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The Island Traffic Authority (ITA) in the Transport Ministry is urging companies seeking to employ drivers, to request driving abstracts from the ITA, to be informed about the person’s driving history.

Fifteen individuals from across the transport sector have been certified as first responders, after recently completing the Second Transport Operators Blue Ribbon First Responder Training and Certification Programme.

Transport and Mining Minister, Audley Shaw is imploring Jamaicans to utilize the nation’s roadways more responsibly, as road fatality statistics trend closer to those for 2021.

Technology is now being considered for use in efforts to ensure safety and keep motorists accountable on the nation’s roads.

Electric Vehicles (EVs) are gradually being introduced to the local market and with the recent launch of the EV Trial Programme, the Government is working to promote their use as a viable means of transportation.

The Road Traffic (Amendment) Act 2022 and the Road Traffic Regulations 2022 have cleared the House of Representatives, further advancing the Government’s road safety agenda.

This week on Duh Road, it’s all about the most vulnerable among the road using population, our children. How can you protect them from the dangers of the road and what can you teach them to help them protect themselves?

The Government will be undertaking several road infrastructure improvement projects to create more resilient infrastructure, and to improve vehicular movement and safety on the roadways, with work to get started on a few projects as early as this month.

The implementation of the Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Programme (SCHIP) is one of the Government’s flagship road projects for the 2022/2023 fiscal year.

With just under 12 per cent of the Jamaican labour force being covered by formal pension arrangements, Victoria Mutual (VM) Pensions Management Limited has launched a pension scheme particularly for members of the Public Passenger Vehicle (PPV) sector.

Public Passenger Vehicle (PPV) operators and the commuters they transport have a critical role to play in making our roadways safer.

Four Hundred and Eighty Four, that’s the number of who lost their lives as a result of crashes on Jamaica’s roadways 2021. It represents the highest number of persons who have died in the country under these circumstances in the last 10 years, according to data from the Road Safety Unit (RSU) in the Transport Ministry.