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Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague, speaking at an airport forum held at the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay in St. James on Friday, May 17.
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague, speaking at an airport forum held at the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay in St. James on Friday, May 17.

Negotiations at Final Stage to Reintroduce Domestic Flights

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague, says the Government is in the final stages of negotiation with two companies, to facilitate the reintroduction of domestic flights within Jamaica. “At least one will start before Reggae Sumfest [2019] because...
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague (third left), cuts the ribbon to symbolise the official opening of a pilot lounge at the Tinson Pen Aerodrome in St. Andrew on Thursday (May 16). Others pictured (from left) are Deputy Mayor of Kingston, Winston Ennis; Custos of Clarendon, William Shagoury; Member of Parliament for South West St. Andrew, Dr. Angela Brown-Burke; President and Chief Executive Officer of the Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ), Audley Deidrick; and Captain Denver Ennis of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF). Mr. Montague has mandated that all Jamaican aerodromes be fitted with a pilot lounge as part of continued efforts to transform Jamaica’s transportation sector into a world-class industry. This is the first of the new lounges to be officially opened by the Minister.
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague (third left), cuts the ribbon to symbolise the official opening of a pilot lounge at the Tinson Pen Aerodrome in St. Andrew on Thursday (May 16). Others pictured (from left) are Deputy Mayor of Kingston, Winston Ennis; Custos of Clarendon, William Shagoury; Member of Parliament for South West St. Andrew, Dr. Angela Brown-Burke; President and Chief Executive Officer of the Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ), Audley Deidrick; and Captain Denver Ennis of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF). Mr. Montague has mandated that all Jamaican aerodromes be fitted with a pilot lounge as part of continued efforts to transform Jamaica’s transportation sector into a world-class industry. This is the first of the new lounges to be officially opened by the Minister.

PHOTOS: Minister Montague Cuts Ribbons to Open Pilot Lounge
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (at podium), addresses attendees at the launch of Workers’ Week and Labour Day 2019 activities, at the Office of the Prime Minister on Tuesday (May 7). For both events this year, focus will be placed on the safety of the nation’s children.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (at podium), addresses attendees at the launch of Workers’ Week and Labour Day 2019 activities, at the Office of the Prime Minister on Tuesday (May 7). For both events this year, focus will be placed on the safety of the nation’s children.

Prime Minister Calls on Motorists to Take Greater Care on the Roads
Transport and Mining Minister, Hon. Robert Montague (left), speaking with award recipients under the inaugural Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI)/Alcan Rio Tinto Legacy Fund Scholarship Programme at the signing ceremony at the Ministry
Transport and Mining Minister, Hon. Robert Montague (left), speaking with award recipients under the inaugural Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI)/Alcan Rio Tinto Legacy Fund Scholarship Programme at the signing ceremony at the Ministry's office in St. Andrew on Thursday (May 2). The students, who attend the Portland-based College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE), are (from left) Brittany Wisdom; Shevene Gibson; Allister Gardener; Shanile Scott; Rodane Nuwell and Lataneil Hamilton.

JBI Provides $4.8 Million in Scholarships
(FILE) Bauxite Community Development Programme Project Coordinator at the Jamaica Bauxite Institute, Clarence Osbourne, addresses a JIS ‘Think Tank’, recently.
(FILE) Bauxite Community Development Programme Project Coordinator at the Jamaica Bauxite Institute, Clarence Osbourne, addresses a JIS ‘Think Tank’, recently.

JBI to Facilitate Investment and Modernisation of Plants

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JUTC Plans to Upgrade Service and Increase Ridership

Several priority initiatives aimed at boosting service delivery have been targeted for implementation under the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) 2019/20 operational plan. These include increasing ridership by improving bus schedule notices at major route points, terminals, and online; continued restructuring of subfranchise operations to reclaim high-density route corridors in the Kingston Metropolitan Transport Region (KMTR); and introducing technology that...
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Montego Bay Metro Limited to Restructure Operations

Montego Bay Metro Limited’s (MBM) operations will be restructured this year in order to satisfy increasing commuter demand on routes in western Jamaica over the medium-term. As stated in the 2019/20 Public Bodies Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure, the restructuring will facilitate better scheduling of the entity’s fleet and expansion of service to other satellite communities within the parishes of...
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Jamaica Ultimate Tyre Company Moves to Boost Operations

Jamaica Ultimate Tyre Company Limited (JU Tyre) is looking to introduce new products and services in order to improve its operations. As stated in the 2019/20 Public Bodies Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure, the company intends to modernise and retool its plant to boost efficiency and productivity, and provide a reliable, competitive and cost-effective source of new and retreaded tyres,...
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A reconditioned passenger train embarks on the journey from May Pen to Linstead on April 16, 2011. (FILE)
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Negotiations Under Way for Phase-One Rehabilitation of Rail Service

Negotiations are under way for phase-one rehabilitation of the railway service from Montego Bay, St. James, to Appleton Estate in St. Elizabeth. As stated in the 2019/20 Public Bodies Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure, the project, which is expected to commence during the fiscal year, will be pursued under a joint-venture arrangement between the Jamaica Railway Corporation (JRC) and private...
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AAJ Budgets $1.36 Billion for Capital Works at NMIA

Approximately $1.36 billion is budgeted for capital works at the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) in Kingston by the Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ), during the current fiscal year. According to the 2019/20 Jamaica Public Bodies Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure, this forms part of the AAJ’s execution of a 20-year capital development programme at the facility, which is slated...
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Port Authority to Finance Five Major Projects

The Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ) is financing five major projects from its 2019/20 capital budget of approximately $4.39 billion. These, according to the 2019/20 Jamaica Public Bodies Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure, are the Port Royal Cruise Port; Logistics Development; Business Process Outsourcing (BPO); the Port Community Systems (PCS); and the Kingston Container Terminal (KCT) Quay Wall, and Falmouth...
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Reverend Canon Sirrano Kitson (left), anoints Principal Director, Mining/Minerals Policy Planning and Development, Dr. Oral Rainford (centre); and Commissioner of Mines and Geology, Roy Nicholson, at St. Andrew Parish Church in Kingston, during the 160th Anniversary Service of the Ministry of Transport and Mining’s Mines and Geology Division, on Sunday (March 31).
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PHOTOS: Mines and Geology 160th Anniversary Service

  Commissioner of Mines and Geology, Roy Nicholson (right), accepts a token from Reverend Canon Sirrano Kitson at St. Andrew Parish Church in Kingston, during the 160th Anniversary Service for the Ministry of Transport and Mining’s Mines and Geology Division, on Sunday (March 31).     Commissioner of Mines and Geology, Roy Nicholson (right), hands over a plant to Reverend...
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