The Island Traffic Authority (ITA) will be playing a key role in the thrust by the Road Safety Unit (RSU) to decrease the number of road fatalities. Speaking at a recent JIS Think Tank, ITA Director, Kenute Hare, said that the entity fully endorses the RSU’s ‘Stop di Foolishness’ Campaign, which is aimed at urging road users to exercise extreme...

Minister of Transport and Mining Hon. Robert Montague has welcomed the newest player in the field of general aviation in Jamaica, Amber Aviation. The entity will provide a mix of offerings to clients to include ultralight flying experiences, a jet share programme, and domestic flights. Ultralight aviation, also called microlight aviation, is the flying of lightweight, one or two-seat fixed-wing...

The Mount Ogle to Lawrence Tavern roadway in West Rural St. Andrew, which has several breakaways, is scheduled for rehabilitation by the National Works Agency (NWA). This was disclosed by Member of Parliament (MP) for the area and Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn, who informed that the NWA visited the site and...

Jamaica’s coronavirus (COVID-19) response has been boosted with the donation of a 16-seater minibus and laboratory supplies from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn, received the items on Thursday (October 7) at the PAHO office located at the...

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague, has lauded Johnson’s Petroleum and United Company Limited for its Transport Operators COVID-19 Initiative, which was launched on October 5 at the Ministry of Transport and Mining. The initiative is aimed at encouraging more transport operators to get vaccinated by providing them with gas vouchers. Speaking at the virtual event, Minister Montague...

The Road Safety Unit in the Ministry of Transport and Mining (MTM) is embarking on a road-safety public awareness campaign, dubbed, ‘Stop di Foolishness’. Speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on Wednesday (September 29), Director of the Road Safety Unit, Deidre Hudson-Sinclair, explained that the campaign seeks to encourage all road users to practise good road-safety habits. “We are appealing...

Members of the public are being encouraged to report any overcharging of fares to the Transport Authority. Commuters may report incidents of overcharging through the Authority’s toll-free line at 888-991-5687 or via WhatsApp at 876-551-8196. “They need to give us the licence plate number of the vehicle in question, the date of the incident and the time and the route...