montague, said the new security features will be facilitated under the regulations of the new Road Traffic Act. “Right now, people are walking up and down with bogus driver’s licences,...

The Government is exploring the feasibility of introducing electric buses as part of the Jamaica Urban Transit Company’s (JUTC) fleet. The move will be facilitated under an electric vehicle policy, which is being developed by the Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, who is in Utah in the United States for a Solar Power International...

The electronic warrant module developed to address traffic violations will be piloted in four courts come October. National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, in making the disclosure, said that the module will generate traffic warrants electronically, thereby reducing the amount of time spent by court staff preparing tickets. The aim is to improve efficiency and effectiveness in enforcement of...

The Hagley Park Road Improvement Project is approximately 85 per cent complete. National Works Agency (NWA) Manager for Communication and Customer Services, Stephen Shaw, told JIS News in a recent interview that the drainage network is about 90 per cent complete with works to be done on the storm-water drains in the Three Miles area. “We still have some work...

The Ministry of National Security is reporting that a total of 240,000 traffic tickets have been cleared, following software modification to the island’s traffic ticket management system. This was disclosed by Senior Director, Technology Transformation in the Ministry, Arvel Grant, during an interview with JIS News, following a meeting with stakeholders on the Traffic Ticket Management System, at the Ministry’s...

Route taxi operators are being encouraged by Transport and Mining Minister, Hon. Robert Montague, to see their chosen vocation as a business that can be sustained for generations. “I want to push you in the direction of seeing the industry as a business and not a hustle; even better than that, as a career path that you can encourage your...

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague, has lauded the timeliness of the Second International Caribbean Bunker Conference, hosted by the Maritime Authority of Jamaica and the International Bunker Industry Association. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the conference on September 10, at the Iberostar Suites Resort in St. James, Mr. Montague said with the implementation of new legislation...

Transport and Mining Minister, Hon. Robert Montague, says work on legislation to establish a regulatory framework for Jamaica’s bunkering industry is “well advanced”. Bunkering is a maritime industry term related to the fueling of ships and transportation of fuel by sea vessels. Mr. Montague, who advised that the legislation is going through the final stages of the parliamentary process, indicated...

Operations at the Jiuquan Iron and Steel Company (JISCO)/Alpart alumina refinery in Nain, St Elizabeth, are set to be suspended for up to two years to facilitate the plant’s modernisation and expansion. Speaking in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (September 10), Transport and Mining Minster, Hon. Robert Montague, said the Ministry’s technical team recommended several options to JISCO relating...