With 401 road fatalities recorded since the start of the year, Vice Chairman of the National Road Safety Council (NRSC), Dr. Lucien Jones, is urging Jamaicans to adhere to the rules of the road to reduce road crashes and deaths. The figure represents a 13 per cent reduction in road deaths, compared to 461 persons killed for the corresponding period...

An agreement between Carnival Cruise Line and Caribbean Maritime University (CMU), which will provide maritime training and job opportunities for local students, is being hailed by parent company, Carnival Corporation, as a signal of its commitment to and confidence in Jamaica. The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), which was signed on March 7, 2023, will see 45 maritime students at the...

Newly elected President of the Women in Maritime Association Caribbean (WiMAC), Dr. Evette Smith Johnson, believes in creating a safe environment for women in the maritime industry where they can share, air their concerns and be given room to grow. This, she tells JIS News, should be done in tandem with the umbrella vision that the International Maritime Organization (IMO)...

The Government of Jamaica is investing billions of dollars in improving the country’s road network, to ensure safe and efficient travel for all citizens, and create a platform for increased growth and development. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the objective is to create a more seamless and connected Jamaica. By linking farmers to markets, workers to jobs,...

High-school students across the island are being taught safe and responsible driving before getting behind the wheel, through a Learner Driver Education Programme being undertaken by the Road Safety Unit and the Island Traffic Authority (ITA). Education/Information Officer at the RSU, Dontae Matthews, tells JIS News that the programme seeks to introduce road and vehicular safety information to students, particularly...

Vice-Chairman of the National Road Safety Council (NRSC), Dr. Lucien Jones, is asserting that greater integration of technology on the nation’s roads may assist in reducing speeding, preventing accidents and deaths. He says this includes the installation of cameras which will detect speeding, enforce speed limits, and reduce traffic collisions and injuries. Speaking with JIS News, Dr. Jones notes that...

Vice-Chairman of the National Road Safety Council (NRSC), Dr. Lucien Jones, is asserting that greater integration of technology on the nation’s roads may assist in reducing speeding, preventing accidents and deaths. He says this includes the installation of cameras which will detect speeding, enforce speed limits, and reduce traffic collisions and injuries. Speaking with JIS News, Dr. Jones notes that...

The Sangster International Airport (SIA) in Montego Bay, St. James, is undergoing significant modernisation designed to transform it into a world-class facility. Business interests and stakeholders say this is expected to result in the airport’s repositioning to be on par with corresponding facilities in developed countries. They cite the programmed US$70-million runway expansion, opening of the world’s first Bob Marley...