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The new Portmore Mall Transport Centre located at Dawkins Drive.

Taxi Drivers To Terminate At Portmore Mall Transport Centre

Taxi drivers who previously terminated at the Portmore Mall are now required to park at the newly built Portmore Mall Transport Centre. Manager for Communication and Customer Service at the Transport Authority (TA), Petra-Kene Williams, told JIS News that the...

Transport and Mining Minister, Hon. Robert Montague.

Jamaica Advancing In Quest To Become A Leading Maritime State

Transport and Mining Minister, Hon. Robert Montague (right), who led Jamaica to winning a seat on the IMO Council in December 2019, is joined by members of the delegation (from left) Director General, Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ), Rear Admiral Peter Brady; Former Permanent Secretary on the Ministry of Transport and Mining, Dr. Alwin Hales (partly hidden); Jamaica's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, His Excellency Seth George Ramocan; and Director of Legal Affairs at the MAJ, Bertrand Smith.

Transport Minister Optimistic About Jamaica’s Bid For Re-Election To IMO Council

A seafarer onboard a ship that continues to operate through the pandemic. (Stock photo)

Jamaica Has Facilitated The Repatriation Of Over 3,700 Seafarers Since The Start Of COVID-19

Jamaica Launches Bid For High-Level Position On IMO Council

An aerial view of the Ian Fleming International Airport in Boscobel, St. Mary

5 years ago Aviation

AAJ Seeks To Increase Traffic At Ian Fleming International Airport

The Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ) is working to increase traffic in and out of the Ian Fleming International Airport (IFIA), in Boscobel, St. Mary. In an interview with JIS News, AAJ President and CEO, Mr. Audley Deidrick, explained that this will be achieved by significantly improving the existing facilities. This, he said, is being done on the recommendation of...

5 years ago CoronavirusTransport

Transport Authority Urges Licensees To Utilize Various Methods Of Application In Order To Improve Safety And Mitigate The Spread Of COVID-19 Virus

Effective March 30, 2021, the Transport Authority will be implementing new measures for submission of applications for all categories of public passenger vehicles and commercial carriers to reduce the risk of exposure to the COVID-19 virus. The Authority says come tomorrow Hackney, Stage and Express Carriages and commercial carriers’ applicants are encouraged to utilize the Authority’s online application portal at...

A section of one of the runways at the Vernamfield facility in Clarendon.

5 years ago Aviation

AAJ Spearheads Project To Develop Small Aerodrome At Vernamfield

The Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ) is currently implementing a project to rehabilitate one of the runways at Vernamfield in Clarendon, in a bid to develop a small operable domestic aerodrome at the facility. In an interview with JIS News, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the AAJ, Audley Deidrick, explained that this directive of the Government would have...

5 years ago CoronavirusTransport

May Pen Examination Depot Closed For Deep Cleaning And Sanitization

The Island Traffic Authority (ITA) advises that it’s May Pen Examination Depot has been temporarily closed for deep cleaning and sanitization today, Thursday, March 25, 2020. Persons requiring the services of the May Pen Depot are therefore encouraged to visit the next nearest depot as is convenient for urgent matters; while persons who are scheduled for testing during the period...

Some of the buses in the fleet of the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC).

5 years ago CoronavirusTransport

JUTC To Provide Reduced Service On Weekends Of Curfew And Easter Holiday Period

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company, JUTC, will be operating a reduced service for essential and frontline staff on the weekends of the curfew and during the Easter holiday period. This follows recent adjustments to the curfew hours by the government to reduce the spread of COVID-19. Corporate Communications Manager Cecil Thoms said “the JUTC will provide normal service during 5am...

Construction of the May Pen to Williamsfield leg of Highway 2000 being undertaken along a section of the Melrose Hill bypass road in Manchester.

5 years ago Transport

Melrose Hill Bypass Being Incorporated In Highway 2000 Project

The Melrose Hill bypass in Manchester is to be incorporated into the new alignment of the May Pen to Williamsfield leg of Highway 2000. This component of the project will entail upgrading of the roadway to a four-lane dual carriageway with a speed limit of 80 kilometres per hour (km/hr). The development is being done by the Government of Jamaica,...

5 years ago Transport

Ministry Of Transport And Mining Early Closure For Easter Period

The Ministry of Transport and Mining, including the Island Traffic Authority and all its depots, will close to the public on Friday, March 26 and Thursday, April 1, 2021 at 12 noon. This is in keeping with the Government of Jamaica’s directive for a 12:00 noon business closure in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Normal operational hours will remain for...