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A number of communities in St. Elizabeth are benefitting from support from the Alpart bauxite company despite the closure of mining operations in the parish. The company, through its Community Council, is providing more than 300,000 gallons of water per day to residents from its St. Elizabeth wells, while maintaining a number of its social programmes in education, agriculture, sports,...

The Manchester Chamber of Commerce will, on October 20, stage another in the series of 'Life After Bauxite' seminars, at the Golf View Hotel, in Mandeville. Slated to begin at 5:15 p.m., the seminar will expose persons in attendance to the current and potential scope of community tourism, the requisites for entering the sector, what it takes to be an...

Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding, has praised workers at Jamalco, in Clarendon, for beating the odds and rising above adverse conditions to make their organisation one of the most productive bauxite/alumina plants in the world. "You would never know how close Jamalco came to closure. Alcoa sent a representative to Jamaica to formally advise me of their intention to...

The Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI) is rigorously monitoring the island's bauxite plants, to ensure that these operations are maintained and poised for maximum marketability. Executive Director, Parris Lyew-Ayee, gave this assurance at a press conference called by Minister of Energy and Mining, Hon. James Robertson, at his New Kingston offices, recently. "We are busy working with the Commissioner of Mines...

Minister of Energy and Mining, Hon. James Robertson, is expressing confidence that the tide is turning for the bauxite industry, as there is some indication of an upturn in the sector. He was speaking against the background of the resumption of full work scheduled by December at St. Ann Bauxite Partners, Discovery Bay St. Ann. Operations there will take production...

Employees of St. Ann Jamaica Bauxite Partners (SAJBP) will resume the full work schedule by December as the company, yesterday (Sept. 2), announced plans to boost production. Chief Operations Officer at Noranda Intermediate Holding Corporation, Kyle Lorentzen, addressing a meeting of workers, government officials and industry stakeholders at the Kaiser Sports Club in Discovery Bay, said that production will be...

The Ministry of Energy and Mining is pursuing the productive utilisation of rehabilitated mined out bauxite lands for agricultural initiatives, State Minister, Hon. Laurence Broderick, has announced. This comes against the background of concerns resonating "over several decades" and heightened by the onset of the global economic recession, of the need to find solutions to improve the standard of living,...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Energy and Mining, Hon. Laurence Broderick, has said that the Ministry is working to promote synergies among the various segments of the minerals industry. Making his contribution to the 2009/10 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (July 21), Mr. Broderick said this is necessary to build a strong, integrated and...

The Ministry of Energy and Mining is proposing the creation of a comprehensive township development plan, incorporating the use of rehabilitated mined-out bauxite lands. State Minister in the Ministry, Hon. Laurence Broderick, in his contribution to the 2009/10 Sectoral Debate in Parliament on Tuesday (July 21), said that the move would help to address the demand for housing solutions, especially...

The Manchester Chamber of Commerce and the Social Development Commission (SDC) will, on Thursday July 23, kick off a series of seminars, which will examine opportunities outside of the bauxite sector. Under the theme: 'Life After Bauxite', the sessions will look at agriculture/greenhouse technology; tissue culture; community tourism; and the knowledge-based industry. This Thursday's event, which will be held at...

Minister of Energy and Mining, Hon James Robertson, has announced several multi-million dollar non-metallic minerals mining investments for Jamaica. Mr. Robertson was elaborating on his budget presentation at a JIS Think Tank on Thursday (July 2). He said that export of aggregates and river demand materials stood to earn millions and boost employment in St. Thomas, as plans for the...

The Ministry of Energy and Mining and representatives from Environmental Groups are describing as productive, a meeting hosted recently to discuss mining-related issues. The meeting which was held on June 24 provided an opportunity for the environmentalists to give an overview of the Cockpit Country, especially its ecosystem services ('use values' such as water supply, carbon sequestration and climate regulation;...