Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague, says several pieces of legislation will be enacted to ensure improved working conditions for ship workers and to decrease pollution of the country’s maritime space. Among them is legislation to implement the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC 2006), which is crucial for the hospitality section of the industry. “This legislation will ensure that...

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) intends to introduce a biodiesel project and electric buses this year as it continues to put measures in place to modernise its operations, reduce costs and improve efficiencies. “These, coupled with our natural gas project, will diversify our energy sources and is intended to cut the cost of energy,” said Transport and Mining Minister,...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says, to date, 2,300 Jamaicans have entered the island under the Government’s re-entry programme at a cost of $1 billion. In a Statement to the House of Representatives on June 2, the Prime Minister informed that the costs incurred were for “testing, quarantining, logistics surrounding all the operations, for meals and transportation [and...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says all passengers arriving in Jamaica up to June 30, will undergo mandatory screening for the coronavirus (COVID-19). Speaking in the House of Representatives on June 2, he also informed that during the period June 1 to 14, all persons arriving in Jamaica will go through a screening process that has two elements...

There has been a 28 per cent reduction in the number of children reported missing from January to April of 2020, when compared to the similar period last year. The National Children’s Registry (NCR) received 384 reports of children missing for the period, in comparison to the 532 reports last year. This was disclosed by Acting Registrar at the NCR,...

The deadline for the renewal of public passenger vehicle (PPV) licences has been extended to the end of September. Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague, said the extension is in response to the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) on the PPV industry. He was making his contribution to the 2020/21 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on...

As at Tuesday (June 2), Jamaica’s COVID-19 recovery numbers reached 356 as 34 additional persons were released from care. The island now has a recovery rate of 60 per cent. Also in the last day, Jamaica recorded two new confirmed positives, bringing the total number for the island to 590. One of the cases is a male, age 69, from...