The Toll Authority of Jamaica is intensifying its effort to improve road safety on the nation’s toll roads, with a renewed focus on reducing animal-related hazards. As part of its core mission to ensure road safety, the Authority’s Inspectorate Department has been actively addressing the growing issue of stray animals on the highway network. Senior Toll Inspector at the Authority,...

Motorists are being urged to observe road-safety measures to reduce accidents and road fatalities. Data from the Island Traffic Authority Daily Crash Report show that for the first quarter, road fatalities decreased by 15 per cent, compared to the same period last year, reflecting encouraging progress in road safety. As of June 24, 2025, 183 lives were lost to road...

The first 25 of 110 buses being procured for the rural school bus system arrived at Kingston Wharves on Tuesday (June 24). The units will facilitate the phased rollout of the system at the start of the 2025/26 academic year in September, marking a major step in the Government’s efforts to provide a safe, efficient, affordable and reliable transport option...

The Toll Authority of Jamaica is observing the first annual Toll Road Safety Week from June 22-28 under the theme: ‘Driving Forward: Safer Roads, Stronger Communities.’ The commemoration follows a proclamation signed by Governor General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen on May 30, 2025. “We decided to support the national observance of Road Safety Month by having...

Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz, has confirmed that the first set of buses procured for the Rural School Bus Programme is scheduled to begin arriving in the island next week. He made the disclosure during Thursday’s (June 19) arrival of 63 new compressed natural gas (CNG) buses – procured for the Jamaica Urban Transit Company...

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) fleet has been boosted with the arrival of 63 new compressed natural gas (CNG) buses. Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz, and a team consisting of JUTC Managing Director, Owen Ellington, and Managing Director of Stewart’s Automotive Group, Duncan Stewart, were on site at Kingston Wharves on Thursday (June 19),...

Road users are being urged to remain vigilant and exercise caution to further reduce traffic crashes and fatalities in 2025. Addressing the recent launch of National Road Safety Month 2025 at Chambers Service Station in New Kingston, Head of the Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch (PSTEB), Assistant Commissioner of Police, Dr. Gary McKenzie, said although there has been a...