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...

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...

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 process through the use of the power of vesting orders under the Bauxite and Alumina Industries (Special Provisions) Act. Making the disclosure, Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague, said that the Ministry has...

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 will be promulgated to safeguard the Cockpit Country Protected Area boundary. Making his contribution to the 2019/2020 State of the Nation Debate in the Senate on February 7, he pointed out that the Forestry Department...