The Government has agreed to provide Windalco with a two-year relief from the payment of the bauxite production levy, which will save the jobs of hundreds of Jamaicans. Jamaica will forego an estimated US$10 million in levy payments from the company over the period. Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, made the announcement during...

More local fruits and ground provisions will be able to reach international shores, as Jamaica now has export market access to several additional countries. Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, said among these is Barbados for pineapples. “We [also] now have market access to Cayman for frozen ackee, soursop, sweetsop, breadfruit, plantain, yam, sweet and Irish potato....

There are great prospects for expansion of the minerals sector and to increase export earnings, says Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw. Making his contribution to the 2023/2024 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 9, he said the Mines and Geology Division (MGD) is undertaking exploration for high-purity limestone, and that surface geological studies conducted...

The commercial movement of industrial minerals and aggregates using the railway infrastructure will resume in roughly three months as part of the Government’s effort to re-establish rail service across the island. This resumption follows an agreement formalised between the Jamaica Railway Corporation (JRC) and the Mineral Agency for Retail and Logistics (MARL), at a signing ceremony held at the Ministry...

Jamaica supports the green transition of the maritime sector into a sustainable future, while working together with numerous partners to ensure cohesiveness. In his message to mark World Maritime Day (WMD), which was observed on Thursday, September 29, Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw, highlighted the importance of enhancing the conversation for a greener, more equitable and more...

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), shakes hands with Canadian High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Emina Tudakovic, during a courtesy call at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston on Tuesday (September 13).

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw, says the Government is committed to getting the trains rolling again and is prepared to forge the necessary partnerships in the undertaking. He said the revival of islandwide rail service will take “several hundred millions of US dollars”, and will include “putting in a new bridge to go to Spanish Town, and...