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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, emphasizes a point while speaking at a digital press conference at Jamaica House on Friday (April 3).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, emphasizes a point while speaking at a digital press conference at Jamaica House on Friday (April 3).

Jamaica’s Ports of Entry Remain Closed to Incoming Travellers

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has announced that Jamaica’s air and seaports will remain closed to incoming travellers for another 14 days, as part of measures by the Government to contain the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) locally....
Passenger-carry vessels such as this one are to transport no more than half of the regular number of passengers allowed, not exceeding 10 persons, under the Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ) guidelines.
Passenger-carry vessels such as this one are to transport no more than half of the regular number of passengers allowed, not exceeding 10 persons, under the Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ) guidelines.

Maritime Authority Issues Guidelines To Small Vessels
A seafarer (left) facilitates cargo vessel in the Kingston Harbour by Marine Inspector Kenre Valentine.
A seafarer (left) facilitates cargo vessel in the Kingston Harbour by Marine Inspector Kenre Valentine.

Maritime Authority Extends Validity Of Seafarers’ Certificates
A cargo ship moored in the Kingston Harbour
A cargo ship moored in the Kingston Harbour

MAJ Working To Maintain Stability In Shipping Industry
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the nation during a press conference at Jamaica House, on Monday (March 30).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the nation during a press conference at Jamaica House, on Monday (March 30).

All Persons Who Returned To Jamaica From March 18 Must Report To The Health Ministry

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Budget 2020/2021EnergyTransport

JUTC Aims For Operational Efficiency

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company Limited (JUTC) will continue to pursue a number of activities aimed at increasing operational efficiencies that should enhance the service to commuters and contribute to reduction in operating costs. The activities that are being pursued include implementation of an Oil Filtration System in 300 buses geared at improving the efficiency and operational life of the...
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CoronavirusHealth & WellnessTransport

Suspension Of Drivers Licenses Testing By ITA Extended

Effective Monday, March 30, 2020, the Ministry of Transport and Mining will suspend all driving examinations from the Island Traffic Authority (ITA) Depots island-wide for a period of fourteen (14) days. These include testing for the Provisional Drivers (Learner’s) Licenses, yard and road tests. This is further to the suspension of drivers’ licenses testing from March 16 - 27, 2020....
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Incoming passengers being attended to at the immigration counter of the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, St. James.
CoronavirusHealth & WellnessTransport

Screening Protocols Being Followed At Ports Of Entry

The Ministry of Health and Wellness is assuring the public that the required protocols for the screening of incoming travellers are being followed at airports and seaports. Director of the Emergency, Disaster Management and Special Services (EDMSS) Branch at the Ministry, Dr. Nicole Dawkins-Wright, told JIS News that the country’s public health surveillance system has been in place long before...
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Chief Executive Officer of e-Learning Jamaica Company Limited, Keith Smith.
Budget 2020/2021EducationInformationTransportYouth

65,000 Tablets Being Procured For Schools, Teachers

Chief Executive Officer of e-Learning Jamaica, Keith Smith, says Cabinet has approved the procurement of 40,000 tablet computers for students and 25,000 devices for teachers, under the Tablets in Schools Project. “We are now finalising contracts with the vendors,” he told JIS News in a recent interview. A new phase of the project, which is to be renamed ‘Technology in...
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Vehicles travelling on the North South leg of Highway 2000. All vehicles licensed to drive on Jamaican roads are required to pass an examination of fitness at one of the Island Traffic Authority depots islandwide.
CoronavirusTransport

Change In Procedure For Testing Motor Vehicle Fitness

The Island Traffic Authority (ITA) has made a change in procedure for testing motor vehicles for certification of fitness. This has been implemented as a precautionary measure to safeguard customers and workers from the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Speaking in an interview with JIS News, Acting Director of the Island Traffic Authority, Donald Henry said the changes are for a...
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