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 for the industry. The training resource document is designed to boost the capacity of the sector to establish growth and build resilience into operations. There are special sections for risk management and (COVID-19) recovery and...

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 mining and quarry operators, will be beneficial, as the country deals with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The funding was provided for under phase two of the African, Caribbean and Pacific-European Union (ACP-EU) Minerals...

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 (ACP-EU) Minerals Development Programme. The funds are being provided to assist the beneficiary individuals and entities in implementing activities to counter the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on their operations, with particular focus on...

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 700, and 10 persons have died. The past four months have therefore been challenging for the Mines and Geology Division (MGD) as internal operations have had to be adjusted and safeguards implemented to ensure the...

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 project involved the creation of a web map showcasing the development of minerals and quarrying activities throughout Jamaica and fits into the overall geospatial data management strategy of the division. MGD has the statutory responsibility...

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 in following the necessary protocols to prevent COVID-19 infection. In an interview with JIS News, Major Lloyd explained that the PSC is responsible for carrying out security screening at the airports and seaports, which necessitates...

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 all the country’s minerals and quarry materials sold or disposed of otherwise. Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague, who made the disclosure during his contribution to the 2020/21 Sectoral Debate in the House...