During the fiscal year 2018/2019, the Ministry of Transport and Mining will seek to re-establish the rail service, increase earnings from the minerals sector, and implement measures to improve road safety. Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, made the disclosure as he delivered the Throne Speech at Gordon House on Thursday (February 15), where he outlined priority...

Executive Vice- Governor, of Gansu Province in China, Huang Qiang, says his government is ready to invest up to US 6 Billion Dollars to develop an Industrial Park and Special Economic Zone alongside the JISCO/ALPART operations in Nain, St Elizabeth. This announcement came at the signing of a Framework Agreement on Thursday and follows closely on the heal of a...

Minister of Transport and Mining, and Member of Parliament for Central Clarendon, Hon. Mike Henry, has reached out to the Denbigh High School in the parish with a $1-million donation for remedial work on a section of its building. Mr. Henry, who was on a recent visit to the school, was told that the administrators had sent to the Ministry...

The Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA) has completed the transfer of Air Traffic Control operations to the new air traffic control tower facility at the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay.         This was disclosed by JCAA Director General, Mr. Nari Williams-Singh at a recent meeting of the Rotary Club of St. Andrew North at the Altamont Court Hotel in Kingston....

The Supreme Court on November 30, 2017, dismissed all the claims brought against the Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ) by two recently retired executives as it relates to the payment of a discretionary retirement benefit along with gratuity payments. Giving an update in the House of Representatives on January 23, Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, explained that in...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, has hailed the Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ) for its work in facilitating development. Speaking to business and tourism interests at a public forum at the Falmouth cruise-ship pier in Trelawny on January 19, Minister Chang said the Port Authority has earned the reputation...

President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Port Authority of Jamaica, Professor Gordon Shirley, says the agency will be working closely with the Ministry of Health to upgrade the Falmouth Hospital in Trelawny. Professor Shirley, who was speaking to business persons and local stakeholders at the Falmouth cruise-ship pier on January 19, said the goal is to “have a...