The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) has announced that 50 new buses are expected to arrive in the island on Monday, August 21 to boost the entity’s fleet. Among the new buses are 45 diesel and five battery electric units. Three charging stations are also expected to arrive. In a media release issued on Friday (August 18), the JUTC noted...

The 50 new buses being acquired to boost the public transport system are expected to arrive in the island on August 16 in time for the reopening of schools in September. Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz, made the disclosure while speaking with journalists during a tour of the Half-Way Tree Transport Centre in St. Andrew...

Recreational drone operators are being advised not to fly their devices in the vicinity of the National Stadium in Kingston during Sunday’s (August 6) Independence Day Grand Gala at the venue. Executive Director for the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Lenford Salmon, made the appeal while speaking during a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ at the agency’s head...

Communication and Customer Services Manager at the National Works Agency (NWA), Stephen Shaw, says contractors recruited under the Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project (SCHIP) have been advised to oil the roadways where work is being conducted to reduce the dust nuisance affecting residents. Mr. Shaw explained that part of the expectations and deliverables for the contractors is wetting of the...

Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz, says he is pleased with the upgrading and modernisation of the Sangster International Airport (SIA) in Montego Bay, St. James. A master plan airport expansion programme is being undertaken at the facility at a cost of approximately US$140 million. The engagement includes runway extension and civil infrastructure works as well...

Motorists traversing the St. Thomas leg of the Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project (SCHIP) can now access a new alignment on the commute between Grants Pen and Mezgar Gardens in the parish. Speaking on Wednesday (July 29) at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for a road rehabilitation project in Bath, St. Thomas, National Works Agency (NWA) Communication and Customer Services Manager, Stephen...

Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz, says drivers of public passenger vehicles (PPV) who commit serious infractions that leave owners in trouble, should not be allowed to easily get another PPV vehicle to operate. “The driver cannot cause the problem and then leave the owner [of the vehicle] with the problem and migrate [to another PPV...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Carol Palmer, is imploring drivers of public passenger vehicles to exercise greater caution on the island’s roads. She was addressing a retreat for transport operators hosted by Portfolio Minister, Hon. Daryl Vaz and the Transport Authority, on July 13 at the Moon Palace Hotel in Ocho Rios, St. Ann....

A steering committee has been established by public passenger transport operators. The committee, to include Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz, will represent the operators’ interests and is intended to aid in tackling issues affecting the sector. The membership will also include other representatives from the Ministry, as well as the Transport Authority (TA) and Island...