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Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the audience at the opening of the new Jaguar and Land Rover showroom on South Avenue in Kingston, on Wednesday (February 12).
Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the audience at the opening of the new Jaguar and Land Rover showroom on South Avenue in Kingston, on Wednesday (February 12).

PM Says Measures Being Put In Place To Deal With Indiscipline On Roads

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says measures are being put in place to deal with indiscipline and lack of respect for law and order on the nation’s roads. Speaking at the opening of the new Jaguar and Land...
Wife of the Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (second right), joins in a toast at the commissioning of two new state-of-the-art tugboats to serve the Port of Kingston, at the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) Coast Guard Headquarters in Kingston, recently. Others (from left) are Founder of Ocean, which operates towage services at the Port, Gordon Bain; President and Chief Executive Officer of the company, Jacques Tanguay; and Canada’s High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Laurie Peters.
Wife of the Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (second right), joins in a toast at the commissioning of two new state-of-the-art tugboats to serve the Port of Kingston, at the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) Coast Guard Headquarters in Kingston, recently. Others (from left) are Founder of Ocean, which operates towage services at the Port, Gordon Bain; President and Chief Executive Officer of the company, Jacques Tanguay; and Canada’s High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Laurie Peters.

State-Of-The-Art Tugboats Acquired For Port Of Kingston
Transport and Mining Minister, Hon. Robert Montague, speaking at the official opening of a satellite office and retrofitted examination depot for the Transport Authority and Island Traffic Authority in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, on Thursday (February 6).
Transport and Mining Minister, Hon. Robert Montague, speaking at the official opening of a satellite office and retrofitted examination depot for the Transport Authority and Island Traffic Authority in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, on Thursday (February 6).

Persons Encouraged To Use The Transport Ministry’s ‘Drive Safe’ Mobile App
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague (left), cuts the ribbon to symbolise the official opening of the satellite office and retrofitted examination depot for the Transport Authority and Island Traffic Authority (ITA) in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, on Thursday (February 6). Looking on (from left) are Island Traffic Authority (ITA) board member, David Baugh; Member of Parliament for Central Westmoreland, Dwayne Vaz; and Managing Director of the Transport Authority, Cecil Morgan.
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague (left), cuts the ribbon to symbolise the official opening of the satellite office and retrofitted examination depot for the Transport Authority and Island Traffic Authority (ITA) in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, on Thursday (February 6). Looking on (from left) are Island Traffic Authority (ITA) board member, David Baugh; Member of Parliament for Central Westmoreland, Dwayne Vaz; and Managing Director of the Transport Authority, Cecil Morgan.

Transport Authority And Island Traffic Authority Open New Offices In Savanna-La-Mar
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague (third left), with five participants in a driver-training programme, who were presented with their provisional licences during the official launch of the programme, at the Maxfield Avenue offices of the Ministry of Transport and Mining, on Tuesday (February 4). The participants (from left) are Kemar Webb, Tasha-Gaye Rose, Shaniel Sylvester, Dorothy Chambers and Ricardo Plummer. They are part of an initial batch of 30 persons from Kingston, recruited through the Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment (HOPE) Programme, who will benefit from the initiative.
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague (third left), with five participants in a driver-training programme, who were presented with their provisional licences during the official launch of the programme, at the Maxfield Avenue offices of the Ministry of Transport and Mining, on Tuesday (February 4). The participants (from left) are Kemar Webb, Tasha-Gaye Rose, Shaniel Sylvester, Dorothy Chambers and Ricardo Plummer. They are part of an initial batch of 30 persons from Kingston, recruited through the Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment (HOPE) Programme, who will benefit from the initiative.

30 Young Persons Begin Driver-Training Programme Under HOPE

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The 10 new pickup trucks acquired by the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA) to enhance vector control. The units were handed over to parish managers at the Cornwall Regional Hospital
Health & WellnessTransport

WRHA Gets 10 More Vehicles For Vector Control

The Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA) has received 10 more vehicles to bolster the ongoing dengue eradication programme across the region. The new pickup trucks, which are equipped with fogging machines, are to serve the four parishes within the health region – St. James, Hanover, Trelawny and Westmoreland. WRHA Regional Director, Errol Greene, handed over the vehicles to parish managers...
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Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams (left) speaking at a Roundtable Discussion on Electric Mobility held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on January 24. Listening are are Principal Director in the Ministry , Fitzroy Vidal (left) and President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS), Emanuel DaRosa.
EnergyTechnologyTransportVision 2030

Strategic Investment Needed in Electric Mobility – Minister Williams

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, says strategic investment is needed to advance Electric Mobility (e-mobility) in Jamaica as a path towards sustained economic growth. E-mobility refers to the development of electric-powered vehicles. Minister Williams said that e-mobility is a national priority, as Government seeks to redefine the energy landscape “in order to achieve energy security, energy efficiency, energy...
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Principal Director in the Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology, Fitzroy Vidal (right), addresses the roundtable discussion on electric mobility held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on January 24. At left is Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams.
EnergyTechnologyTransport

Electric Mobility Framework Completed

The Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology has completed the electric mobility strategic framework, which will inform the electric vehicle policy for the public transportation sector. Principal Director in the Ministry, Fitzroy Vidal, made the disclosure at a roundtable discussion on electric mobility in Jamaica held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on January 24. He noted that Cabinet,...
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Minister with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda (second row, third left), and Member of Parliament for North Central Clarendon and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Pearnel Charles Srr. (second row, left), with a representational cheque valued at US$67,985 (J$8 million), which was handed over by the Ambassador of Japan to Jamaica, His Excellency Hiromasa Yamazaki (first row, third left), to Principal of the Richmond Park Primary School in North Central Clarendon, Delwyn Gordon (first row, second right), for the purchase of a school bus. The grant contract-signing ceremony took place at the National Heroes Circle offices of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information in downtown Kingston on Thursday (January 23). Also sharing the moment (second row, from second left) are teachers at the Richmond Park Primary School, Sophia Lewis and Donnett Golding, while in the front row (from left) are students of the school, Mackebah Garrick and Akilah Elliston; and Chairman of the school, Merleta Copeland.
EducationTransportYouth

Bus For Primary School In North Central Clarendon

Students of Richmond Park Primary School in North Central Clarendon will soon be able to travel in comfort to and from school, with the purchase of a new school bus, courtesy of the Government of Japan. The Japanese Government has provided the school with grant funding of US$67,985 (J$8 million), which will go towards the purchase of a 29-seater Coaster...
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Transport

Single Lane Access for Section of West End, Negril Roadway

The National Works Agency (NWA) is advising that heavy rains have resulted in a section of the West End roadway in Negril, Westmoreland being reduced to single lane access. Community Relations Officer at the NWA Western Region, Janel Ricketts, says that wave action associated with inclement weather has severely undermined a section of the roadway in the vicinity of the...
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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Transport and Mining, Dr. Alwin Hales, addresses a JIS ‘Think Tank’, on January 17.
JIS Think TankTransport

New Provision In Road Traffic Act Fast-Tracked

A new provision in the Road Traffic Act (2018) that requires a potential learner driver to successfully complete the Road Code Test before being granted a provisional drivers’ licence has been fast-tracked to improve road-safety outcomes. This was disclosed by Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Transport and Mining, Dr. Alwin Hales, at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on January 17....
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Transport

Development Lease for Sections of Rail System

Cabinet has given approval for a change in approach for the privatisation of the Jamaica Railway Corporation (JRC) services to include pursuing a development lease for the rail system for sections from Montego Bay, St. James to St. Elizabeth. This was noted by Minister with oversight for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, during a post-Cabinet press briefing at...
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