National initiatives to reduce road fatalities have been given a fillip through the recently established Jamaica Caribbean (JAMCARIB) Youth Network for Road Safety. A project of the Transport Operators Development Sustainable Services (TODSS), the group seeks to engage some 5,000 young people in Jamaica and across the Caribbean in designing, developing, and implementing programmes and projects aimed at promoting road...

On the first day of implementation of new rules governing the use of the nation’s roads, Vice Chairman, National Road Safety Council (NRSC), Dr. Lucien Jones, is expressing optimism that the measures will have a positive impact on the behaviour of road users, thereby reducing injuries and deaths. The new Road Traffic Act, 2018 and the Road Traffic Regulations, 2022...

Schools reopen for the new calendar year on Monday (January 9), which means that the roads will be populated by children, many of whom will be unaccompanied by an adult or other responsible person.  The Road Safety Unit in the Ministry of Transport and Mining is providing some important tips and advice to help children traverse the roadways safety as...

The Road Safety Education in Schools Programme aims to promote and foster safe use of Jamaica’s roadways by the nation’s children. Undertaken by the Road Safety Unit in the Ministry of Transport and Mining, the programme targets youngsters at the primary and secondary levels. In 2021, some 24 children were lost through accidents on the roads, and one of the...

Jamaica’s railway system is one of the oldest in the world, with the first tracks laid in 1845, connecting Kingston to Angels in St. Catherine. The proposal to construct the first railway line was made to the House of Assembly in Jamaica in 1843 by William Smith and his brother David Smith. Construction commenced in 1844 under the name, Railway...

For the average person, driving a car at almost 200 mph or catching air over a mound on a dirt bike is not something they think about or have much of a desire for, understandably, due to safety concerns. However, Peter Rae, OD, is not your average person. From the mid-1960s, a young Rae was introduced to motocross or dirt...

Jamaica could host some of the biggest cruise ships next year, courtesy of Carnival and Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines. The strong possibility has local officials swooning, knowing fully well that such a reality would put Jamaica right there at the top as a first-choice destination, and with the prestige that comes with the endorsement from the two biggest cruise companies...

Rohan Ellis has always been fascinated with airplanes. As a child, he would spend many weekends at the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) where his mother worked, watching planes come and go, and dream of one day sitting in the cockpit and piloting those amazing machines to destinations all over the world. “I used to see the Air Jamaica and...

As part of efforts to bolster efficiency and effectiveness in the enforcement of the road traffic rules while restoring public order, the Government is implementing a new Traffic Ticket Management System (TTMS). The Traffic Ticket Management System is a centralised web-based platform, designed to improve traffic ticket management from the point of issuance to either the payment of fines at...