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Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw (second left), looks on as Police Constables Kenroy Wint (second right) and Remone Peart explain the features of road-safety equipment during the official launch of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) ‘Safe Passage: Safe Routes to School Road Safety Clubs’, at the AC Hotel by Marriott in New Kingston on Wednesday (March 9). At left is Head of the Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch (PSTEB), Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Gary McKenzie.
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw (second left), looks on as Police Constables Kenroy Wint (second right) and Remone Peart explain the features of road-safety equipment during the official launch of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) ‘Safe Passage: Safe Routes to School Road Safety Clubs’, at the AC Hotel by Marriott in New Kingston on Wednesday (March 9). At left is Head of the Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch (PSTEB), Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Gary McKenzie.

Minister Shaw Urges Motorists to Look out for Children

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw, is appealing to drivers to look out for children on the roads, particularly as schools resume full face-to-face classes. “I want to say to every person in this country who drives a...
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw (second left), looks on as Police Constables Kenroy Wint (second right) and Remone Peart explain the features of road-safety equipment during the official launch of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) ‘Safe Passage: Safe Routes to School Road Safety Clubs’, at the AC Hotel by Marriott in New Kingston on Wednesday (March 9). At left is Head of the Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch (PSTEB), Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Gary McKenzie.
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw (second left), looks on as Police Constables Kenroy Wint (second right) and Remone Peart explain the features of road-safety equipment during the official launch of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) ‘Safe Passage: Safe Routes to School Road Safety Clubs’, at the AC Hotel by Marriott in New Kingston on Wednesday (March 9). At left is Head of the Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch (PSTEB), Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Gary McKenzie.

Minister Shaw Urges Motorists To Look Out For Children
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), speaks with student from Greenwich Primary in St. Catherine, Jerdane Dickson (second right) who holds a road-safety sign, and students from Treadlight Primary School in Clarendon, Dennis Cooke (second left) and Hope Valley Experimental Primary and Infant in St. Andrew, Natalia Jackson (left) . They were at the official launch of the Safe Passage Road Safety Club that was held at the AC Hotel by Marriott in Kingston on Wednesday (March 9).
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), speaks with student from Greenwich Primary in St. Catherine, Jerdane Dickson (second right) who holds a road-safety sign, and students from Treadlight Primary School in Clarendon, Dennis Cooke (second left) and Hope Valley Experimental Primary and Infant in St. Andrew, Natalia Jackson (left) . They were at the official launch of the Safe Passage Road Safety Club that was held at the AC Hotel by Marriott in Kingston on Wednesday (March 9).

Government To Restore Islandwide Railway Service
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw

Investor Wants To Revive Montego Bay To Appleton Train
The Jamaica Urban Transit Company Limited (JUTC) Logo.
The Jamaica Urban Transit Company Limited (JUTC) Logo.

JUTC Ramping Up Bus Service For Full Resumption Of Face-to-Face Classes

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(FILE) Work in progress along a section of the Mandela Highway. This forms part of the US$64-million Mandela Highway Realignment and Reconstruction Project, which involves road construction works comprising extensive soft soil treatment, construction of a 3.5 km six-lane corridor, with a two-lane overpass bridge, two new three-lane bridges at Fresh River, a two-lane service road adjacent to the main roadway to facilitate the development of Caymanas Estate and upgrading of the Six Miles Interchange.
Transport

NROCC To Continue Maintaining Tolled Highways

The National Road Operating and Constructing Company Limited (NROCC) will continue to pursue the monitoring of the operations and maintenance of the completed toll roads, while simultaneously seeking to expand the network of tolled highways in Jamaica. This is contained in the Public Bodies Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure for the year ending March 2023. Consequently, for the 2022/23 fiscal...
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Chief Technical Director of the Policy Planning and Evaluation Division in the Ministry of Economic, Growth and Job Creation, Gillian Guthrie.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentTechnologyTransport

Discussions Under Way To Make Electric Vehicles Affordable To Jamaicans

Discussions are under way to make electric vehicles more affordable to Jamaicans by 2030 to 2035. This was noted by Chief Technical Director of the Policy Planning and Evaluation Division of the Ministry of Economic, Growth and Job Creation, Gillian Guthrie. Speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on February 21 about the Emissions Policy Framework and the updated Climate Change...
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State Minister in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert Flynn (third left) and President of the Rotary Club of St. Andrew North, Kecia Taylor (third right), cut the ribbon marking the handover of 15-seater 2021 Toyota Hiace bus to the Jamaica Cancer Society, today (February 21), at its office in Kingston. Sharing the moment (from left) are Executive Director (Acting) of the Jamaica Cancer Society, Michael Leslie; Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Money Market Brokers (JMMB) Joan Duncan Foundation, Kim Mair; Chairman of the Jamaica Cancer Society, Earl Jarrett and Project Manager of the Culture, Health, Arts Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund, Latoya Aquart-Foster.
Health & WellnessTransport

Jamaica Cancer Society Gets Bus

Healthcare workers will be better able to offer cancer screening and awareness training in rural and underserved communities, following the handover of a bus to the Jamaica Cancer Society. The 15-seater, 2021 Toyota Hiace bus, which costs US$43,000, was donated through the collaborative efforts of the Rotary Club of St. Andrew North and corporate Jamaica. It was handed over today...
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Transport

PPV Pension Scheme Has Opened Discussions for Other Financial Benefits – Minister Shaw

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw says that the VM Pensions Management Limited scheme established for public transport operators, has opened discussions for other financial benefits for the sector. This initiative has opened discussions in other areas such as, life and health insurance, and financial literacy. It is imperative that we work to have these open discussions, with...
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Traffic congestion in Montego Bay, St. James. The perimeter road should alleviate this problem.
TransportWorks / Construction

Businesses And Residents In Montego Eagerly Await Bypass

Business interests and residents of Montego Bay, St. James, are eagerly awaiting the start of construction of the perimeter road to bypass the city, pointing out that the resort “needs it now more than ever.” They add that traffic congestion has been worsening daily, affecting productivity and ease of movement. “The city has been growing and will continue to grow…and...
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Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw (third left), and President of the Transport Operators Development Sustainable Services (TODSS), Egerton Newman (left), share a photo opportunity with some of the transport operators who have been certified by the TODDS for best practices in road safety. The certificates were handed over during a recent ceremony held at the University of Technology (UTech) in St. Andrew.
Transport

Transport Operators Certified For Best Practices In Road Safety

Several operators in the public transport sector have been certified by the Transport Operators Development Sustainable Services (TODSS) for best practices in road safety. Transport and Mining Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, who delivered the keynote address at a recent ceremony held at the University of Technology (UTech) in St. Andrew to hand over the certificates, commended the owners and operators...
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Minister Without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation with responsibility for Works, Hon. Everald Warmington (centre), speaks with Member of Parliament (MP) for Clarendon North Central and Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan (right), about improvement works to be undertaken on roads in the constituency. The Ministers, accompanied by representatives from the National Water Commission (NWC) and the National Works Agency (NWA), were on a tour of several roads in the area on Wednesday (February 16). Also pictured is Community Relations Officer for the Southern Region of the NWA, Howard Hendricks.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentTransportWorks / Construction

Several Roads In North Central Clarendon To Be Rehabilitated

Several roads in Clarendon North Central are slated to be rehabilitated under the National Works Agency (NWA) Maintenance of Secondary Roads Programme. Minister Without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Everald Warmington, who spoke to JIS News following a tour of the area on Wednesday (February 16), said that the NWA will be conducting an...
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