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Bauxite Community Development Programme Project Coordinator at the Jamaica Bauxite Institute, Clarence Osbourne, addresses a JIS ‘Think Tank’, on March 12.

JBI to Undertake Phase 7 of Bauxite Community Development Programme

The Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI) is preparing to enter Phase Seven of the Bauxite Community Development Programme (BCDP). This was disclosed by BCDP Project Coordinator, Clarence Osbourne, at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on Tuesday (March 12). He explained that under...

Director of Economics at the Caribbean Development Bank (CBD), Dr. Justin Ram, addresses the High Level Symposium for Transport Ministers of the Caribbean Region, held recently at the Iberostar Hotel in Rose Hall, St. James.

CDB Official Hails Jamaica Junior Market as Model for Financing Blue Economy

Chief Executive Officer of the Port Authority of Jamaica, Professor Gordon Shirley (left); and Senior Advisor/Strategist in the Ministry of Tourism, Delano Seiveright (centre), converse with Chief Executive Officer of Royal Caribbean International, Michael Bayley, during a meeting in Kingston last week.

Ian Fleming Airport Expansion Deemed Pivotal to Tourism Growth

Managing Director of HEART Trust/NTA , Dr. Janet Dyer, addresses attendees during the launch of the Essex Valley Community and Associates (EVC) Employee Certification Programme, which was held at the Alpart Sports Club in Nain , St. Elizabeth, on Tuesday (February 26).

HEART/NTA to Offer Railroad Track Maintenance Certificate Course

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague (right), engages with Maritime Authority of Jamaica’s Director for Safety, Environment and Protection, Steven Spence, during the High Level Symposium for Transport Ministers of the Caribbean Region, held recently at the Iberostar Hotel in Rose Hall, St. James.

Motorcycle Dealers will be Required to have Licences

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague (third from left, standing), with Secretary General of the International Maritime Organization, Kitack Lim (second left, standing) and Caribbean Transportation Ministers at a High Level Symposium held at the Iberostar Hotel in Rose Hall, St. James, on Wednesday, February 27.

7 years ago EnvironmentTransportVision 2030

Gov’t Implementing Laws to Support Blue Economy

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague, says the Government is implementing legislative measures aimed at supporting a sustainable Blue Economy as a key driver of economic growth. He cited the recent passage of the Ballast Water Management Convention Act, aimed at preventing ships entering Jamaica’s waters from introducing foreign aquatic species and diseases into the marine environment; the...

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague (left), with Secretary General of the International Maritime Organization, Kitack Lim (centre); and Director General of the Maritime Authority of Jamaica, Rear Admiral (Ret’d) Peter Brady. Occasion was the High Level Symposium for Transport Ministers of the Caribbean Region on Wednesday (February 27), at the Iberostar Hotel in Rose Hall, St. James.

7 years ago EnvironmentTransport

Gov’t Drafting Legislation to Address Marine Oil Pollution

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague, says the Government is currently drafting new legislation that will give Jamaica access to funding in the event of oil spillage at sea. “The Maritime Environmental Fund has over $200 million that Jamaica has signed on to but we haven’t passed the local legislation, so the Government is moving on the legislative...

Chairman of the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA), Phillip Henriques (fifth left) and JCAA Director General, Nari Williams-Singh (fourth left), with participants in the ICAO Senior and Middle Managers Training Programme on Managing Compliance with International Civil Aviation Organisation Standards and Recommended Practices. The training is being held in Jamaica from February 25 to March 1 with participants from five countries across the Caribbean and Central America.

7 years ago Transport

JCAA Hosts Global Training Course

The Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA), through its training arm, the Civil Aviation Authority Training Institute (CAATI), is currently hosting an International Civil Aviation (ICAO) Global Training Course in Kingston. The training programme, entitled, ‘Managing Compliance with ICAO Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs)’ is being held as a part of the Authority’s commitment to maintaining international standards in aviation. Speaking...

Senior Director of Transport Policy in the Transport and Mining Ministry, Tanya Bedward (second left), converses with Acting Director of Documentation/Information and Access Services in the Ministry, Carene Harris (second right), at a consultation on the National Transport Policy (NTP), at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on February 21. Also sharing in the discussion are Chief Technical Director in the Ministry, Dr. Janine Dawkins (left); and Senior International Transport Policy Officer in the Ministry, Hassin Fulton.

7 years ago Transport

Transport Policy Being Reviewed

The Transport and Mining Ministry is staging a series of stakeholder consultations to guide the review of the 2007 National Transport Policy (NTP). The policy, which was first promulgated in 2007, covers all aspects of transport in Jamaica – air, water, road, railway, including infrastructure and services. It identifies the issues faced by the Government in the development of this...

7 years ago Budget 2019/2020Local GovernmentTransport

Work on Montego Bay Bypass to Commence in 2019/2020 Fiscal Year

Work to construct the Montego Bay perimeter road (bypass) will commence in the 2019/2020 fiscal year with a $500-million allocation. The sum is set aside in the 2019/20 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The project aims to create a safe and reliable alternative route for motorists travelling within and across Montego Bay, resulting in reduced traffic...

7 years ago Local GovernmentTransport

$586.4 Million Allocated for Rehabilitation of Roads in St. Mary and St. Ann

The Government has allocated another $586.4 million to continue work on 44 kilometres of roads in St. Mary and St. Ann under the Road Rehabilitation Project II. The project, which was initiated in April 2017, entails repairing the 13.6-kilometre roadway from Toms River to Broadgate, and 14.8 kilometres between Broadgate and Agualta Vale in St. Mary, and the 15-kilometre Alexandria...

Director of Lands and Administrator of the Bauxite Community Development Programme at the Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI), Dr. Diane Gordon, speaks with Chairman of the Content Farmers Cluster in the JSIF/JBI Water Harvesting and Greenhouse Cluster Project, Errol Williams, on a recent tour of the Manchester-based facility.

7 years ago Transport

JBI to Launch Scholarship Programme

The Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI) is to launch scholarships for young persons in its greenhouse cluster areas, called the JBI/Alcan Rio Tinto Legacy Fund Scholarship Programme. The programme was created to facilitate sustainability for the JSIF/JBI Water Harvesting and Greenhouse Cluster Project, which is administered under the Bauxite Community Development Programme (BCDP). In an interview with JIS News, Director of...