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Back to Basics (BTB) team members (standing l-r) Alyia Titus, Tarik Kiddoe and Jordan Mullings demonstrate safe group riding formation and signals at a Back to Basics Motorcycle Safety workshop held in partnership with the National Road Safety Council and Sandals Resorts International at Negril Hills Golf Course.
Back to Basics (BTB) team members (standing l-r) Alyia Titus, Tarik Kiddoe and Jordan Mullings demonstrate safe group riding formation and signals at a Back to Basics Motorcycle Safety workshop held in partnership with the National Road Safety Council and Sandals Resorts International at Negril Hills Golf Course.

Fewer Motorcyclists Dying

Seventeen fewer motorcyclists have died on the nation’s streets since the beginning of the year when compared to the corresponding period in 2016, representing a decrease of almost 50 per cent.Data from the Jamaica Constabulary Force Highway and Traffic Division...

JUTC Doubles Purchase on SmarterCards March 25
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Mike Henry (left), accepts a copy of the United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) 2016 Human Development Report from the organisation’s Resident Representative, Bruno Pouezat. Occasion was the launch of the report on Tuesday (March 21), at the Wembley Centre in Hayes, Clarendon.
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Mike Henry (left), accepts a copy of the United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) 2016 Human Development Report from the organisation’s Resident Representative, Bruno Pouezat. Occasion was the launch of the report on Tuesday (March 21), at the Wembley Centre in Hayes, Clarendon.

Clarendon Communities to Benefit from UNDP Support
Acting General Manager, Human Resources Management and Administration at the Transport Authority, Petra-Kene Williams, is reminding public passenger vehicle (PPV) owners and operators that the vehicles must be examined before March 31.
Acting General Manager, Human Resources Management and Administration at the Transport Authority, Petra-Kene Williams, is reminding public passenger vehicle (PPV) owners and operators that the vehicles must be examined before March 31.

PPVs Must be Examined Before March 31
Director of the Island Traffic Authority (ITA), Ludlow Powell, says the entity will be clamping down on illegal lights on vehicles during a recent JIS Think Tank.
Director of the Island Traffic Authority (ITA), Ludlow Powell, says the entity will be clamping down on illegal lights on vehicles during a recent JIS Think Tank.

Traffic Authority Clamping Down on Illegal Lights

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Commanding Officer of the Traffic and Highway Division of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), Senior Superintendent of Police Calvin Allen, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank on February 27. He gave an update on the implementation of policy guidelines recently issued by the Government regarding tint on public passenger vehicles.
Transport

Majority of PPV Operators Compliant with Tint Removal

The police are reporting a high level of voluntary compliance with the recently issued policy guidelines governing tint on public passenger vehicles (PPV). The guidelines were recently issued by the Government in support of existing regulations in the interest of public safety and security. Commanding Officer of the Traffic and Highway Division of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), Senior Superintendent...
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Motorists travel on the Mandela Highway in St. Catherine, which is being widened from four to six lanes. The US$64-million project is funded through the Major Infrastructure Development Programme (MIDP).
Transport

Expanded Mandela Highway to Ease Travelling Time

With the expansion of Mandela Highway in St. Catherine under way, the Government is fulfilling its commitment of upgrading the island’s road network. The Mandela Highway is one of the country’s major roadways, and while the ongoing work may result in delays, particularly during peak hours, motorists and pedestrians will experience significant improvement in travelling time when the project is...
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Chairman of the Board of Management at the Montego Bay Metro bus company, Robin Russell.
Transport

Montego Bay Metro – The Way to Travel in the West

The Management of Montego Bay Metro bus company is on a mission to ensure that it becomes the transportation of choice for citizens in St. James as well as the adjoining parishes of Hanover and Trelawny. With 18, 46-seater Volvo buses and a staff complement of more than 50, inclusive of five female drivers, the bus company runs a tight...
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Some of the 27 new buses that were handed over to the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) in 2016, during a ceremony at its corporate office in Twickenham Park, Spanish Town.
Budget 2017/2018Transport

$1.3 Billion to Buy Spare Parts for JUTC

The Government has allocated $1.3 billion towards the acquisition of spare parts and special tools for the maintenance of the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) fleet of buses. The sum is provided for in the 2017-18 Estimates of Expenditure now before the House of Representatives. To be implemented by the Ministry of Transport and Mining with funding provided through the...
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Transport and Mining Minister, Hon. Mike Henry (2nd right), accepts a signed copy of the Sister Airport Cooperation Agreement from Acting General Manager of the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Greg Richardson (left). Looking on are Jamaica’s Consul General to the Southern United States, Fanz Hall (right), and President of the Airports Authority of Jamaica, Audley Deidrick.|
Transport

AAJ Signs Sister Airport Agreement with Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International

The Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ) has signed a Sister Airport Cooperation Agreement with the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL). Under the memorandum of understanding (MoU), airports in Jamaica and Hartsfield Jackson International will exchange ideas and information pertaining to cargo, passenger and traffic development. The agreement includes capacity building in aviation through training and talent development, as well as...
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Transport Authority Western Regional Manager, Ralston Smith (4th right), symbolically opens the door to the agency’s new office at Dunbar Mall in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, on February 9, signalling the start of operations in that location. Among those sharing in the occasion are: Transport Authority Acting General Manager of Human Resource and Administration, Petra-Kene Williams (4th left); and General Manager of Operations, Colonel Audley Carter (5th left), as well as other staff and parish stakeholders
Transport

Transport Authority Opens Branch in Westmoreland

The Transport Authority (TA) now has an office in the parish of Westmoreland. The agency had a soft opening of the facility, situated at Dunbar Plaza in Savanna-la-Mar from where it has started serving public passenger and commercial vehicle operators since February 9. Western Regional Manager, Ralston Smith, told JIS News that the new office forms part of the TA’s...
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Transport

Road from Harbour View to Port Antonio to be Widened

The roadway from Harbour View in Kingston to Port Antonio in Portland will be widened and improved this year, under the Southern Coastal Highway Improvement programme. This was announced by Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, while delivering his 2017-18 Throne Speech in Parliament on February 9. The Governor-General noted that the project, which is being undertaken...
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