The Ministry of Transport and Mining continued to implement strategies geared at curbing indiscipline and improving safety on the nation’s roads.
Motor Cycle Training and Outreach Programme
• Outreach and training provided to motorcyclists in the western region of the island under the ‘I am a Safe Biker’ initiative.
Launch of the Driver Training Programme
• The Transport Authority collaborated with the HOPE programme to launch a driver-training programme, aimed at ensuring that a pool of trained drivers is available for the transportation sector.
• 100 young people have been trained.
New Provisional Driver’s Licence Process
• Persons wishing to obtain a learner’s licence now have to visit any
of the Island Traffic Authority’s (ITA) Examination Depots to do a Road Code Test,
as part of the application process.
COVID-19 Measures
• The Transport Authority waived fees and extended the period for road
licences renewal.
• New road licence applicants were allowed up to six months (by October 14, 2020) to submit police records.
• Police records for renewal of badges were also waived.
• First responders were allowed to ride free on Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) buses as well as Montego Bay (MoBay) Metro buses between March and September.
Donation of School Buses
• Two buses, valued approximately $19 million each were donated to Tacky High and Mile Gully High schools, to strengthen the transportation capacity of rural school districts.
Police Post at the Ian Fleming International Airport
• Ground was broken for the construction of a police post at the Ian Fleming
International Airport.
Upgraded Offices
• The Transport Authority opened its newly renovated and expanded Northern Regional and Savana-la-Mar offices.
Bauxite Community Development Programme
• Phase seven of the Bauxite Community Development Programme (BCDP) was launched in October.
• Sixteen Members of Parliament in the five bauxite-mining areas received more than $60 million allocated under the programme to assist citizens.
