Transport and Mining Minister, Hon. Robert Montague, says the Government is moving to regularise the “robot” taxi industry by encouraging operators to register as a company with the Transport Authority (TA). “We are offering them the opportunity to become formalised, so we are freeing up the licence,” he said at a meeting with members of Transport Operators Development Sustainable Services...

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, says construction of a new courthouse for Mandeville, Manchester, should begin in the next fiscal year. Addressing the swearing-in ceremony for 35 new Justices of the Peace (JPs) for Manchester at the Golf View Hotel in Mandeville on February 1, the Minister said at least six regional court complexes are needed over the next...

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, says the Government is looking to expand agro-processing for local consumption and export. He noted that four distinct markets are being targeted – CARICOM, the Jamaican Diaspora, hotels, and the school feeding programme. He said that the AMC complex on Spanish Town Road is being targeted to become a modern...

Work underway at the Six Miles Bridge to facilitate the diversion of eastbound traffic starting this weekend. This forms part of the US$64-million Mandela Highway Realignment and Reconstruction Project, which involves road construction works comprising extensive soft soil treatment, construction of a 3.5 km six-lane corridor with a two-lane overpass bridge, two new three-lane bridges at Fresh River, a two-lane...

   

Assistant Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Nestor Mendez, says establishment of the Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre, in the Caribbean, is not only vital but also “very timely.” He was addressing the official launch of the Centre, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, in Rose Hall, St. James, on January 30. Mr. Mendez  said...

Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, says the Government has taken action to increase the variety of local fresh fruits and vegetables under the National School Feeding Programme. In that regard, the Minister noted that the programme’s budgetary allocation was increased to $4.7 billion for the 2018/19 fiscal year, an increase of 47 per cent. Speaking at...