Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says a multi-agency discussion will take place regarding road rehabilitation and other infrastructural works in several scheme communities, in St. Catherine North Central. “We are going to bring in the National Works Agency (NWA), because the Ministry [in collaboration] with the Municipal Corporation, on its own, would not be able...

The National Works Agency (NWA) is advising that effective today, May 6, 2022, road users traversing the section of the Kent Avenue, between the Ironshore main road and the Whitehouse community, in St. James, will be diverted onto a newly created alignment. The roadway has been realigned to facilitate the expansion of the Sangster’s International Airport runway. Community Relations Officer...

The Ministry of Education and Youth is providing four buses to assist students in Portland, particularly those attending Happy Grove High School, who are experiencing challenges as a result of the work under way on the Portland to St. Thomas leg of the Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project (SCHIP). Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, told JIS News that a decision...

The pilot student-passenger rail-service project was successfully implemented this January to provide safe and cost-effective transportation to students from Old Harbour and Linstead to Spanish Town. Six schools participated in the programme, where the trains carried more than 66 per cent of their capacity, transporting a combined total of 16,683 students on two round trips per day during the pilot....

The Toll Authority of Jamaica is advocating for legislation that will grant it the power to fine pedestrians on the toll roads and motorists for tailgating. The Authority also wants legislative authority to regulate advertisement on toll roads, as well as make it mandatory for future concessionaires to pay toll monitoring fees to the agency. Minister of Transport and Mining,...

The digitisation of operations is to be extended to a further seven examination depots during this financial year. “This will enable better access and analysis of our drivers’ licensing records, ensuring greater integrity to the system,” Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw, said. The Minister was making his contribution to the 2022/23 Sectoral Debate in the House of...

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) is to expand and diversify its fleet with new buses and alternative fuels. “The procurement of the 50 new buses (five electric and 45 diesel) has received full approval and the award notification has been issued to the supplier. This means all is in place for the delivery of the buses to commence within...