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Mobile units that are used in the Transport Authority’s strategic compliance initiative, dubbed ‘Petra’s Tent’.
Mobile units that are used in the Transport Authority’s strategic compliance initiative, dubbed ‘Petra’s Tent’.

Commercial And PPV Operators Invited To Take Advantage Of Compliance Initiative

The Transport Authority (TA) is inviting operators of commercial and public passenger vehicles (PPV) to take advantage of its strategic compliance initiative, dubbed ‘Petra’s Tent’, which is currently making its way across the island. In an interview with JIS News,...
The air traffic control tower at the Norman Manley International Airport, the location from which aerodrome controllers guide aircraft into the airport after taking over from the air traffic controllers at the Kingston Air Traffic Control Centre.
The air traffic control tower at the Norman Manley International Airport, the location from which aerodrome controllers guide aircraft into the airport after taking over from the air traffic controllers at the Kingston Air Traffic Control Centre.

Developers Of Multistorey Buildings Implored To Consult With JCAA
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague, addresses the recent ceremony for the handing over of a police post at the Ian Fleming International Airport in Boscobel, St. Mary.
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague, addresses the recent ceremony for the handing over of a police post at the Ian Fleming International Airport in Boscobel, St. Mary.

AAJ Making Significant Investments in Improving Aerodromes
Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Clifford Blake, addresses the recent handover of a new police post at the Ian Fleming International Airport, which was built by the Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ) at a cost of $48 million.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Clifford Blake, addresses the recent handover of a new police post at the Ian Fleming International Airport, which was built by the Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ) at a cost of $48 million.

New Police Post At Ian Fleming Airport To Strengthen Border Protection
President and Chief Executive Officer of the Airports Authority of Jamaica, Audley Deidrick, speaks at the recent handover of a police post at the Ian Fleming International Airport in st. Mary.
President and Chief Executive Officer of the Airports Authority of Jamaica, Audley Deidrick, speaks at the recent handover of a police post at the Ian Fleming International Airport in st. Mary.

AAJ Spends $5 Million To Buy Tablets For Students

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Flight Cancellations and delays due to Tropical Storm Elsa

MBJ Airports Limited, operators of Sangster International Airport, continues to monitor the projected path of Tropical Storm Elsa and its effect on the operations of our airline partners. The Sangster International Airport remains open for normal operations. We have received notification of the following flight cancellations for 04 July: CANCELLATIONS  SPIRIT AIRLINES NK 833/270 Fort Lauderdale                      Contact Number 855 728 3555  ...
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Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague (3rd left), hands over the keys to the newly built police post at the Ian Fleming International Airport tin St. Mary to Deputy Commissioner of Police, Clifford Blake (3rd right) on Wednesday (June 30). Also participating in the event are (from left): Head of the St. Mary Police Division, Superintendent Bobbette Morgan-Simpson; Chairman of the Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ), Fay Hutchinson; President and Chief Executive Officer of the AAJ, Audley Deidrick; and Area Operations Officer for the Area 2 Police, Superintendent David White. The AAJ funded the construction of the 2,500 square-foot building.
Aviation

AAJ Hands Over New Police Post At Ian Fleming Airport To JCF

The Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ) on Wednesday (June 30) officially handed over a newly constructed police post at the Ian Fleming International Airport (IFIA) in Boscobel, St. Mary, to the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). The 2,500 square-foot building, which was designed by the JCF’s Property Management and Maintenance Division, was completed in seven months at a cost of $48...
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Director of Legal Affairs at the Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ), Bertrand Smith, addresses a JIS Think Tank on recent amendments to Jamaica’s Shipping Act.
Transport

Jamaica Provides Greater Protection For Hospitality Workers On Ships

Jamaica has provided greater protection for persons working in the hospitality division of passenger ships, such as bartenders, stewards and nail technicians, under the Shipping (Amendment) Act. The legislation, which has been passed in both Houses of Parliament, has been amended to expand the definition of seafarers to include these categories of workers. The changes were made against the background...
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Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague.
AviationTransport

Plans To Upgrade Jamaica’s Aviation System Advanced

Transport and Mining Minister, Hon. Robert Montague, says plans are advanced to upgrade Jamaica’s aviation system with a satellite-based navigation platform to boost earnings from aircraft flying through the country’s airspace. Speaking recently at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston, Mr. Montague noted that Jamaica averages earnings of $6 billion annually from the approximately 11,000 aircraft currently utilising its airspace. He...
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Dean of the Faculty of Marine and Nautical Studies at the Caribbean Maritime University, Captain Devron Newman, addresses a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on June 24, to outline activities for the Day of the Seafarer, which will be observed on Friday, June 25
Transport

Spotlight On Seafarers Today

Jamaica joins the rest of the world in observing the 10th anniversary of the Day of the Seafarer, which is observed globally on June 25. Speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, on Thursday, June 24, Dean of the Faculty of Marine and Nautical Studies at the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU), Captain Devron Newman, explained that a number of activities will...
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Mobile units that are used in the Transport Authority’s Strategic Compliance Initiative, dubbed ‘Petra’s Tent’.
Transport

Transport Authority Reaches Out Through ‘Petra’s Tent’

The Transport Authority (TA) kicked off its strategic compliance initiative for the month of June, dubbed ‘Petra’s Tent’, on Wednesday, June 16 in downtown Kingston. In an interview with JIS News, Corporate Communications Manager at the TA, Petra-Kene Williams, explained that Petra’s Tent was born out of the Authority’s desire to increase compliance in specific areas across the island. “The...
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Acting Director of the Road Safety Unit in the Ministry of Transport and Mining, Deidre Hudson-Sinclair. ​
Transport

Road Safety Unit Calls On Parents To Safeguard Children

Acting Director of the Road Safety Unit (RSU) in the Ministry of Transport and Mining, Deidre Hudson-Sinclair, is calling on parents and guardians to take greater responsibility in ensuring the safety and well-being of their children. Her call comes in light of statistics that show that 30 per cent of child road fatalities since the beginning of the year took...
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