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Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw.
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw.

New Areas In Mining Sector To Be Targeted

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw, says he will be aggressively targeting new areas of potential opportunity within the mining sector. In an interview with JIS News, Minister Shaw indicated that Jamaica, which has been mining bauxite for...
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw (second left), speaks to farmer Leister Burton (left) before tasting a cherry tomato from Mr. Burton’s greenhouse farm in Manchester. Occasion was a recent tour of the Greenhouse Cluster and Water Harvesting Project in Content in the parish. Minister of State in the Ministry, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, and Member of Parliament for Manchester Central, Rhoda Moy Crawford, were also on the tour.
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw (second left), speaks to farmer Leister Burton (left) before tasting a cherry tomato from Mr. Burton’s greenhouse farm in Manchester. Occasion was a recent tour of the Greenhouse Cluster and Water Harvesting Project in Content in the parish. Minister of State in the Ministry, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, and Member of Parliament for Manchester Central, Rhoda Moy Crawford, were also on the tour.

Minister Shaw Hails Use Of Reclaimed Bauxite Lands For Agriculture
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw (centre), listens while Jamalco’s Powerhouse Reconstruction Manager, Natalie Sparkes (right), points out aspects of the restoration work at the company during Wednesday
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw (centre), listens while Jamalco’s Powerhouse Reconstruction Manager, Natalie Sparkes (right), points out aspects of the restoration work at the company during Wednesday's (February 16), tour of the Halse Hall, Clarendon, facility. Pictured at left is Minister of State in the Ministry, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson.

Jamalco Lauded For Resilience After Major Fire
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), and State Minister, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (centre), are briefed by Jamaica Bauxite Mining Limited’s (JBM) Managing Director, Donna Marie Howe (second right), on the multi-million dollar commercial and industrial park development project which the entity will be undertaking in Lydford, St. Ann, where its operational sites are located. The occasion was a tour of the locations on Friday (February 4). Looking on (from left) are JBM’s Deputy Port and Estate Manager, Kary Neale, and Port and Property Manager, Kenneth Anglin.
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), and State Minister, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (centre), are briefed by Jamaica Bauxite Mining Limited’s (JBM) Managing Director, Donna Marie Howe (second right), on the multi-million dollar commercial and industrial park development project which the entity will be undertaking in Lydford, St. Ann, where its operational sites are located. The occasion was a tour of the locations on Friday (February 4). Looking on (from left) are JBM’s Deputy Port and Estate Manager, Kary Neale, and Port and Property Manager, Kenneth Anglin.

Jamaica Bauxite Mining Limited To Undertake Multi-Million Dollar Development Project
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, speaking in the House of Representatives on February 1.
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, speaking in the House of Representatives on February 1.

Reconstruction Process At Jamalco On Track – Minister Clarke

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Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague (left); Country Manager for UC Rusal Alumina Jamaica Limited, Sergey Kostyuk (centre), and Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI), Stevie Barnett, cut the ribbon to officially launch the bauxite and alumina company, WINDALCO’s US$4-million project to control caustic effluent from impacting the environment, on January 6, in Ewarton, St. Catherine.
Mining

Windalco Constructing Second EHP To Prevent Spillages

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague, has officially launched the bauxite and alumina company, WINDALCO’s US$4-million project to control caustic effluent from impacting the environment. Under the programme, the Ewarton, St. Catherine-based company is constructing a second Effluent Holding Pond (EHP), and increasing the capacity of the old pond to prevent spillages into a nearby river. Minister Montague...
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Chief Executive Officer and Government Town Planner, National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Peter Knight, addressing Monday’s (January 3) virtual stakeholder briefing on the Natural Resources Conservation Authority (NRCA) approval for the release of approximately 1, 324 hectares of lands in St. Ann to Noranda Jamaica Bauxite Partners, for mining.
EnvironmentMining

NCRA Approves Release of Lands In St. Ann to Noranda For Mining

The Natural Resources Conservation Authority (NRCA) has approved the release of approximately 1,324 hectares of lands in St. Ann for mining to Noranda Jamaica Bauxite Partners. Chief Executive Officer and Government Town Planner, National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Peter Knight, made the disclosure during a virtual stakeholder briefing on the ‘NRCA’s Decision on Noranda’s Application for Mining in Special...
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Minister of Transport and Mining Hon. Robert Montague, addresses a press conference held Thursday (December 30), at his Maxfield Avenue offices in St. Andrew, to update the country on exploration work being done by Geophysx Jamaica Limited. Photo: Mark Bell
Mining

Mining Minister Hopeful For Commercial Finds

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague is reporting that exploration work being done by Geophysx Jamaica Limited, is showing positive indications. The company is licensed by the Ministry and the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), to explore for copper, zinc, gold and other minerals. Geophysx is a mineral exploration group which operates with modern, yet economically, ecologically...
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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, addressing the House of Representatives on Tuesday (November 30).
Finance & Public ServiceMining

New Board Appointed For Clarendon Alumina Production

A new Board has been appointed at Clarendon Alumina Production Limited (CAP) with a mandate to chart a course for the resumption of production at the Jamalco refinery, which was halted following a fire at the facility in September. The members are also required to continue work towards incorporating a new limited liability version of Jamalco, which the Government has...
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Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague, addresses the sitting of the House of Representatives on September 29.
Mining

Bauxite Production Levy Reinstated On Noranda Jamaica

The Government of Jamaica has reinstated the Bauxite Production Levy on Noranda Jamaica Bauxite Partners II coming out of an agreement with Concord Resources Limited. This follows the acquisition of New Day Aluminium (Jamaica) Limited’s 49 per cent of shares in the company by Concord Resources Limited. “It should be noted that both parties are against the continuation of the...
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