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Director, Road Safety Unit in the Ministry of Transport and Mining, Kenute Hare, speaks at the inaugural International Symposium on Traffic Crash Investigation and Black Box Analysis, at the Caribbean Maritime University, on Monday (August 26).
Director, Road Safety Unit in the Ministry of Transport and Mining, Kenute Hare, speaks at the inaugural International Symposium on Traffic Crash Investigation and Black Box Analysis, at the Caribbean Maritime University, on Monday (August 26).

More Calls for Delinquent Traffic Offenders to Go to the Police

Director, Road Safety Unit in the Ministry of Transport and Mining, Kenute Hare, has reiterated calls by the police for violators of the Road Traffic Act who suspect they have outstanding warrants, to go to the police. On Monday (August...
Vice President and General Manager of Noranda Jamaica Bauxite Partners, Delroy Dell (left), presents Jamari Green, student of Servite Primary School in Brown’s Town, St. Ann, with the inaugural Noranda Primary Exit Profile (PEP) Scholarship, after he was named the parish’s top performing boy in the 2019 PEP examinations. The presentation was made during a recent ceremony at the Port Rhoades Sports Club, Discovery Bay, St. Ann. Sharing in the moment is Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Grace McLean.
Vice President and General Manager of Noranda Jamaica Bauxite Partners, Delroy Dell (left), presents Jamari Green, student of Servite Primary School in Brown’s Town, St. Ann, with the inaugural Noranda Primary Exit Profile (PEP) Scholarship, after he was named the parish’s top performing boy in the 2019 PEP examinations. The presentation was made during a recent ceremony at the Port Rhoades Sports Club, Discovery Bay, St. Ann. Sharing in the moment is Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Grace McLean.

Noranda Jamaica Expands its Commitments to Education
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague, speaks at Grennell’s Driving School’s 20th Anniversary Dinner, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Friday (August 16).
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague, speaks at Grennell’s Driving School’s 20th Anniversary Dinner, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Friday (August 16).

Hundreds of Surveillance Cameras Installed Islandwide
General Manager, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Caribbean Country Department and Country Representative for Jamaica, Therese Turner Jones, speaking at the inaugural Caribbean Road Safety Workshop held at the IDB’s offices on Montrose Road, St. Andrew, on Thursday (August 8).
General Manager, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Caribbean Country Department and Country Representative for Jamaica, Therese Turner Jones, speaking at the inaugural Caribbean Road Safety Workshop held at the IDB’s offices on Montrose Road, St. Andrew, on Thursday (August 8).

Jamaicans Urged to Call Out Reckless Drivers
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Transport and Mining, Dr. Alwin Hales (centre), speaking to Convener, United Nations Secretary General’s Special Envoy for Road Safety, Jean Todt (left), and General Manager, Caribbean Country Department and Country Representative for Jamaica, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Therese Turner-Jones. Occasion was the inaugural Caribbean Road Safety Workshop in Jamaica held at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) in St. Andrew on Thursday (August 8).
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Transport and Mining, Dr. Alwin Hales (centre), speaking to Convener, United Nations Secretary General’s Special Envoy for Road Safety, Jean Todt (left), and General Manager, Caribbean Country Department and Country Representative for Jamaica, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Therese Turner-Jones. Occasion was the inaugural Caribbean Road Safety Workshop in Jamaica held at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) in St. Andrew on Thursday (August 8).

Transport Ministry Targets Electronic Enforcement of Traffic Laws

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Advanced Video Enforcement Technology to Improve Road Safety

Cabinet has given approval for a framework to engage the private sector in partnership for the implementation of a programme of advanced video enforcement technology, to improve road safety through changed driver behaviour. This is contained in a Minister Paper tabled in the House of Representatives recently. The document notes that among the key elements is the use of video...
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Fishing boats, such as these, are not to be used to transport passengers.
Transport

Maritime Authority Calls on Boat Captains to Ensure Safety of Holidaymakers

The Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ) is calling on boat captains and sea-going holidaymakers to be vigilant in ensuring safety, particularly this holiday season. In an interview with JIS News, Director of Safety, Environment and Certification at the MAJ, Captain Stephen Spence, said it is important for persons to be aware of procedures before taking vessels out to sea. “We...
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Parliamentary Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister, Senator Robert Morgan (centre); Managing Director of Jamalco, Austin Mooney (to his left), and other officials of the company with some of the 60 students who were awarded educational grants by Jamalco at a ceremony held on July 31, at the Wembley Centre of Excellence in Hayes, Clarendon.
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Senator Lauds Jamalco for Investing in Education

Parliamentary Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister, Senator Robert Morgan, has lauded the bauxite alumina company, Jamalco, for its “consistent” investment in education. The Clarendon-based company has allocated more than $11 million in its 2019 scholarship programme for students at various levels in the education system. Some 60 tertiary students from its operating communities received grants at a...
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The Caribbean Terrace community following damage sustained to homes from storm surges during Hurricane Dean in 2007.
Transport

Mines and Geology Division Developing Tool to Predict Storm Surges

The Mines and Geology Division in the Ministry of Transport and Mining is far advanced in developing a tool to forecast storm surges in Jamaica. Director of the Research and Mapping Unit at the Division, Canute Ricketts, made the disclosure in an interview with JIS News during the second International Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction held at the Ministry’s Hope...
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A section of the Jiuquan Iron and Steel Company (JISCO) /Alpart plant in Nain, St. Elizabeth.
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JISCO/Alpart to Award $20 Million for Back-To-School

Jiuquan Iron and Steel Company (JISCO)/Alpart will be awarding $20 million in scholarships and school supplies under its 2019 Back-to-School Assistance Programme. The awards ceremony will be held on August 9 at the Alpart Sports Club in Nain, St. Elizabeth. Public and Community Relations Manager at JISCO/Alpart, Julian Keane, told JIS News that approximately 2,200 students from the company’s operating...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Mike Henry, makes his contribution to the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on July 16.
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Stage One Upgrading of JISCO/Alpart to be Completed by 2020

Stage one of the rehabilitation and upgrading programme at Jiuquan Iron and Steel Company (JISCO)/Alpart had been rescheduled for completion by the first quarter of 2020. This was disclosed by Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Mike Henry, during his contribution to the 2019/20 Sectoral debate in the House of Representatives on July 16. He...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz, makes his contribution to the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives, on July 16.
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Cockpit Country Project Receives US$6 Million

The Government has obtained US$6 million through the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for a project, titled, ‘Conserving biodiversity and reducing land degradation in the Cockpit Country’. This was disclosed by Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz, during his contribution to the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on...
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