Latest News & Announcements

On Wednesday 29th April, 2020, the Ministry of achieved a milestone by successfully completing the infrastructural works and officially launching Phase one of the Curepe Interchange Project.

Here you will find  useful resources such as safety tips and links to the various benefits available to citizens of Trinidad and Tobago offered by various Government Ministries and institutions to address the effects of COVID-19 Pandemic. 

In light of the preventative measures contained in the PUBLIC HEALTH (2019 NOVEL CORONAVIRUS (2019-nCoV) (NO. 5) Regulations, 2020, the Ministry of Works and Transport has taken a decision to delay the proclamation of the Motor Vehicles and Road Traffic Act No. 9 of 2017 which allows for the introduction of a Demerit Points System, new Traffic Ticketing System, and Red-Light Camera Enforcement System in Trinidad and Tobago.
 

The Ministry of Works and Transport has noted with much concern the recent escalation of transportation fares by some service providers. During these unprecedented times, the free movement of citizens through the use of public transport remains critical to the stability of Trinidad and Tobago. As such, the Ministry is appealing to all transport providers to refrain from charging inflated prices for their service.  Please allow travellers the opportunity to get between work and home without imposing additional fares for their essential transport.

In the ongoing national response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, the Honourable Stuart Young, Minister of National Security, announced at a Press Conference held on Friday 27^th March, 2020 that with immediate effect, all licensed public transport/ public service vehicles are to operate at a 50% passenger seating capacity. This new measure applies to the following public transport/ public service vehicles:

* PTSC Buses;
* Maxi Taxis;
* Omnibuses;
* Water Taxis;
* Taxis or Vehicles for Hire and
* Inter-Island Ferry Vessels