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Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Mike Henry, addressing the signing ceremony for a J$5 billion (US$40 million) loan agreement between MBJ Airports Limited and Scotiabank for the upgrading of the Sangster International Airport, held at the airport in Montego Bay on Tuesday (January 9).
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Mike Henry, addressing the signing ceremony for a J$5 billion (US$40 million) loan agreement between MBJ Airports Limited and Scotiabank for the upgrading of the Sangster International Airport, held at the airport in Montego Bay on Tuesday (January 9).

Minister Henry Welcomes Loan Agreement for Upgrading of Sangster Airport

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Mike Henry, has hailed the signing of a J$5 billion (US$40 million) loan agreement between MBJ Airports and Scotiabank Jamaica for the upgrading of the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay. He said that...
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Lester ‘Mike’ Henry
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Lester ‘Mike’ Henry

Transport Minister Says Re-Election to IMO Council Will Facilitate Expansion into Maritime Industry
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Mike Henry (left), shakes hands with Assistant Managing Director at Alpart Jamaica, Sun Jing (second right), while another Assistant Managing Director, Patrick James (right), looks on. The Minister was at Port Kaiser at Alligator Pond, St. Elizabeth, on Friday (December 29), to witness the departure of the first shipment of alumina from Alpart for China under the plant’s new owners Jiuquan Iron & Steel Group (JISCO).
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Mike Henry (left), shakes hands with Assistant Managing Director at Alpart Jamaica, Sun Jing (second right), while another Assistant Managing Director, Patrick James (right), looks on. The Minister was at Port Kaiser at Alligator Pond, St. Elizabeth, on Friday (December 29), to witness the departure of the first shipment of alumina from Alpart for China under the plant’s new owners Jiuquan Iron & Steel Group (JISCO).

Alpart Ships First Cargo of Alumina
Minister of Transport and Mining Hon. Mike Henry (centre), presents the Aviation Trailblazer Award to Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Airways International, Chris Read (second left), on behalf of Carl Barnett, who was recognised for his contribution to aviation. Occasion was the inaugural International Civil Aviation Day Aviation Awards and Banquet held earlier this month at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston. Sharing the moment (from left) are Director General of the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA), Nari Williams-Singh; General Manager of Aeronautical Telecommunications Ltd., Howard Armstrong; and President and CEO of the Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ), Audley Deidrick.
Minister of Transport and Mining Hon. Mike Henry (centre), presents the Aviation Trailblazer Award to Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Airways International, Chris Read (second left), on behalf of Carl Barnett, who was recognised for his contribution to aviation. Occasion was the inaugural International Civil Aviation Day Aviation Awards and Banquet held earlier this month at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston. Sharing the moment (from left) are Director General of the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA), Nari Williams-Singh; General Manager of Aeronautical Telecommunications Ltd., Howard Armstrong; and President and CEO of the Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ), Audley Deidrick.

Major Players Turn Spotlight on Aviation
Director of the Road Safety Unit in the Ministry of Transport and Mining, Kenute Hare. (FILE)
Director of the Road Safety Unit in the Ministry of Transport and Mining, Kenute Hare. (FILE)

Road Safety Unit Calls on Motorists to Reduce Speed

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Transport

Road Safety Unit Appeals for Caution on Roads

The Road Safety Unit in the Ministry of Transport and Mining is appealing to motorists to exercise caution on the road for the rest of 2018. The unit is reporting that there have been two road fatalities since the start of the year. Accident Analyst and Statistician at the Road Safety Unit, Francine White, told JIS News that this is...
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Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Mike Henry (left), congratulates Chief Executive Officer of Kingston Wharves Limited (KWL), Grantley Stephenson (centre), after signing and handing over the lease arrangements for the KWL’s Global Auto Logistics Centre. Sharing the moment is President and Chief Executive Officer of the Airports Authority, Audley Deidrick. Occasion was the launch of the facility located at Tinson Pen in St. Andrew on Friday (December 15).
Transport

Kingston Wharves Launches Auto Logistics Centre

Kingston Wharves Limited (KWL) on Friday (December 15) officially launched its Global Auto Logistics Centre, providing a one-stop facility for the warehousing of cars for domestic distribution and for markets throughout the region. The development is in support of the Government’s focus on encouraging increased investment in the provision of logistics services as part of the Global Logistics Hub Initiative....
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Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Mike Henry, addresses the Child Health Initiative/National Road Safety Council (NRSC) Policy Forum held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Thursday, December 14.
TransportYouth

Transport Minister Urges Caution on the Roads

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Mike Henry, is imploring Jamaicans to be extremely cautious and responsible on the nation’s roads during the festive season. His warning comes against the fact that 303 persons have lost their lives in road crashes since the start of 2017. “I want to appeal to every one of us to behave ourselves in the...
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President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Airports Authority of Jamaica and Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) Airports Ltd, Audley Deidrick, addresses a recent Civil Aviation Day Seminar at The Knutsford Court Hotel, Kingston.
Transport

NMIA Divestment to be Completed by 2019

The divestment of the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) is scheduled to be completed by June 2019. The disclosure was made by President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Airports Authority of Jamaica and NMIA Airports Ltd., Audley Deidrick, in an interview with JIS News. Outlining the stages that have been completed to date, he informed that, “earlier this...
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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.
Transport

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 with JIS News. “Our team in Montego Bay is ready to move over. Parallel operations will be done over the...
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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.
Finance & Public ServiceTransport

Government to Review National Transport Policy

The Government is to commence review of the 2007 National Transport Policy (NTP) during the 2018/2019 financial year. Director of the Projects Unit in the Transport and Mining Ministry, Tanya Bedward, said the review will take into consideration the aviation industry. “Part of the process will be to revisit the current policy and to also assess it within all the...
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