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The new air traffic control tower at the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, St. James. The tower is expected to become fully operational by January 2018. In the background at left is the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA) Norwood Radar Station.
The new air traffic control tower at the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, St. James. The tower is expected to become fully operational by January 2018. In the background at left is the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA) Norwood Radar Station.

Sangster Air Traffic Control Tower to Be Fully Operational by January 2018

The new air traffic control tower at the Sangster International Airport, in Montego Bay, will become fully operational in January 2018. This was disclosed by Director General of the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA), Mr. Nari Williams-Singh, in an interview...
Director of the Projects Unit, Transport and Mining Ministry, Tanya Bedward (left), listens as President of the Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ), Audley Deidrick, addresses the Aviation Seminar at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on December 6.
Director of the Projects Unit, Transport and Mining Ministry, Tanya Bedward (left), listens as President of the Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ), Audley Deidrick, addresses the Aviation Seminar at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on December 6.

Government to Review National Transport Policy
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Lester ‘Mike’ Henry (centre), with members of the Jamaican delegation to the 30th Session of the International Maritime Organization’s General Assembly, held at IMO headquarters in the UK on December 1. Others (from left) are Mrs. Corah Ann Robertson-Sylvester; Dr. Janine Dawkins; High Commissioner, H.E. Seth George Ramocan; Mr. Bertrand Smith; Deputy High Commissioner, Mrs. Angella Rose-Howell; Ms Tanya Bedward, Mrs. Jody Munn-Burrow; Rear Admiral (Rt’d.) Peter Brady; and Counsellor at the High Commission, Ms. Carol Lee-Lea. In front is Ms. Juliet Mair.
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Lester ‘Mike’ Henry (centre), with members of the Jamaican delegation to the 30th Session of the International Maritime Organization’s General Assembly, held at IMO headquarters in the UK on December 1. Others (from left) are Mrs. Corah Ann Robertson-Sylvester; Dr. Janine Dawkins; High Commissioner, H.E. Seth George Ramocan; Mr. Bertrand Smith; Deputy High Commissioner, Mrs. Angella Rose-Howell; Ms Tanya Bedward, Mrs. Jody Munn-Burrow; Rear Admiral (Rt’d.) Peter Brady; and Counsellor at the High Commission, Ms. Carol Lee-Lea. In front is Ms. Juliet Mair.

Jamaica Secures Place on IMO Council
Minister of Transport and Mining, the Hon. Mike Henry (third right), presents a gift to the Secretary General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), His Excellency Kitack Lim (3rd left), during a courtesy call at Mr. Lim’s office in London on November 27. Minister Henry is in London for the 30th Session of the IMO General Assembly. Others (from left) are Jamaica’s High Commissioner to London, His Excellency Seth George Ramocan; Chair, Board of Directors, Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ), Corah Ann Robertson-Sylvester; Director General of the MAJ and Special Envoy to the IMO, Rear Admiral (Ret’d) Peter Brady; Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Transport and Mining, Dr. Janine Dawkins.
Minister of Transport and Mining, the Hon. Mike Henry (third right), presents a gift to the Secretary General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), His Excellency Kitack Lim (3rd left), during a courtesy call at Mr. Lim’s office in London on November 27. Minister Henry is in London for the 30th Session of the IMO General Assembly. Others (from left) are Jamaica’s High Commissioner to London, His Excellency Seth George Ramocan; Chair, Board of Directors, Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ), Corah Ann Robertson-Sylvester; Director General of the MAJ and Special Envoy to the IMO, Rear Admiral (Ret’d) Peter Brady; Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Transport and Mining, Dr. Janine Dawkins.

Int’l Shipping a Major Plank of Economic Programme – Henry
Transport and Mining Minister, Hon. Mike Henry, speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on November 14.
Transport and Mining Minister, Hon. Mike Henry, speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on November 14.

Bauxite Companies to Issue 355 Land Titles

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Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Mike Henry, addresses a Think Tank at the JIS head office in Kingston on Tuesday (November 14).
Transport

Alpart to Ship First 35,000 Tonnes on December 5

Alpart is scheduled to ship its first 35,000 tonnes of alumina on December 5, meeting a year-end deadline to export the product. Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Mike Henry, made the disclosure at a JIS Think Tank on Tuesday (November 14), where he announced activities to mark National Minerals Week 2017. “You can do the math, but that’s an...
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Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Mike Henry (left), addresses a press conference held at the Ministry’s Maxfield Avenue offices on Tuesday (November 14). At right is Chief Technical Director in the Ministry, Dr. Janine Dawkins.
TransportVision 2030

National Minerals Policy to be Submitted to Cabinet

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Mike Henry, says Cabinet is to receive a submission shortly on the National Minerals Policy (NMP) for the management and development of Jamaica’s mineral resources. He noted that the draft document focuses on the sector’s diversification and continued growth. “It is proactive, flexible and visionary. It brings together the elements that have guided the...
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Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Mike Henry (left), addresses a press conference held at the Ministry’s Maxfield Avenue offices on Tuesday (November 14). At right is Chief Technical Director in the Ministry, Dr. Janine Dawkins.
IndustryMiningTransport

Bauxite on Growth Path – Henry

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Mike Henry, says Jamaica’s bauxite and alumina industry is on a growth path, driven by the reopening of the Alpart plant in Nain, St. Elizabeth, by Jiuquan Iron and Steel Company (JISCO) Limited. The company has proposed to invest some US$3 billion over a three-year period in the upgrading of the 1.65-million-tonnes-per-annum plant, which...
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Transport and Mining Minister, Hon. Mike Henry (centre), converses with President of the Project Management Institute Jamaica Chapter (PMIJC), Arvette Henry (right), at a breakfast function hosted by the PMIJC at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on November 2. At left is Acting Country Manager of the World Bank to Jamaica, Karlene Francis.
Transport

New Road Traffic Act to be Passed by Year End

Transport and Mining Minister, Hon. Mike Henry, says the new Road Traffic Act is currently going through changes and adjustments and should be passed in the House of Representatives by the end of the year. “Right now, we’re completing the dotting of the ‘i’s and crossing of the ‘t’s. It contains minor things that we have to adjust, but I...
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KPH Treated 1,000 Road Crash Victims from January to June
Health & WellnessTransport

KPH Treated 1,000 Road Crash Victims from January to June

Road crash victims represent the highest number of trauma cases seen at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) for the first six months of the year. Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, said 1,000 victims of motor-vehicle crashes were treated at the downtown Kingston-based hospital from January to June. There were over 300 victims of stabbing and more than 200...
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Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Mike Henry (second left), makes a point while addressing a press briefing at his Maxfield Avenue offices in St. Andrew today (October 13). Others (from left) are Managing Director of the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), Paul Abrahams, and Chairman of the Transport Authority (TA), Joseph Shoucair.
Transport

Board and Trade Unions to Settle Overstaffing at JUTC

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Mike Henry, says the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) Board and trade unions will be settling the issue of overstaffing at the company. According to the Minister, he has given a directive to the Board of the bus company to work along with the unions representing the workers to immediately have meaningful engagements, and...
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