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Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of MBJ Airport Limited, Dr. Rafael Echevarne, at work at the Sangster International Airport, in Montego Bay, St. James.
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of MBJ Airport Limited, Dr. Rafael Echevarne, at work at the Sangster International Airport, in Montego Bay, St. James.

Outgoing CEO Highlights Gains At Sangster Airport

Outgoing Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of MBJ Airports Limited, Dr. Rafael Echevarne, says he is proud of the gains that have been made at the Sangster International Airport, in Montego Bay, St. James. He told JIS News that there have...
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (right), with Captain of the inaugural LATAM Airlines flight from Lima, Peru, Captain Hugo Feldsmith Paino (left) and First Officer, Danieia Santibanez, at the Sangster International Airport on December 2.
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (right), with Captain of the inaugural LATAM Airlines flight from Lima, Peru, Captain Hugo Feldsmith Paino (left) and First Officer, Danieia Santibanez, at the Sangster International Airport on December 2.

Jamaica The Most Connected Destination In The English-Speaking Caribbean
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague (centre, front row), and Jamaican High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, His Excellency Seth Ramocan (fourth right, front row), are joined by Jamaica’s delegation to the 31st Assembly of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) at the IMO headquarters in London, England, following Jamaica’s re-election to the IMO Council. Others (from left) are: Counsellor, Consular and Diaspora, Jamaican High Commission UK, Carol Lee-Lea; Board Chairman, Maritime Authority of Jamaica, Corah Ann Robertson-Sylvester; Counsellor, Political and Economic Affairs, Jamaica High Commission, UK, Renee Lloyd; Secretary General, Caribbean MOU on Port State Control, Jodi Munn-Barrow; Senior Director, Transport Policy, Ministry of Transport and Mining, Tanya Bedward; Jamaica’s Deputy High Commissioner to the UK, Angella Rose-Howell, and Director, Legal Affairs, Ministry of Transport and Mining, Yvonne Barnett-Russell. In the back row (from left) are: Director, Legal Affairs, Maritime Authority of Jamaica, Bert Smith; Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Transport and Mining, Dr, Alwin Hales, and Director General, Maritime Authority of Jamaica, Rear admiral Peter Brady.
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague (centre, front row), and Jamaican High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, His Excellency Seth Ramocan (fourth right, front row), are joined by Jamaica’s delegation to the 31st Assembly of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) at the IMO headquarters in London, England, following Jamaica’s re-election to the IMO Council. Others (from left) are: Counsellor, Consular and Diaspora, Jamaican High Commission UK, Carol Lee-Lea; Board Chairman, Maritime Authority of Jamaica, Corah Ann Robertson-Sylvester; Counsellor, Political and Economic Affairs, Jamaica High Commission, UK, Renee Lloyd; Secretary General, Caribbean MOU on Port State Control, Jodi Munn-Barrow; Senior Director, Transport Policy, Ministry of Transport and Mining, Tanya Bedward; Jamaica’s Deputy High Commissioner to the UK, Angella Rose-Howell, and Director, Legal Affairs, Ministry of Transport and Mining, Yvonne Barnett-Russell. In the back row (from left) are: Director, Legal Affairs, Maritime Authority of Jamaica, Bert Smith; Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Transport and Mining, Dr, Alwin Hales, and Director General, Maritime Authority of Jamaica, Rear admiral Peter Brady.

Jamaica Re-Elected To Serve On IMO Council
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague (2nd left)) signs a tripartite agreement for an online training programme for public passenger vehicle drivers and conductors   at the Ministry in Kingston on Thursday (Nov. 21). The other signatories (from left) are: Chief Executive Officer of EduFocaL Business Limited, Gordon Swaby; Managing Director of the Transport Authority, Cecil Morgan; and Managing Director of British Caribbean Insurance Company, Peter Levy.
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague (2nd left)) signs a tripartite agreement for an online training programme for public passenger vehicle drivers and conductors   at the Ministry in Kingston on Thursday (Nov. 21). The other signatories (from left) are: Chief Executive Officer of EduFocaL Business Limited, Gordon Swaby; Managing Director of the Transport Authority, Cecil Morgan; and Managing Director of British Caribbean Insurance Company, Peter Levy.

