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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.
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, says that motorcycle dealers will be required to have a dealership licence from the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries in order to conduct sales. This is part of provisions under...
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.
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.

Gov’t Implementing Laws to Support Blue Economy
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.
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.

Gov’t Drafting Legislation to Address Marine Oil Pollution
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.
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.

JCAA Hosts Global Training Course
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.
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.

Transport Policy Being Reviewed

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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...
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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...
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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.
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...
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Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, delivers the 2019/20 Throne Speech under the theme ‘In Partnership towards the New Prosperous Jamaica’, at the Ceremonial Opening of Parliament, on February 14.
Budget 2019/2020Transport

First Phase Privatisation of Rail Service to Begin 2019/20

Implementation of the first phase of the privatisation of the rail service from Montego Bay to Appleton will be pursued in the new financial year. Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, made the disclosure as he delivered the Throne Speech at the ceremonial opening of the 2019/20 legislative year in Gordon House on February 14. He said...
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Budget 2019/2020Transport

$500,000 Allocated for Transport Repository

The Government has set aside $500,000 to develop a national repository in the Ministry of Transport and Mining. The trifold repository will comprise the Transport Statistics Database, Transport Research Databank, and the Geographic Information System (GIS) database. Funding for the undertaking has been made available in the 2019/2020 Estimates of Expenditure, which was tabled in the House of Representatives on...
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Orthopaedic Surgeon at the St. Ann’s Bay Regional Hospital, Dr. Cary Fletcher, addresses a JIS Think Tank on Tuesday (February 12).
Health & WellnessTransport

Surgeon Highlights Need for Bikers to Wear Lower-Limb Protective Gear

Orthopaedic surgeon at the St. Ann’s Bay Regional Hospital, Dr. Cary Fletcher, is highlighting the need for motorbike riders and pillion passengers to wear lower-limb protective gear. Some common protective equipment, worn by competitive and recreational bikers, include specially made pants with built-in kneecap protectors, boots to safeguard the legs, knee braces and guards, armoured shorts and pants, among others....
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Transport and Mining Minister, Hon. Robert Montague.
Transport

Drivers of Public Transport Required to Wear Uniforms Come April 1

Come April 1, all drivers in the public transportation system will be required to wear uniforms. This is the directive from Transport and Mining Minister, Hon. Robert Montague, who says the stipulation will help to bring order and discipline to the sector. “We have an opportunity to change the face of this industry... we are moving to chart a new...
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