The Ministry of National Security is reporting that a total of 240,000 traffic tickets have been cleared, following software modification to the island’s traffic ticket management system. This was disclosed by Senior Director, Technology Transformation in the Ministry, Arvel Grant, during an interview with JIS News, following a meeting with stakeholders on the Traffic Ticket Management System, at the Ministry’s...

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague, has lauded the timeliness of the Second International Caribbean Bunker Conference, hosted by the Maritime Authority of Jamaica and the International Bunker Industry Association. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the conference on September 10, at the Iberostar Suites Resort in St. James, Mr. Montague said with the implementation of new legislation...

Transport and Mining Minister, Hon. Robert Montague, says work on legislation to establish a regulatory framework for Jamaica’s bunkering industry is “well advanced”. Bunkering is a maritime industry term related to the fueling of ships and transportation of fuel by sea vessels. Mr. Montague, who advised that the legislation is going through the final stages of the parliamentary process, indicated...

Operations at the Jiuquan Iron and Steel Company (JISCO)/Alpart alumina refinery in Nain, St Elizabeth, are set to be suspended for up to two years to facilitate the plant’s modernisation and expansion. Speaking in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (September 10), Transport and Mining Minster, Hon. Robert Montague, said the Ministry’s technical team recommended several options to JISCO relating...

The Government, through the Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ), will host the second International Bunker Conference from September 10 to 12, at the Iberostar Suites Hotel in Rose Hall, St. James. This will be done in collaboration with the International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA). In an interview with JIS News, Director General of the MAJ, Rear Admiral Peter Brady, explained...

Director of the Road Safety Unit, Ministry of Transport and Mining, Kenute Hare, is imploring students not to get into taxis and buses operated by reckless drivers. “Don’t allow anybody to ‘bun up’ any speedometer with you. If you know anybody, who drive bad, come out of the vehicle. Come out. Life is sweet, life is nice. It is better...

The National Works Agency (NWA) is reporting that work is progressing on the $48 million Paradise Bridge project in Westmoreland. A new bridge is being built to replace the structure, which the NWA closed in October 2018, noting that it was compromised and therefore unsafe for vehicles to traverse. Community Relations Officer for the agency’s Western Region, Janel Ricketts, told...