Vaz: Rural School Bus System on track for September rollout

Reading Time: 3 minutesTransport Minister Daryl Vaz has announced that the government’s Rural School Bus System remains firmly on track for rollout in September 2025, with approximately 110 buses expected to arrive by the end of July.

Vaz outlined that the Rural School Bus System is aimed at addressing the significant inconvenience and danger faced by Jamaican children when they travel to rural schools.

Toll Authority of Jamaica ensuring toll road safety

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Toll Authority of Jamaica (TAJ) is working with TransJamaican Highway Company Limited (TJH) and Jamaica North-South Highway Company Limited (JNSHC) to ensure the safety of Jamaica’s toll roads.   

Speaking at a recent JIS Think Tank, Senior Toll Road Inspector at the TAJ, Delon Wauchope, pointed to the presence of several safety elements along the roadways.

Transport minister defends feasibility of the Rural Bus System

Reading Time: 4 minutesTransport Minister Daryl Vaz has strongly defended the government’s Rural School Bus System amid what he described as disingenuous and politically motivated attacks by the Opposition People’s National Party (PNP).

Vaz stated that although the opposition has sought to turn the bus system into a political football, he noted that the bus system is not a matter to be politicised because it benefits all rural parents and students regardless of colour, creed or political affiliation.

Death toll from Texas flood hits triple-digits as tally of missing tops 180

Reading Time: 5 minutesKERRVILLE, Texas (Reuters) The death toll from the July Fourth flash flood that ravaged a swath of central Texas Hill Country rose on Tuesday (July 8) to at least 109,…

Cornwall Regional redevelopment reaches 60% completion mark

Reading Time: 3 minutesMinister of Health Dr Christopher Tufton says that the redevelopment of Cornwall Regional Hospital in Montego Bay, St. James, has reached a critical milestone, with more than 60 per cent…

Series of earthquakes strike Guatemala

Reading Time: < 1 minuteGUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) A series of earthquakes rocked Guatemala on Tuesday afternoon (July 8), prompting authorities to ask residents to evacuate from buildings in case of further aftershocks. Mid-afternoon, a…