The National Works Agency (NWA) says ongoing works to widen major roadways in the Corporate Area will lead to significant traffic management. According to Manager, Communications and Customer Service at the agency, Stephen Shaw, several of the roads will be signalised and monitored from the NWA’s offices for “real-time” adjustment when necessary. “All of these areas that we are going...

The mining division of the Ministry of Transport and Mining is placing greater focus on the diversification of the minerals sector. In an interview with JIS News at the recent 24th Bauxite and Alumina Conference, Principal Director, Minerals Policy Planning and Development Division in the Ministry, Dr. Oral Rainford, said that the development of industrial minerals has been placed on...

Assistant Director General for the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations Latin America and the Caribbean region, Dr. Julio Berdegué, says member states should provide a clear political mandate to guide the organisation’s activities over the next biennium. He notes that the FAO has been focusing on improving the quality of its agreements with the Governments, in...

The first 9,600 solid state water meters being supplied to the Government by Diehl Metering are expected to be delivered within another two months, after which the National Water Commission (NWC) will begin installation. A total of 450,000 meters are to be provided by the German company, under a US$43.9 million contract awarded last year to replace mechanical water meters...