Transport and Mining Minister, Hon. Robert Montague, says the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) and Montego Bay Metro Company (MoBay Metro) are introducing cost-saving measures to counter the fallout resulting from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. “We have enhanced connectivity through the provision of wireless facilities on over 400 buses. Importantly, we are also moving to diversify the available fuel types....

The Jamaica Railway Corporation (JRC) will be entering a partnership with the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) and the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information (MoEYI) to transport schoolchildren from Old Harbour and Linstead into Spanish Town by rail. “Along with the students, teachers, parents, healthcare and other essential workers will be prioritised for this service at first,” Minister of...

The Transport Authority of Jamaica in an effort to reduce the congestion within the vicinity of the Half-Way-Tree Transport Centre (HWTTC) will be making changes to the operations of several rural stage carriage buses within the Corporate Area commencing Tuesday, May 25, 2021. The move is expected to also improve the efficiency of the rural stage carriage buses and afford...

The Road Safety Unit of the Ministry of Transport and Mining, in partnership with TOTAL Jamaica Limited, has launched its annual Children Against Reckless Driving (CARD) programme. Launched at TOTAL’s Hope Road Offices, in St. Andrew on Wednesday, May 19, the programme is geared at increasing awareness around road safety to reduce traffic crashes. The partnership sees the Road Safety...

Director of the Island Traffic Authority, Kenute Hare, is imploring drivers to be more mindful of pedestrians as they use the roads on a daily basis. His appeal comes against the background that 36 pedestrians have been killed on the road network since the beginning of the year. “I believe that we need to be more helpful to pedestrians and...

The Trade Board Limited has been investigating a number of fraudulent pre-shipment inspection (PSI) certificates. The matter has been referred to the Revenue Protection Division at the Ministry of Finance & the Public Service. Importers who submit fraudulent documentation for motor vehicle import permits will be subject to investigation by the Major Organized Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency (MOCA). In the same...

Attorney General, Marlene Malahoo Forte, says the Motor Vehicle Accident Backlog Project has been extended for a further period of two years, to February 2023. Having successfully achieved most of the targets set in its first year of operation, the project was originally extended for another year up to February 2021. “The extensions granted are to enable consolidation of the...