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Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (second left), and Speaker of the House of Representatives and Member of Parliament for St. Andrew East Rural, Most Hon. Juliet Holness (centre), are surrounded by students of the Louise Bennett-Coverley Primary School aboard one of the buses that will be used in the Government’s Rural School Bus Programme. The students got the opportunity to ride aboard two of the buses to the Logos Hope book fair at the Cement Coal Pier in Kingston on Wednesday (July 23). Accompanying the students were principal, Sheena Taylor Morgan (right) and teachers at the institution.

Students, Teachers Welcome Safety of Travel Through Rural School Bus Programme

Students and teachers of Louise Bennett-Coverley Primary School in St. Andrew have welcomed the Government’s Rural School Bus Programme, highlighting the enhanced safety and convenience it offers, in addition to reduced travel time and costs. The institution, located in Gordon...

Director General of Road Traffic, Island Traffic Authority (ITA), Colonel (ret’d) Daniel Pryce, speaks during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ on July 18.

Motorists Encouraged to Familiarise Themselves with Updated Vehicle Fitness Guidelines

Technical Assistant in the Ministry of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Donaree Muirhead (right), engages in discussion with (from left) President, Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) Region III, Frank Fotia; General Manager of the JN Foundation, Claudine Allen; and Director/Secretary General, Trinidad and Tobago Automobile Association, Selwyn Richard Persad. Occasion was the recent National Helmet Wearing Coalition (NHWC) Regional ‘Heads Up’ Think Tank held at the AC Hotel by Marriott, Kingston.

Push for Helmet Safety Amid Rising Motorcycle Fatalities

Director General of Road Traffic at the Island Traffic Authority (ITA), Colonel (ret’d) Daniel Pryce and Chief Corporate Communications Officer at Tax Administration Jamaica, Meris Haughton, participate in a JIS Think Tank, on July 18.

Motorists Advised to Get Plate Number of Vehicle in Case of an Accident

Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Zavia Mayne, addresses the recent ground-breaking ceremony of rehabilitation work to be carried out on the John Reid to Battersea roadway in rural St. Ann.

Breaking of Ground for Rehabilitation of John Reid to Battersea Road Welcomed

Director General of Road Traffic at the Island Traffic Authority (ITA), Colonel (ret’d) Daniel Pryce, speaks at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank, on July 18. Colonel Pryce explained the implementation of the electronic Motor Vehicle Certificate of Fitness on July 21.

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ITA Launches E-Fitness System July 21

Beginning Monday, July 21, 2025, the Island Traffic Authority (ITA) will officially launch its Electronic Motor Vehicle Certificate of Fitness (e-Fitness) system, eliminating the issuance of paper certificates at the end of vehicle inspections. This digital transformation is aimed at improving efficiency, enhancing data security, and delivering faster service to motorists. Speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank...

Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz, speaks at the ceremony to hand over 93 buses to the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) on Wednesday (July 16), at the Portmore JUTC bus depot in Braeton, St. Catherine. The Ministry handed over 63 compressed natural gas (CNG) powered and 30 diesel coach buses to the JUTC. An additional seven buses, specially modified to accommodate commuters with special needs, are expected to arrive in the island by August 2025.

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New JUTC Rural Express Service

Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz, has announced that with the influx of 93 buses into the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) fleet, a new rural express service will be launched. On Wednesday (July 16), the new buses were handed over to the JUTC during a ceremony held at the company’s Portmore Depot in Braeton, St....

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left) converses with Jodi-Ann Baker (seated, centre), a commuter with special needs, during the handover of 93 buses to the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) at the Portmore JUTC bus depo in Braeton, St. Catherine, on Wednesday (July 16). They are joined by Member of Parliament for Portland Eastern, Ann-Marie Vaz; Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz; State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade and Member of Parliament for East Central St. Catherine, Hon. Alando Terrelonge; and Golden Age Home nurse aide, Everton Watt.

7 months ago Prime MinisterTransport

JUTC Gets 93 New Buses

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) fleet of vehicles has been bolstered with the addition of 93 new buses. The units, which comprise 63 compressed natural gas (CNG) and 30 diesel coach buses, were officially handed over at the JUTC’s Portmore Bus Depo in Braeton, St Catherine on Wednesday (July 16). The new vehicles represent phase two of the Government’s...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the official ground-breaking ceremony for the Pedro Plains Irrigation Expansion Project in Short Hills, St. Elizabeth on Friday (July 11).

7 months ago EducationPrime MinisterTransportYouth

Rural School Bus Programme Will Promote Discipline, Positive Values

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Rural School Bus Programme is a transformational initiative, that will not only ensure a safer and more comfortable environment for students, but also promote discipline and positive values. “It’s one thing to talk about the economics, but it’s another thing to talk about the defence of the mores of the...

Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz (left), in discussion with Managing Director, Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), Owen Ellington, at Kingston Wharves, on Friday (July 11), where they observed the arrival of 30 new diesel buses for the JUTC.

7 months ago Transport

30 Additional Buses Arrive

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) fleet has received another boost with the arrival of 30 new diesel buses. Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz, was on site to observe the arrival of the vehicles at Kingston Wharves, today (July 11). This is the second shipment of buses to arrive in recent weeks, as a shipment...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (seated, centre), signs the Westlands Expansion Project agreement during a ceremony held at Kingston Freeport Terminal Limited (KFTL), Port Bustamante, Kingston, on Thursday (July 10). Other signatories include (from left, seated) Chief Executive Officer, KFTL, Captain Jedrzej Mierzewski; Senior Vice President, CMA Terminals Holding, Emmanuel Delachambre; Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ) Chairman, Alok Jain, and President and Chief Executive Officer, Professor Gordon Shirley. Among those looking on is Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (standing right).

7 months ago CommerceEconomic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentIndustryInvestmentTransportWorks / Construction

Westlands Expansion Project Agreement Signed to Boost Kingston’s Container Storage Capacity

The Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ) and Kingston Freeport Terminal Limited (KFTL), on Thursday (July 10), signed an agreement for the Westlands Expansion Project, which aims to increase container storage capacity and facilitate near-port logistics. Signatories to the agreement include Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness; PAJ Chairman, Alok Jain, and President and Chief Executive Officer, Professor Gordon...

Director General of the Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ), Bertrand Smith, and Deputy Maritime Director of the Swedish Transport Agency, Pernilla Wallin (second left), share a photo opportunity following the signing of a Reciprocal Recognition Agreement between Jamaica and Sweden at the International Maritime Organisation headquarters in London on Monday (July 7). The Agreement allows Jamaican seafarers to work on Swedish ships and vice versa, under the provisions of the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW). Also pictured are (from left) International Liaison Officer at the Swedish Transport Agency, Andrea Ahlberg, and MAJ Deputy Director General, Claudia Grant.

7 months ago Foreign AffairsTransport

Jamaica and Sweden Ink Reciprocal Recognition Maritime Agreement

The Governments of Jamaica and Sweden have signed a Reciprocal Recognition Agreement that allows Jamaican seafarers to work on Swedish ships and vice versa. The Agreement was signed on Monday (July 7) at the London-based headquarters of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) by Director General of the Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ), Bertrand Smith, and Deputy Maritime Director of the...