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Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, addresses the 28th Session of the Assembly of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) in downtown Kingston, on July 25.

Jamaica Supports Measures to Preserve Seabed

Jamaica supports all efforts to protect and preserve the seabed, says Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge. He said the Area must be protected in the interest of sustainable development, to...

Jamaica Bauxite Mining Limited (JBM) Managing Director, Donna Marie Howe (centre), in discussion with British High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Judith Slater (left), and Regional Director for the Commonwealth Caribbean at Department for Business and Trade at the British High Commission, D'Jamila Ward, during a tour of the Reynolds Pier in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, on July 20.

Jamaica Bauxite Mining Ltd. Hosts British High Commissioner

Minister of Agriculture Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (right), presents Olga Williams Bartley with a land title for property which she occupies in the subdivision of Blenheim in Manchester. The provisions were facilitated under aluminium company Jamalco’s Resettlement Initiative. The presentation ceremony was held on Wednesday (July 190 at the Wembley Centre of Excellence, in Halse Hall, Clarendon, during which 58 residents received land titles.

58 Land Titles Handed Over to Homeowners in Blenheim, Manchester

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, makes a statement to the House of Representatives on July 20.

Windalco Bauxite Levy Relief Will Save Jobs – Minister Clarke

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, addresses the 2023 Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show launch on June 21 at Hi-Pro Ace Supercentre in St. Catherine.

Jamaica Now Has Export Market Access to More Countries for Various Agricultural Products

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw, makes his contribution to the 2023/2024 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 9.

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Great Prospects for Expansion of Minerals Sector – Minister Shaw

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...

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw (second right), witnessing an Agreement between the Jamaica Railway Corporation (JRC) and Mineral Agency for Retail and Logistics (MARL), during a signing ceremony held at the Ministry in Kingston on Tuesday (March 28). Signing are (from left) Chief Executive Officer (CEO), JRC, Donald Hanson; Chairman, JRC, Ryan Parkes and CEO, MARL, Rockey Wood. The Agreement will allow the commercial movement of industrial minerals and aggregates by MARL using the JRC’s railway service.

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Commercial Movement of Industrial Minerals and Aggregates By Rail to Resume Soon

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...

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw

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Support for Greener Maritime Sector

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).

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PHOTOS: Canadian High Commissioner calls on Minister Shaw

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 (centre), disembarks a train during a recent tour of the Jamaica Railway Corporation (JRC) terminus in West Kingston.

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Gov’t Open to Partnerships to Restore Rail Service

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...

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw (second left) listens as Managing Director, Jamaica Bauxite Mining Limited (JBM), Donna Howe (left) highlights features of a bauxite mining display during the JBM’s Pop-Up Museum in commemoration of Jamaica’s 60th anniversary of Independence, which opened on August 2 at the PCJ building in New Kingston. Also listening are Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn (second right); and Human Resource Assistant, JBM, Abigail Minott. The pop-up museum celebrates and chronicles decades of bauxite mining history in the country.

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Gov’t Committed to Sustainable Bauxite Mining – Minister Shaw

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw, says the Government is committed to ensuring sustainable bauxite mining to safeguard the environment. “I want to assure the country that even as we continue to mine for bauxite, we will pay even more attention to the environmental issues. We will make sure that we do what we have to do to...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, addresses the International Seabed Authority (ISA) Special Commemorative Session for the 40th anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (“the Montego Bay Convention”), held at The Knutsford Court Hotel in St. Andrew, on Monday (August 1).

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No Support for Deep-Sea Mining Without Regulatory Framework

Jamaica will not support deep-sea mining in the International Seabed Area without a suitable regulatory framework being in place, says Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith. “While Jamaica continues to attach significant importance to the full and effective implementation of [the] United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (“the Montego Bay...