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Motorists to Be Diverted to New Alignment Along Kent Avenue, St. James

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...
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams

Government Provides Buses To Transport Portland Students
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw, makes his contribution to the 2022/23 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on April 27.
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw, makes his contribution to the 2022/23 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on April 27.

Pilot Student Passenger Rail Service Successfully Implemented
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw, speaks in the 2022/23 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives, on April 27.
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw, speaks in the 2022/23 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives, on April 27.

Toll Authority Wants Pedestrians Fined
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw, speaks in the 2022/23 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives, on April 27.
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw, speaks in the 2022/23 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives, on April 27.

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Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw, makes his contribution to the 2022/23 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on April 27.
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JUTC To Expand Fleet

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...
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Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw, making his contribution to the 2022/23 Sectoral debate in the House of Representatives on Wednesday (April 27).
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Major Spending Planned For Upgrade Of Airports

A sum of more than US$200 million is to be spent over the period 2022 to 2025, for capital expenditure programmes at the nation’s international airports and aerodromes. The activities will be undertaken by the Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ), and MBJ Airports Limited (MBJ) and PAC Kingston Airports Limited (PACKAL), operators of the Sangster International Airport (SIA) and the...
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Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw, making his contribution to the 2022/23 Sectoral debate in the House of Representatives on April 27.
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Improved Safety Measures For Air Traffic Control

Jamaica will vie for a council seat at the next International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) General Assembly to be held in September. Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw, made the announcement during his contribution to the 2022/23 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Wednesday (April 27). “Securing an ICAO Council Seat will help Jamaica to forge...
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Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), and Chief Executive Officer and Founder of 876 On The Go Taxi Service, Olivia Lindsay (second right), at the fifth Anniversary Celebrations of the company, held recently at the University of Technology (UTech) in St. Andrew.
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Licensing Requirements For Public Passenger Vehicles To Be Revised

The Transport Authority (TA) will be revising the requirements for the licensing of public passenger vehicles, according to Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw. Mr. Shaw said the change is to ensure “better screening” and assessment of driving capabilities, adding that he has started discussions with the TA and the Island Traffic Authority (ITA), “to see this through”....
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Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw, addresses the audience at the 5th anniversary celebration of 876 On The Go Taxi Service, held on April 13, at the University of Technology in Kingston.
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Transport And Mining Ministry Signs Contract With TRL Software

The Ministry of Transport and Mining has signed a contract with TRL Software to provide its web-based accident analysis software system, iMAAP, to help make the island’s roads safer. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw made the disclosure at the 5th anniversary celebration of 876 On The Go Taxi Service, held at the University of Technology in Kingston on April 13....
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Minister of Transport and Mining Hon. Audley Shaw (second left) observes the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) by the University of Technology (UTECH) Jamaica and the University of Birmingham by President (Ag) UTECH, Professor Colin Gyles (left), and Head of the School of Engineering, University of Birmingham, Clive Roberts. The event was the International Symposium on Railway Engineering held at the University of Technology (UTECH) Jamaica recently. The signing of the MOU is intended to forge collaboration between the two institutions focused on the promotion of rail technology in Jamaica through academic and industrial capacity building, knowledge transfer and promotion of research activities.
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Government Pushing Ahead With Plans For Railway Service

A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed to facilitate exploration of rail technology, as Jamaica continues its push to revive the local railway service as a sustainable transportation option. Jamaica’s first railway operations began in 1845 under the Jamaica Railway Company which was a private entity. After decades of changing hands between private and public enterprise, the Jamaican Government became...
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