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Alcoa Inc., the world's leading supplier of alumina, has announced a US$690 million expansion project at the Jamalco Refinery in Halse Hall, Clarendon, which will increase employment in that section of the island and bring the country an additional US $300 million per year in bauxite earnings. The expansion, to be undertaken over the next three years, will result in...

About 4.7 kilometres of roads have been rehabilitated in the communities of Sinks, Burn, Comsee and Jericho in North Clarendon, by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF). The official handing over to the Sinks/Jericho Citizens' Association took place on February 27 at Jericho. Operations Manager at JSIF, Omar Sweeney, said the project was financed at a cost of more than...

Jamalco has awarded some 35 employees for their long service to the organisation from 10 to 35 years.The 'Milestone' Awards ceremony was held on Thursday (Jan. 29) at the Jamalco Great House in Halse Hall, Clarendon. Addressing the ceremony, Rhena Gregory, Human Resources and Industrial Relations Administrator at Jamalco, said that her company wanted to show appreciation to its employees...

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Mayor of Morant Bay, Joan Spencer, is seeking a meeting with taxi drivers and executive members of the National Association of Taxi Operators (NATO), to iron out the differences that exist between the Council and taxi operators in the parish. She made the request at a church service held for the drivers yesterday (Sunday, August 31) at the Faith Baptist...

Forty-two persons from Manchester have graduated from a special skills training course, through the Bauxite Community Development Programme (BCDP). The programme, which is managed by the Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI), was initiated by the Government of Jamaica in 1996 to enhance the lives of persons residing in the mining belt areas. Speaking at the graduation ceremony, held at the Cecil...