Learners Will Have to Pass Road Code Test Come January 24
(FILE) Transport and Mining Minister, Hon. Robert Montague, addressing participants during the Ministry’s Corporate Governance Seminar at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew on Thursday (November 14).
(FILE) Transport and Mining Minister, Hon. Robert Montague, addressing participants during the Ministry’s Corporate Governance Seminar at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew on Thursday (November 14).

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Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague (second left), signs a tripartite agreement for an online training programme for Public Passenger Vehicle drivers and conductors, with (from left) Chief Executive Officer of EduFocaL Business Limited, Gordon Swaby; Managing Director of the Transport Authority, Cecil Morgan, and Managing Director of British Caribbean Insurance Company, Peter Levy. The ceremony was held at the Ministry’s office in Kingston on Thursday (November 21).
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Online Training For PPV Drivers And Conductors

Public Passenger Vehicle (PPV) drivers and conductors across the island will soon be able to access online training to help them operate more safely and professionally on the road. Through an online software that is currently being developed by EduFocal Business Limited and sponsored by British Caribbean Insurance Company (BCIC), drivers and conductors will receive training, via a gamified format,...
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Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague (left), in conversation with Director, Hodges Aggregates and Powders Limited, Jennifer Ince (right), as he displays a bottle of manufactured beach sand. Occasion was the minerals sector exhibition and trade show, held today (November 21) at the Hope Complex football field, Hope Gardens, in Kingston. At centre is Chief Technical Director at the Ministry of Transport and Mining, Dr. Janine Dawkins.
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Minerals Sector Contributes 2.7 Per Cent To GDP

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague, says in 2018, the minerals sector contributed some 2.7 per cent to Gross Domestic Product (GDP), while earning some US$1.3 billion. He was speaking at the opening ceremony for the minerals sector exhibition and trade show, held today (November 21) at the Hope Complex football field, Hope Gardens, in Kingston. Minerals and...
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Jamaica Vacations Limited (JAMVAC) Executive Director,Joy Roberts.
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Ocho Rios Poised For Record Cruise-Ship Arrivals

Ocho Rios is posed for a record 2019/2020 cruise-ship season with some of the largest vessels in the world scheduled to call at the resort town. Some 15 vessels have stopped in Ocho Rios since the start of November. “Ocho Rios, alone, will be seeing over 756,000 visitors for the cruise-shipping season,” Executive Director of Jamaica Vacations (JAMVAC), Joy Roberts,...
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Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague, addresses a JAMPRO-organised Limestone Opportunities Network Forum, held today (November 19), at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.
Transport

Government Pushing For Limestone Production Facility

The Government has heightened discussions with private-sector interests to develop a Limestone Production Facility to boost export, and to provide services to refineries. Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague, who made the disclosure at a JAMPRO-organised Limestone Opportunities Network Forum, held today (November 19), at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, said the development is to “ensure...
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Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague, addressing the House of Representatives.
Transport

National Minerals Week Being Observed From November 17-23

The Ministry of Transport and Mining, along with key public- and private-sector partners, will stage National Minerals Week 2019 from November 17 to 23. It aims to highlight the sector’s contribution to Jamaica’s economy and the need to facilitate and promote the industry’s continued development. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Robert Montague, made the announcement during a statement in the House of...
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Deputy Director General, Regulatory Affairs, Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA), Rohan Campbell (front left) with participants in the JCAA Aviation Quality System Seminar held on Friday (Nov. 8) at the Iberostar Resort in Montego Bay, St. James.
Transport

Civil Aviation Authority Stages Aircraft Maintenance Symposium

Twenty-one professionals at various levels within the aviation industry recently benefited from a quality systems symposium hosted by the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA). JCAA Deputy Director General for Regulatory Affairs, Rohan Campbell, told JIS News that the event, held on Friday (November 8) at the Iberostar Resort in Montego Bay, was part of the Authority’s ongoing efforts to improve...
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