As the Government continues to make good on its promise to create a more sustainable transport sector, the JUTC continues to receive additional buses to alleviate the strain on public transport. The buses received utilise compressed natural gas (CNG) which makes travel safer since they reduce harmful vehicular exhaust gas emissions like carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide and other suspended particles....

Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz (second right), observes transport operations in Port Maria, St. Mary, during a recent visit to the town. Among those accompanying the Minister are Mayor of Port Maria, Richard Creary (second left); and Chairman of the Transport Authority, Owen Ellington (right).

Operations at the country’s two international airports are being streamlined to ensure a smooth and efficient experience for travelers during the upcoming winter tourist season that begins on December 15. Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz, said that logistics and operations at Sangster and Norman Manley international are being refined to minimise wait times for both...

The $80-million Mandeville Traffic Management System is now 95 per cent complete, says Member of Parliament for Manchester Central, Rhoda Moy Crawford. Making her contribution to the State of the Constituency Debate in the House of Representatives on Wednesday (October 25), Ms. Crawford informed that the work is projected to be completed in November. “When commissioned into service, this system...

Sixty-three persons have been charged, to date, as the Transport Authority steps up measures to address the overcharging of fares by public passenger vehicle (PPV) operators. Transport Authority Managing Director, Ralston Smith, made the disclosure as he addressed a press conference called by Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz, at the Ministry’s Maxfield Avenue offices in...

Six new compressed natural gas (CNG) buses have arrived in the island and are expected to be rolled out by the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) by the end of October. Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz, made the disclosure during a press conference held at the Ministry’s Maxfield Avenue offices in Kingston on Tuesday (Oct....

Route Inspectors at the Transport Authority (TA) have been instructed to utilise only wreckers from a list of approved companies to provide towing services for vehicles that are seized for breaches of the Transport Authority Act. Speaking at a recent press conference at the Ministry of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Chairman of the TA, Owen Ellington, explained that participating...

Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon Daryl Vaz, says the Government utilises an existing fare review structure to determine the adjustments granted to public passenger vehicle (PPV) operators. Speaking at a Press Conference on October 12 to update the public on matters pertaining to the transport sector, Minister Vaz explained that the formula is called the Fare Adjustment...

The Transport Authority (TA) will be taking a zero-tolerance approach to instances of overcharging passengers of public passenger vehicles (PPVs). Speaking at a Press Conference at the Ministry of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport on Thursday (October 12), Managing Director of the TA, Ralston Smith, said that as of Sunday, October 15, teams from the Authority will be closely monitoring...