Some private Toyota Coaster bus operators will continue to operate within the Kingston Metropolitan Transport Region (KMTR) well after the April 1 deadline for them to be withdrawn from the public transportation sector under the previous arrangement.
Deputy Superintendent of Police in charge of administration at the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Traffic Division, Gary McKenzie, has urged persons employed to companies located along roads such as Marcus Garvey Drive to use the designated overhead bridges at all times
Seven years ago, Michaelia Moore asked God to spare her life, moments after she was involved in a car crash that left her with a bloody face and cracked skull.
For almost two decades, Industrial and Technical Supplies Limited (ITS), suppliers of forklifts (or lift trucks) and other industrial equipment, has been training and certifying staff members of companies across the island in the safe and effective handling of the vehicles.
Japanese brand Hino, known for the durability and reliability of their trucks, has been reintroduced into Jamaica, with Toyota Jamaica as the distributor.
On January 2, 2007, Daveanna-Kay Granville was deemed dead by passers-by, lying motionless in a mangled car which had been hit head-on by a trailer in the Bog Walk gorge, St Catherine. She was pinned down for six hours.
It looks a lot like the Suzuki Swift but offers a sedan-style trunk instead of a hatchback. It is the 2014 Swift Dzire, the fresh face on the block in the Suzuki line.
Early on weekdays, persons awaiting public transport along Mandela Highway are often left bewildered as Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) units do not stop to pick them up.
A man believed to be a 'loader' (someone who urges potential passengers to go into a particular public-passenger vehicle) was dragged before the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court recently, after it is alleged that he cut a bus operator in the face for not paying 'taxes' said to be owed to the man.
Ongoing efforts have made motor vehicles safer than ever before, with manufacturers going beyond standard safety requirements to implement more modern refinements.
Today, Automotives starts a new series on persons who have survived serious motor-vehicle crashes in Jamaica. In the coming weeks, you will meet persons who have been hurt but are grateful to be alive.
It is commonplace to see male taxi operators bobbing and weaving through the streets of the Corporate Area, snatching the tiniest gaps in traffic - or making them - as they try to turn a profit by the end of the day.
Marketing and communications manager at the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), Clinton Clarke, has made it clear that there is no discrimination or malice behind the company's decision to use a pricing strategy on part of its fleet to target adult passengers.
Earl Jarrett, chairman of the Jamaica Automobile Association (JAA), is advocating that import and other duties on hybrid and electric vehicles be further reduced in order that Jamaican and other Caribbean consumers can purchase them, thereby enhancing fuel efficiency.
The 2014 Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG sedan was unveiled at the Silver Star Motors' South Camp Road, Kingston, showroom last Wednesday. While the vehicle was still concealed with a white cover, the powerful engine was revved to greet the specially invited guests.
Let's face it - the Toyota Yaris has been all that fun for most of us, so I was not expecting much when I travelled to Toyota Jamaica's Spanish Town Road head office to test-drive the 2014 model.
ATL Automotive chose Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger by French group Daft Punk as the theme song to underscore the new 2014 Audi S3 Sportback's technological innovations and agility at last Wednesday's official launch of the automobile.
At a time when many persons have to be finding innovative ways of making a living, 36-year-old Portmore, St Catherine, resident Kern Saunders has dared to be different.
The Mona Road, St Andrew-based Grennell's Driving School has received the 2013 FIA Americas Award for Safety Mobility in Jamaica. On January 18, head of the school, Alphanso Grennell, travelled to Panama City for the FIA's awards ceremony, where he was presented with the award.
Motorists who stop at the traffic lights at the intersection of Barbican, Old Hope and Hope roads in Liguanea, St Andrew, are often approached (or beset) by young men who wish to clean their windscreens - for a price, of course.
Budding artist Shanelle Jones saw opportunity and challenge when she received an application form for the Jamaica Automobile Association (JAA) Junior Club's Art Competition a few days before entry was closed last November.
In the sweltering heat of the mid-morning sun, as traffic bustles along Hope Road, St Andrew, in the vicinity of the United States Embassy, men from nearby Standpipe dart among moving vehicles to secure parking for motorists conducting business at the embassy.
With a number of persons from the automotive sector being recruited for overseas markets, especially Canada, late last year, Grennell's Driving School facilitated an internationally certified forklift operation training workshop.
