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Transport and Mining Minister, Hon. Robert Montague (right), is assisted by Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Amber Group, Dushyant Savadia, in navigating the recently developed ‘Drive Safe’ mobile application (app), during the facility’s launch at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston on Tuesday (December 17).

Transport Authority Introducing ‘Travel Pal’ Mobile App In January

Come January, the Transport Authority (TA) will be launching the ‘Travel Pal’ application (app), which will enable commuters to use their mobile devices to scan the registration plates of units used as public passenger vehicles (PPV), to verify if they...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (third left), cuts the ribbon to officially commission 15 new automated immigration kiosks into service at the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay on December 14. Sharing the moment (from left) are Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) Regional Director for the United Kingdom/Northern Europe, Elizabeth Fox; Chief Executive Officer, Passport, Immigration, and Citizenship Agency (PICA), Andrew Wynter; Executive Director, Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Dr. Carey Wallace; President of the Montego Bay chapter of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA), Robin Russell; Director of Tourism, Donovon White; Operations Manager for Immigration, Sangster International Airport, Althea Allen-Keene; and JTB’s Regional Director of Tourism for Canada, Angella Bennett.

Sangster Airport Gets 15 New Immigration Kiosks

Transport and Mining Minister, Hon. Robert Montague (centre), displays the home screen for the recently developed ‘Drive Safe’ app, which was officially launched on Tuesday (December 17), at the Ministry’s Maxfield Avenue offices in St. Andrew. Sharing the moment are Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Amber Group, Dushyant Savadia (left); and Managing Director of the Transport Authority, Cecil Morgan.

Transport Ministry Launches App To Expose Unruly Drivers

Minister of Transport and Mining Hon. Robert Montague (fourth right), with the recipients to the Aviation Trailblazer Awards for 2019 – retired Chief Air Traffic Controller, Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA), Randolph Jones (third left); former Commanding Officer for the Jamaica Defence Force Air Wing Reserves, Major Dudley Beek (Ret’d) (fourth left); and Leroy Lindsay (third right) who received on behalf of Retired Air Jamaica Senior Vice President, Maintenance and Technical Services, Captain Lloyd Tai. Others (from left) are JCAA Deputy Director General for Regulatory Affairs, Rohan Campbell; JCAA Chairman, Phillip Henriques; General Manager of Aeronautical Telecommunications Ltd. (AEROYEL), Howard Armstrong; and President of Airports Authority of Jamaica and Chief Executive Officer of NMIA Airports Ltd., Audley Deidrick The occasion was the International Civil Aviation Day (ICAD) Awards Ceremony, which was hosted jointly by JCAA, AAJ and AEROTEL on December 7.

Aviation Industry Stalwarts Recognised For 150 Years Of Service

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (left), inspects computer equipment donated to the Court Management Services by the Ministry as part of measures to further streamline the Traffic Ticket Management System (TTMS). The occasion was a handing over ceremony at the Supreme Court in downtown Kingston on Friday (December 13). Looking on (from 2nd left) are: Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security, Dianne McIntosh; Director, Court Administration Division, Tricia Cameron-Anglin; Chief Judge of the Parish Courts, Chester Crooks (partly hidden); and Chief Justice, Hon. Bryan Sykes.

Equipment Provided to Bolster Traffic Ticket Management System

Transport and Mining Minister, Hon. Robert Montague, addresses the ground-breaking ceremony for the US$70-million Sangster International Airport runway extension project in Montego Bay, St. James, on Thursday (December 12).

7 years ago TransportWorks / Construction

$70M Extension For Sangster Airport Runway

The operators of the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, St. James, have commenced work to extend the runway at a cost of US$70 million. The project, for which ground was broken on Thursday (December 12), will entail, among other things, the length of the strip being increased from 2,662 metres to 2,940 metres. The extension will facilitate the establishment...

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

7 years ago Transport

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 been record numbers of visitor arrivals over the past two years, and increased flights and connectivity “from new regions and...

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.

7 years ago TourismTransport

Jamaica The Most Connected Destination In The English-Speaking Caribbean

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says that with LATAM Airlines now joining American Airlines with direct flights out of major international gateways, Jamaica has become the most connected destination in the English-speaking Caribbean. Addressing tourism stakeholders and business interests at a welcome reception for crew members of the LATAM Airlines flight from Lima, Peru, at the Sangster International Airport on...

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.

7 years ago Transport

Jamaica Re-Elected To Serve On IMO Council

Jamaica was re-elected to serve on the Council of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) at the 31st Session of the IMO’s General Assembly, held at its London headquarters, on November 29. Jamaica, which was returned for a second successive term, will serve alongside the Bahamas as the two Caribbean countries on the IMO Council for the 2020-2021 biennium. Minister of...

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.

7 years ago Transport

Learners Will Have to Pass Road Code Test Come January 24

As of January 24, 2020, an applicant for a learner’s licence will be required to pass a road code test in order to receive the permit. The requirement is part of provisions under the new Road Safety Act passed in the Houses of Parliament in 2018. The objective is to ensure that persons are better equipped to use the road...

(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).

7 years ago Transport

Transport Minister Appeals to Drivers to Take Care on The Roads This Festive Season

As the festive season approaches, Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague, is appealing to motorists to be cautious and drive carefully on the roads. “We are coming up to the Christmas season and I am begging everybody to wear your seat belt; to slow down; and not to use your cellphones when you are driving. I want to...

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).

7 years ago TechnologyTransport

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,...