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Smarter Cards Only to Access Concession Fares on JUTC Buses Now in Effect

By: Granville Newell, September 14, 2014
The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) announced today (Sunday, September 14) that as of mid-night last night, September 13, 2014, as scheduled, passengers travelling on its buses will only be...
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy (right), in discussion with Acting President of the University of Technology, Ambassador Burchell Whiteman (centre) and President of the Jamaica Institution of engineers (JIE), Dr. Noel Brown, at the launch of Engineers' Week 2014, at the University of Technology (UTech), on September 4. Engineering Week 2014 is being observed from September 21 to 28.

Engineers Urged to Take Advantage of Available Global Best Practices

By: Alphea Saunders, September 4, 2014
Motorist travelling along the Linstead to Moneague segment of the North/South Highway, following its recent official opening.

Toll to Start on North South Highway on September 6

By: Jennifer Armond, September 4, 2014

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Managing Director, Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), Colin Campbell (right), speaks to Deputy Managing Director in charge of Engineering and Technical Services at the company’s Ashenheim Road Maintenance facility, John Campbell, about windshields which are stored at that facility, during a tour on August 27. The Managing Director, accompanied by several JUTC executives, also visited the company’s Spanish Town and Portmore depots, as well as the Half-Way-Tree Transport Centre. Several buses which were out of service for lengthy periods have been repaired in time for the start of the new school term, starting on September 1. This follows an intensive maintenance programme carried out by the JUTC during the summer.
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JUTC to Add 100 Buses to KMTR Monday

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) will be adding 100 buses to routes in the Kingston Metropolitan Transport Region (KMTR) as of Monday (September 1). This will bring the number...
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By: Alecia Smith-Edwards, August 29, 2014
Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy (2nd left), in discussion with Member of Parliament for West Kingston, Mr. Desmond McKenzie (left), at a stakeholders consultation forum, held today (August 28), at the Pegasus Hotel, in New Kingston. The forum was used to announce the relocation of the Transport Authority (TA) to the Jamintel building at the corner of Duke and North Streets, in downtown Kingston, set for early 2016. Others (from left) are: Project Manager for the venture, Barrington McKoy, and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Mrs. Audrey Sewell.
Transport

Transport Authority to be Relocated

In a move to serve clients more effectively, come early 2016 the Transport Authority (TA) will relocate its corporate offices to the Jamintel building at the corner of Duke and...
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By: Garfield L. Angus, August 28, 2014
Managing Director of the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), Colin Campbell (left), speaks with JUTC’s Deputy Managing Director in charge of Engineering and Technical Services at the company’s Ashenheim Road maintenance facility, John Campbell. The Managing Director, along with several JUTC executives, were on a tour of the Half-Way-Tree Transport Centre on August 28. The tour also involved visits to the company’s Spanish Town Depot, Portmore Depot, and the Ashenheim Road Maintenance facility.
Transport

JUTC Ready for New School Year

Several of the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) buses, which were out of service for lengthy periods, have been repaired in time for the start of the new school term,...
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By: Alecia Smith-Edwards, August 28, 2014
Deputy Managing Director with responsibility for Operations at the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), Kirk Finnikin, explains the new arrangements for accessing concessionary fares with the use of Smarter Cards, as of September 1, at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, on August 19.
Transport

Smooth Transition to New JUTC Fares

Transition to the new fare structure of the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) has been fairly smooth, says Deputy Managing Director of Operations at the JUTC, Kirk Finnikin. Since Sunday,...
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By: Latonya Linton, August 25, 2014