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Participants in the National Road Safety Council Ministry of National Security sponsored Motorcycle Training Programme pose with their certificates and helmets. Photo: contributed
Participants in the National Road Safety Council Ministry of National Security sponsored Motorcycle Training Programme pose with their certificates and helmets. Photo: contributed

Motorcyclists Trained to Improve Road Safety

The National Road Safety Council (NRSC) is reporting that 350 motorcyclists have been trained under its Ministry of National Security-sponsored motorbike training programme. Speaking at a recent Road Safety Lunchtime Session hosted by the Road Safety Unit (RSU) in the...
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague (right), engages with students from St. Catherine schools, who participated in the Ministry’s final test run of the school train service, which is scheduled to begin in September. The students are (from left to right): Rachel Duncan of McAuley Primary; Ruth Reid of Old Harbour High; and Gabrielle Christian of St. Jago High.
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague (right), engages with students from St. Catherine schools, who participated in the Ministry’s final test run of the school train service, which is scheduled to begin in September. The students are (from left to right): Rachel Duncan of McAuley Primary; Ruth Reid of Old Harbour High; and Gabrielle Christian of St. Jago High.

Transport Ministry Conducts Final Test Run of School Train Service
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague (2nd left), along with Minister without Portfolio, Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (2nd right); and Assistant Commissioner of Police, Calvin Allen (left), share in conversation with Deputy Commissioner of Police Clifford Blake at the official opening of the new police post at the Ian Fleming International Airport in St. Mary on August 13.
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague (2nd left), along with Minister without Portfolio, Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (2nd right); and Assistant Commissioner of Police, Calvin Allen (left), share in conversation with Deputy Commissioner of Police Clifford Blake at the official opening of the new police post at the Ian Fleming International Airport in St. Mary on August 13.

PHOTOS: New Police Post at Ian Fleming Airport Officially Open
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right), and the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (right) look on as Captain Hugh Helps (3rd right) points out the features of the ‘Jamaica III’ control panel during the commissioning and christening ceremony for the vessel at Newport East, Kingston, on August 11.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right), and the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (right) look on as Captain Hugh Helps (3rd right) points out the features of the ‘Jamaica III’ control panel during the commissioning and christening ceremony for the vessel at Newport East, Kingston, on August 11.

Protocols Being Developed for Resumption of Cruise Operations
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (2nd right), looks on as Captain Hugh Helps (2nd left), points out the control panel system of the Jamaica III Utility Vessel during a tour of the boat on August 11. This was after the official commissioning and christening of the Port Authority of Jamaica vessel at Newport East, Kingston. Others (from left) are: President and Chief Executive Officer of the Port Authority of Jamaica, Professor Gordon Shirley; and Member of Parliament for East Rural St. Andrew and wife of the Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (2nd right), looks on as Captain Hugh Helps (2nd left), points out the control panel system of the Jamaica III Utility Vessel during a tour of the boat on August 11. This was after the official commissioning and christening of the Port Authority of Jamaica vessel at Newport East, Kingston. Others (from left) are: President and Chief Executive Officer of the Port Authority of Jamaica, Professor Gordon Shirley; and Member of Parliament for East Rural St. Andrew and wife of the Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness.

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Director of the Island Traffic Authority, Kenute Hare
Transport

Motorcyclists Implored To Wear Protective Gear

Director of the Island Traffic Authority (ITA), Kenute Hare, is again appealing to motorcyclists to wear protective gear when operating motorcycles on the roads. “I want motorcyclists to critically understand that the motorcycle is one of the most dangerous motor vehicles anyone could ever operate. “It has two wheels, it doesn’t have a cage to protect you in the event...
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Minister of Transport and Mining Hon. Robert Montague (third left), engages transport industry stakeholders during a break at the Transport Authority
Transport

Stakeholders Discuss Policy For Transport Sector

Stakeholders in the transport sector have been given an opportunity to make contributions to the development of transport policy in Jamaica. Just under 500 persons representing public transportation providers across the island, participated in the Transport Authority (TA) Second Annual Transport Stakeholders Conference at the Sandals Ocho Rios Beach Resort in St. Ann on Wednesday (July 21). The conference was...
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Minister of Transport and Miming, Hon. Robert Montague, addresses transport operators at the Linstead Transport Centre, in St. Catherine, on July 15.
Transport

Operators of Public Passenger Vehicles Must Use Linstead Transport Centre – Minister

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague, says measures will be immediately implemented to get operators of public passenger vehicles to use the Linstead Transport Centre, in St. Catherine. Speaking with Reporters after meeting with stakeholders at the facility on July 15, the Minister said there will be greater collaboration between the police, the St. Catherine Municipal Corporation and...
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An aerial view of the Ken Jones Aerodrome in St. Margaret’s Bay, Portland.
Transport

JCAA Wants Regulations Segmented

In preparation for the growth and development of general aviation in Jamaica, the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA) is working towards the segmentation of the relevant regulations. Director of Flight Safety at the JCAA, Noel Ellis, told JIS News that the Authority is putting the necessary measures in place to ensure that the regulations are consistent with the standards of...
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Mobile units that are used in the Transport Authority’s strategic compliance initiative, dubbed ‘Petra’s Tent’.
Transport

Commercial And PPV Operators Invited To Take Advantage Of Compliance Initiative

The Transport Authority (TA) is inviting operators of commercial and public passenger vehicles (PPV) to take advantage of its strategic compliance initiative, dubbed ‘Petra’s Tent’, which is currently making its way across the island. In an interview with JIS News, Corporate Communications Manager at the Transport Authority, Petra-Kene Williams, pointed out that the initiative, which has been gaining traction on...
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The air traffic control tower at the Norman Manley International Airport, the location from which aerodrome controllers guide aircraft into the airport after taking over from the air traffic controllers at the Kingston Air Traffic Control Centre.
Aviation

Developers Of Multistorey Buildings Implored To Consult With JCAA

The Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA) is imploring developers of multistorey buildings to seek the requisite approvals prior to erecting these buildings as they may be in breach of civil aviation guidelines. In an interview with JIS News, Director of Flight Safety at the JCAA, Noel Ellis, said the Authority has observed the emergence of numerous high-rise buildings throughout Jamaica,...
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Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague, addresses the recent ceremony for the handing over of a police post at the Ian Fleming International Airport in Boscobel, St. Mary.
Transport

AAJ Making Significant Investments in Improving Aerodromes

The Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ) is making significant investments in improving aerodrome facilities across the country. Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague, in making the disclosure, said that at the Lionel Densham Airport in St. Elizabeth “we are about to spend J$100 million to overlay the runway and to put in a little terminal building”. “That is...
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