Attorney General, Marlene Malahoo Forte, says that the backlog of accident files within the Chambers has been cleared. She made the disclosure while contributing to the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on June 25. In December 2018, the Attorney General's Chambers secured funding from the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service to embark on an accident...

The Maritime Labour Convention Act is to be tabled in the House of Representatives shortly, says Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague. “Although we have signed the Maritime Labour Convention, we must pass it into our local laws,” he said, noting that the Act will create employment opportunities for an additional 5,000 to 8,000 Jamaicans. He noted that...

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague, says new buses will be acquired for the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC). “A project is being prepared for presentation to the Public Investment Management Secretariat (PIMSEC) for consideration. We are preparing to purchase new buses,” he said. The Minister was making his contribution in the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate in the House...

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague, says that a Board has been appointed for the Island Traffic Authority (ITA). “It includes retired examiner, Garnet Hosang; transport operator, Henrietta James; and representatives from the police force and insurance agencies, among others,” the Minister said, during his contribution in the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday,...

Plans by the Jamaica Railway Corporation (JRC) to revive the railway passenger service are advanced. “We are in the last phase of completing an arrangement with a private consortium, which will take over 34 kilometres of our right of way and rails, improve and relay the tracks, buy their own engine and coaches, and maintain the equipment and tracks,” Transport...

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague, says the Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ) will continue to invest in the upgrading of airports and aerodromes, and reopening of airstrips. He was making his contribution in the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, June 4. “Not too long ago, Jamaica had 64 airstrips, then it went...

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague, says the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay is now the fastest growing facility of its kind in the region. “We saw a six per cent growth over 2017 and are projecting a three per cent growth in 2019,” the Minister said during his contribution in the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate in the...