Daryl Vaz
JamaicapoliticianMale5.0Global Dominance: 0.00%Daryl Vaz is a Jamaican politician and Member of Parliament for Portland West, who also holds a government ministerial position. He was recently in the spotlight for touring the area affected by the Craig Mill Bridge collapse, emphasizing the need for urgent infrastructure improvements for the local community.
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Joining Byles in the OJ are Cabinet minister Daryl Vaz.
140 for national honours | NewsJamaica· 2026-08-06
Daryl Vaz was accused by Dayton Campbell of being involved in a murder and an assassination plot.
Michael Abrahams | The PNP’s ball game of politics | CommentaryJamaica· 2026-07-28
Energy Minister Daryl Vaz announced last year that the Government would not automatically renew the company’s electricity licence on its existing terms.
IDB Invest lines up US$80m loan for JPS grid recovery | BusinessJamaica· 2026-07-24Minister of Energy, Transport and Telecommunications, Daryl Vaz, says that a zero-tolerance approach will be taken to traffic offences under the Road Traffic Act demerit points system.
Zero-tolerance approach to traffic offences under demerit points system: Minister Vaz | NewsJamaica· 2026-07-17This was announced by Minister of Energy, Transport and Telecommunications Daryl Vaz during Wednesday’s post-Cabinet press briefing.
New director general for Island Traffic Authority | NewsJamaica· 2026-07-16
Energy Minister Daryl Vaz said JPS submitted its technical findings and investigative report to both the Ministry and the Office of Utilities Regulation.
Government reviewing JPS report on islandwide blackout – Vaz | NewsJamaica· 2026-07-15
Daryl Vaz is the Transport Minister who provided an update on the rural school bus programme.
Vaz: No deaths or serious injuries in first year of rural school bus programme | NewsJamaica· 2026-07-15Energy Minister Daryl Vaz welcomed the settlement of a defamation lawsuit against Dayton Campbell, describing it as vindication.
Vindication for Vaz | NewsJamaica· 2026-07-09
Transport Minister Daryl Vaz announced the Cabinet-approved increase at a press briefing on June 2.
Full 16 per cent public passenger fare increase now in effect across Jamaica | NewsJamaica· 2026-07-02Transport Minister Daryl Vaz announced that the suspension of the administrative implementation of the demerit points system will end on September 30.
The law will apply to motorists appearing before the courts, says Sykes | NewsJamaica· 2026-06-30
Transport Minister Daryl Vaz announced that the suspension of the administrative implementation of the demerit points system will end on September 30.
Chief Justice: Traffic offenders still liable for demerit points, driver’s licence disqualification through courts | NewsJamaica· 2026-06-30
Daryl Vaz is the Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport.
MoneyMasters breaks ground on US$25m 10-storey commercial project near Half-Way Tree | BusinessJamaica· 2026-05-31
Daryl Vaz, the energy minister, calls the results of oil tests 'very positive'.
The race for oil: will Jamaica be the next country to drill and what does that mean for its green pledges? | Jamaica
United Kingdom· 2026-05-28
Energy Minister Daryl Vaz has also said the government is closely monitoring developments, while noting that Petrojam’s pricing system helps cushion the local market from sudden global price shocks.
Petrojam says motorists spared full impact of global fuel price increases | NewsJamaica· 2026-03-06
Energy Minister Daryl Vaz told a post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House that the data and samples are being taken to a lab in the United States for analysis.
Two to three months before Jamaica knows oil and gas findings — Vaz | NewsJamaica· 2026-03-04Energy Minister Daryl Vaz says Jamaica is keeping a close watch on the conflict in the Middle East and its potential effects on the country’s fuel economy.
Vaz: Jamaica monitoring Middle East conflict for fuel price impact | NewsJamaica· 2026-03-04Daryl Vaz is the minister with responsibility for energy in Jamaica.
Editorial | The war and renewables | CommentaryJamaica· 2026-03-04
Transport Minister Daryl Vaz said while the buses are performing, the Government will be acquiring 100 new buses.
Jamaica Opposition Leader seeks probe into school bus deal
Guyana· 2026-02-24
Daryl Vaz is the minister with responsibility for transportation who disclosed the decision to acquire new buses for rural schools.
Editorial | Saga of school buses | CommentaryJamaica· 2026-02-24
Transport Minister Daryl Vaz said while the buses are performing, the Government will be acquiring 100 new buses.
Golding seeks probe into $1.4b school bus deal | NewsJamaica· 2026-02-24Transport Minister Daryl Vaz acknowledged that student numbers are trailing expectations months after the programme’s launch.
Route design, not dancehall | NewsJamaica· 2026-02-22
Daryl Vaz is the Transport and Telecommunications Minister who dismissed an auditor general’s report regarding procurement law breaches.
‘Unacceptable!’ | News | Jamaica GleanerJamaica· 2026-02-17
Transport Minister Daryl Vaz confirmed that the Transport Authority (Amendment) Act 2022 is not yet in effect.
Stalled! | News | Jamaica GleanerJamaica· 2026-02-15
Energy and communications minister Daryl Vaz faced criticism for bypassing procurement rules during an emergency.
Editorial | No joy in corruption index | CommentaryJamaica· 2026-02-12
Telecommunications Minister Daryl Vaz says he accepts the auditor general’s finding that he breached the law in the acquisition of 200 Starlink devices for the Hurricane Melissa response.
Cabinet Minister Vaz 'accepts' Auditor General’s finding he breached law in Starlink purchases | NewsJamaica· 2026-02-12
Daryl Vaz initiated the procurement of the devices via a letter to the ODPEM director general.
An example from the Jamaican audit officeGuyana· 2026-02-09
Daryl Vaz, acting in his capacity as co-chair of the hurricane’s Relief and Recovery Oversight Committee, directed ODPEM to pay for the Starlink devices.
Editorial | Trash the rules, then | CommentaryJamaica· 2026-02-08
Daryl Vaz improperly acquired 200 Starlink devices after Hurricane Melissa.
Dangerous precedent | Lead StoriesJamaica· 2026-02-08Cabinet Minister Daryl Vaz has rejected the finding of the audit concerning him, calling the conclusion uninformed and grossly inaccurate.
Holness warns reforms to Jamaica’s ‘excessive bureaucracy’ essential for faster national developmentGuyana· 2026-02-06Cabinet Minister Daryl Vaz has rejected the findings of the audit concerning him, calling the conclusion uninformed and grossly inaccurate.
Red-tape gridlock | Lead StoriesJamaica· 2026-02-05