MoU Signed for Implementation of REDI II
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) and the Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI), for implementation of the …
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Mining Communities to Benefit from $60 Million Under BCDP
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague, has disclosed that mining communities across the island will benefit from more than $60 million allocated under …
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Boost for Development Minerals Industry
The development minerals sector has received another boost from the European Union (EU)-funded Development Minerals Programme with the handover of a Training Reference Resource, produced …
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Minister Montague pledges to complete issuing titles to persons on bauxite lands
Newly reappointed Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague, says he plans to see to the completion of the process for the issuing of …
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Development Minerals Industry stakeholders grateful for grants
Stakeholders in Jamaica’s development minerals industry have expressed gratitude for the provision of grants totalling €51,000 (approximately J$9 million) to 12 small-scale artisans and miners, …
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Mines and Geology Division gets help in training
The Mines and Geology Division of the Ministry of Transport and Mining has commended the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for the support it has …
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Dr. Hales Welcomes $9 Million Grant for Mining, Quarry Operators
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Transport and Mining, Dr. Alwin Hales says that grants totalling $9 million (€51,000) that were recently awarded to 12 …
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Mining, Quarry operators get $9 Million in grants
Grants totalling approximately $9 million (€51,000) have been awarded to 12 mining and quarry operators under phase two of the African, Caribbean and Pacific-European Union …
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Mines And Geology Division Projects Steady Revenue Flow Despite Coronavirus Pandemic
On March 10, 2020 the island recorded its first imported case of the coronavirus. Since then the number of confirmed cases has risen to over …
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Mines And Geology Division Launches Mineral Information System
Mines and Geology Division (MGD) launches its Mineral Information System, a project born in collaboration with the ACP-EU UNDP Development Minerals Programme in 2018. This …
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Members Of Ports Security Corps Ltd. Keeping Safe
Managing Director of Ports Security Corps Ltd. (PSC), Major Merrick Lloyd, is satisfied with the level of care taken by the agency and its officers …
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Mines And Geology Division Collects $826 Million In Royalties
The Mines and Geology Division of the Ministry of Transport and Mining has collected $826.8 million in royalties, which is payable to the Government for …
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5,000 Families On Bauxite Lands To Receive Titles
Approximately 5,000 families that have been occupying bauxite lands for several years are set to receive titles for those properties. The Government will facilitate this …
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Sectoral Presentation 2020 Presented by Hon. Robert Montague, MP
SALUTATIONS Mr. Speaker, I give thanks first to the Almighty for His grace and never ending mercies, which have allowed us to be here today, …
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Legislation Coming To Safeguard Cockpit Country Protected Area
Parliamentary Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister, Senator Robert Morgan, says once the Forestry Department has completed its 250-kilometre ground-truthing exercise, specific legislation …
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Persons Encouraged To Invest In Limestone Mining
Principal Director, Minerals Policy Planning and Development Division in the Ministry of Transport and Mining, Dr. Oral Rainford, is encouraging persons to invest in limestone …
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Gov’t Grants 90 Exploratory Mining Licences Since March 2018
Transport and Mining Minister, Hon. Robert Montague, says the Ministry has granted some 90 exploratory licences for semiprecious minerals such as cobalt, copper, gold, silver …
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PM Says Government is Resolute That There Will Be No Mining in Cockpit Country
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government is resolute in its commitment that there will be no mining in the area to …
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No Bauxite Mining Taking Place in Designated Protected Area of the Cockpit Country
In light of public concerns raised regarding mining in the Cockpit Country Protected Area, Prime Minister Andrew Holness invited the heads all relevant agencies to …
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No Mining Within Boundaries of Cockpit Country
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague, has informed that there is no mining within the boundaries of the proposed Cockpit Country Protected Area. …
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