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Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw

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...

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).

PHOTOS: Canadian High Commissioner calls on Minister Shaw

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.

Gov’t Open to Partnerships to Restore Rail Service

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.

Gov’t Committed to Sustainable Bauxite Mining – Minister Shaw

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).

No Support for Deep-Sea Mining Without Regulatory Framework

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), greets Managing Director of Grennell’s Driving School, Alphonso Grennell, during the Public Transport Defensive Driving Seminar held on July 27 at the Golf View Hotel, Manchester.

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Minister Shaw Urges More Responsible Road Use

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw, is imploring Jamaicans to exercise more responsible use of the nation's roads. He said that excessive speeding, failure to keep the traffic lane, inappropriate use of the road and failure to use the necessary protective devices (seatbelts and helmets) are the common factors that account for road deaths. “I am urging all...

Collage representing some of the agencies of the Ministry of Transport and Mining.

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Ministry of Transport and Mining Hosts Jamaica 60 Expo July 29

The Ministry of Transport and Mining (MTM) will host a Jamaica 60 Exposition on Friday, July 29 at the Police Officers Club, on Hope Road in Kingston. The event is part of the Jamaica 60 celebrations and will be held under the theme ‘The Embers of Evolution…Fuel for the Future’. In an interview with JIS News, MTM Director of Public...

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), greets United States (US) Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency, N. Nick Perry, during a courtesy call by the Ambassador at the Minister’s Maxfield office in St. Andrew, on Wednesday (July 20). Mr. Perry is the first Jamaican-born person to be Ambassador to Jamaica.

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PHOTOS: US Ambassador Makes Courtesy Call on Minister of Transport and Mining

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), greets United States (US) Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency, N. Nick Perry, during a courtesy call by the Ambassador at the Minister’s Maxfield office in St. Andrew, on Wednesday (July 20). Mr. Perry is the first Jamaican-born person to be Ambassador to Jamaica.

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, is shown an area of wetland in Portland Eastern by Member of Parliament, Ann-Marie Vaz, during a tour on Tuesday (June 21). Minister Samuda, along with Mrs. Vaz and technocrats from several ministries, departments and agencies, visited a number of communities across the constituency, including Boston, Burlington, Fairy Hill, and Long Bay, to look at sand mining activities and the impact on water distribution in the region.

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PHOTOS: Senator Matthew Samuda Looks At Sand Mining Activities In Portland Eastern

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, is shown an area of wetland in Portland Eastern by Member of Parliament, Ann-Marie Vaz, during a tour on Tuesday (June 21). Minister Samuda, along with Mrs. Vaz and technocrats from several ministries, departments and agencies, visited a number of communities across the...

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw, making his contribution to the 2022/23 Sectoral debate in the House of Representatives on Wednesday (April 27).

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More Than 3,000 Titles For Persons Resettled By Bauxite Companies

More than 3,000 certificates of title are scheduled to be delivered to persons resettled by bauxite mining companies. Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw, made the announcement during his contribution to the 2022/23 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on April 27. He said that during 2021, the bauxite companies delivered 116 titles to resettled persons, bringing...

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw, making his contribution to the 2022/23 Sectoral debate in the House of Representatives on April 27.

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Improved Safety Measures For Air Traffic Control

Jamaica will vie for a council seat at the next International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) General Assembly to be held in September. Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw, made the announcement during his contribution to the 2022/23 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Wednesday (April 27). “Securing an ICAO Council Seat will help Jamaica to forge...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (third from left), and Minister of State in the Ministry of Transport and Mining, Hon. J.C Hutchinson (centre), participate in the breaking of ground for Noranda Jamaica Bauxite Partners’ plant nursery, on reclaimed bauxite lands in St. Ann on Thursday, March 31. They are joined by (from left) Chief Executive Officer of the Forestry Department and Conservator of Forests, Ainsley Henry; Vice President and Country Manager for Noranda Jamaica Bauxite Partners, Delroy Dell; Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security and Member of Parliament for St. Ann South West, Hon. Zavia Mayne; Managing Director of Jamaica Bauxite Mining Limited (JBM), Donna Marie Howe; and Acting Parish Manager for the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Sheldon Scott.

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Noranda Breaks Ground For Plant Nursery To Support ‘Operation Discovery Tree’

Noranda Jamaica Bauxite Partners broke ground for a plant nursery in St. Ann on Thursday (March 31), which will support the entity’s ‘Operation Discovery Tree’ project that is aimed at planting 200,000 trees over the next three years. The facility, which is being developed on mined-out bauxite lands, is expected to complement the country’s tree nursery capabilities, while enhancing the...