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JAMAICA | JUTC Bleeds $14.8 Billion as Phillips Declares Jamaica’s Public Transport System ‘In Decline’

With over $100 billion in accumulated losses and an $11 billion government bailout keeping the lights on, the Opposition is demanding answers — and a real plan.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, May 15, 2026 - Jamaica’s public transport system is in crisis — and the numbers don’t lie. That is the stark verdict delivered by Opposition Spokesman on Transport and Mining, Mikael Phillips, MP, who told Parliament during the 2026/27 Sectoral Debate on Wednesday that the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) is now in its “most pathetic state since it was born in 1998” — haemorrhaging money, failing commuters, and surviving only on the taxpayers’ dime.

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JAMAICA | JUTC Bleeds $14.8 Billion as Phillips Declares Jamaica’s Public Transport System ‘In Decline’
CARIBBEAN | CARICOM Silence & Sovereignty

CARIBBEAN | CARICOM Silence & Sovereignty

While Washington bombs Caribbean waters and labels the dead “narco-terrorists,” the region’s leaders have chosen the silence of complicity. MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica, May 9, 2026 - The body count is no...
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