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Leader of Government Business in the Upper House, and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (at podium), pilots the new Road Traffic Bill in the Senate on Friday (April 27). At left is Government Senator, Kerensia Morrison.
Leader of Government Business in the Upper House, and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (at podium), pilots the new Road Traffic Bill in the Senate on Friday (April 27). At left is Government Senator, Kerensia Morrison.

Senate Begins Debate on New Road Traffic Bill

  The Senate began its deliberations on the new Road Traffic Bill during its sitting at Gordon House today (April 27). Leader of Government Business in the Upper House, and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon....
Participants in the recent International Bunker Industry Association Caribbean Bunker Conference display their certificates following a training course at the three-day event, which was held at the Hyatt Ziva Hotel in Montego Bay from April 17 to 19..
Participants in the recent International Bunker Industry Association Caribbean Bunker Conference display their certificates following a training course at the three-day event, which was held at the Hyatt Ziva Hotel in Montego Bay from April 17 to 19..

MAJ Reports Successful Caribbean Bunker Conference
Transport and Mining Minister, Hon. Robert Montague (standing), updating Members of the House of Representatives on safeguards being pursued by the Government to protect Jamaica’s interests in light of United States-imposed sanctions against Russian aluminium company, UC Rusal, during Tuesday’s (April 24) sitting at Gordon House. Seated (from left) are Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon, Olivia Grange; and Attorney General, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte.
Transport and Mining Minister, Hon. Robert Montague (standing), updating Members of the House of Representatives on safeguards being pursued by the Government to protect Jamaica’s interests in light of United States-imposed sanctions against Russian aluminium company, UC Rusal, during Tuesday’s (April 24) sitting at Gordon House. Seated (from left) are Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon, Olivia Grange; and Attorney General, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte.

US Sanctions Against UC RUSAL Spur Government Safeguards for Jamaica
Director General of the Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ), Rear Admiral (Ret’d) Peter Brady, addressing the MAJ-hosted International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) Caribbean Bunker Conference, which was held from April 17 to 19 at the Hyatt Ziva Hotel in Montego Bay, St. James.
Director General of the Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ), Rear Admiral (Ret’d) Peter Brady, addressing the MAJ-hosted International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) Caribbean Bunker Conference, which was held from April 17 to 19 at the Hyatt Ziva Hotel in Montego Bay, St. James.

Floating Dry Dock to be Established in Jamaica
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague (left), in conversation with Chairmain of the Maritime Authority of Jamaica, Mrs. Corah-Ann Robertson-Sylvester, at the Gala Dinner of the International Bunker Industry Association Caribbean Bunker Conference held recently at the Hyatt Ziva Hotel in Montego Bay.
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague (left), in conversation with Chairmain of the Maritime Authority of Jamaica, Mrs. Corah-Ann Robertson-Sylvester, at the Gala Dinner of the International Bunker Industry Association Caribbean Bunker Conference held recently at the Hyatt Ziva Hotel in Montego Bay.

Gov’t to Develop Bunkering Industry

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Transport

Statement to Parliament on Implications of Sanctions on UC RUSAL By the U.S.- Hon Montague

Mr. Speaker, the Members of this Honourable House are aware that the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) added, amongst others, seven Russian oligarchs and twelve companies they own or control, to its Designated Nationals List (the OFAC Sanctions). Mr. Oleg Deripaska, the single largest shareholder in UC RUSAL, which is the parent company of...
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Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley
Transport

Energy Minister Highlights Growing Bunkering Sector

The Government is working towards ensuring that Jamaica’s geographical advantage is leveraged to attract a sizeable shipping base, to boost the bunkering sector. This was emphasised by Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley, as he delivered the keynote address at the opening of the International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) Caribbean Conference at the Hyatt Ziva...
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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Transport and Mining, Dr. Alwin Hayles (third right), listens to owner and operator of Wazari Ceramics, Wazari Johnson (right), at the opening of a four-day workshop for quarry owners, operators and entrepreneurs in the development minerals sector held on April 4 at the Garmex Free Zone complex in St. Andrew. Others pictured (from left) are Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Harold Davis; Deputy Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Dr. Elsie Laurence-Chounounce; and Project Manager at the JBDC, Marie Casserly.
Transport

Development Minerals Can Boost Economy – Dr. Hayles

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Transport and Mining, Dr. Alwin Hayles, says the development minerals sector has the potential to deliver significant economic benefits for Jamaica. Dr. Hayles, who was delivering the keynote address at the opening of a four-day workshop for quarry owners, operators and entrepreneurs at the Garmex Freezone complex in St. Andrew on April 4, said...
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President of the Caribbean Maritime University, Professor Fritz Pinnock, addresses a JIS ‘Think Tank’.
EducationTransport

CMU President Proposes SEZ for St. Thomas Campus

President of the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU), Professor Fritz Pinnock, says a special economic zone (SEZ) would be created at the proposed St. Thomas campus of the university. The President told JIS News that the institution has positioned itself to facilitate training where development is taking place, and that as the university seeks to set up a campus in the...
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Transport

Ground Broken for Expansion of Ian Fleming Airport

New Transport and Mining Minister, Hon. Robert Montague, on Thursday (March 29), broke ground for the expansion of the Ian Fleming International Airport (IFIA), in Boscobel, St. Mary. The Minister informed that the expansion will be done in phases and that the first is slated to cost $65 million. “Phase 1 of the project will include widening of the runway...
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An aerial view of the East West Toll Road and the Spanish Town Toll Plaza.
Transport

TAJ Appeals to Motorists to Observe Safety Requirements on Toll Roads

The Toll Authority of Jamaica (TAJ) is appealing to motorists to observe the safety requirements and take all necessary precautions when using the country’s toll roads. In an interview with JIS News, Chief Executive Officer of the TAJ, Joan Fletcher, is imploring users of the high-speed roadways to ensure that their vehicles are in good mechanical condition and to check...
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The new air traffic control tower at the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, St. James.
Transport

JCAA Modernisation Programme Nearing Completion

The Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA) is nearing the completion of its comprehensive modernisation programme to upgrade and replace major components of its Communications, Navigation and Surveillance systems. JCAA Director General, Nari Williams Singh, tells JIS News that the upgrades will allow the authority to satisfy international requirements and to remain apace with improvements to technology in aviation. “As the...
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