| Mon - Thur 8:30 am - 5:00pm, Friday 8:30 am - 4:00 pm
Government of Jamaica ja-flag
Advertisement
Hurricane Melissa

Latest

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), looks on as Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Mike Henry (centre), plants a tree to mark the reopening of the JISCO/Alpart alumina plant in Nain, St. Elizabeth, on June 21. At left is Chairman of JISCO, Chen Chunming.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), looks on as Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Mike Henry (centre), plants a tree to mark the reopening of the JISCO/Alpart alumina plant in Nain, St. Elizabeth, on June 21. At left is Chairman of JISCO, Chen Chunming.

JISCO Invests US$360 in Alpart

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Mike Henry, says new owner of the Alpart alumina plant in Nain, St. Elizabeth, Jiuquan Iron & Steel Company Limited (JISCO), has already invested in excess of US$360 million on its Jamaican operation. Mr....
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Lester ‘Mike’ Henry (2nd left) and Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley (right), listen to Jamaica Gasolene Retailers Association President (JGRA), Mr. Philip Chong (left), ahead of the JGRA Road Safety Month launch, on June 7, at the Washington Boulevard Texaco Gas Station, in Kingston. At third left is Executive Director of the National Road Safety Council, Mrs. Paula Fletcher.
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Lester ‘Mike’ Henry (2nd left) and Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley (right), listen to Jamaica Gasolene Retailers Association President (JGRA), Mr. Philip Chong (left), ahead of the JGRA Road Safety Month launch, on June 7, at the Washington Boulevard Texaco Gas Station, in Kingston. At third left is Executive Director of the National Road Safety Council, Mrs. Paula Fletcher.

Transport Minister Commits to Safe Road Conditions
Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley (right), makes a point to Executive Director of the National Road Safety Council (NRSC), Paula Fletcher (second right), at the Jamaica Gasolene Retailers Association Annual Launch of Road Safety Month, at the Molynes Road Texaco Station in St. Andrew, on June 7. Others (from left) are JGRA President, Phillip Chong, and Transport and Mining Minister, Hon. Mike Henry.
Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley (right), makes a point to Executive Director of the National Road Safety Council (NRSC), Paula Fletcher (second right), at the Jamaica Gasolene Retailers Association Annual Launch of Road Safety Month, at the Molynes Road Texaco Station in St. Andrew, on June 7. Others (from left) are JGRA President, Phillip Chong, and Transport and Mining Minister, Hon. Mike Henry.

Amended Road Traffic Act to Cover Areas to Reduce Crashes
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Mike Henry. (File photo)
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Mike Henry. (File photo)

Law Must be Enforced in Public Transport System – Minister Henry
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid. (FILE).
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid. (FILE).

Cabinet Approves Contract for the Purchase of Licence Plates

More

Director of the Road Safety Unit in the Ministry of Transport and Mining, Kenute Hare. (FILE)
Transport

June is Road Safety Month

The month of June is being observed as Road Safety Awareness Month under the theme ‘Road Safety For Life’. Activities during the month will focus heavily on the most vulnerable road users, such as children, the elderly, motorcyclists and pedestrians. Director of the Road Safety Unit in the Ministry of Transport and Mining, Kenute Hare, told JIS News that statistics...
Read more
Executive Director of the National Road Safety Council, Mrs. Paula Fletcher, addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’ on May 9.
Transport

Slow Down Days May 11 and 12

Drivers are being asked to reduce their speed on the roads to 30 kilometres per hour on Thursday and Friday, May 11 and 12. The two Slow Down Days are among the activities that have been planned to observe the United Nations (UN) Global Road Safety Week, which runs from May 8-14. Executive Director of the National Road Safety Council,...
Read more
Minister of Transport and Mining Hon. Mike Henry (centre), addresses the launch of the United Nations (UN) Global Road Safety Week, yesterday (May 4) at the Ministry’s Maxfield Avenue offices. Others (from left) are Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague and Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton.
Transport

JCF Gets Black Box Kits to Analyse Accidents

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Mike Henry, says the Ministry is fully committed to using modern technology to analyse all traffic crashes. He noted that the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has been given two Black Box kits to ensure that they are able to better investigate and analyse accidents. “I want to see the Black Box fully utilised to...
Read more
The newly constructed Air Traffic Control Tower at the Sangster International Airport, which is expected to be commissioned into service before the end of the year. In the background is the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority’s Norwood Radar Station.
Transport

Government Commended by ICAO Regional Office

The Government of Jamaica has been commended by the regional office of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) for supporting the modernisation and upgrade of Jamaica’s air navigation system. Regional Director of ICAO’s North American, Central American and Caribbean Regional Office, Melvin Cintron, stated that “Jamaica has proven that with political will and commitment …the transformation of an aviation system…is...
Read more
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), speaks with Director General of the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA), Nari Williams-Singh (left), following his official tour of the state-of-the-art air traffic control tower (pictured in the background) at the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) in Kingston, on April 19. The tower and a newly constructed tower at Sangster International Airport were completed at a cost of $2.57 billion.
Transport

Jamaica to Receive International Aviation Award

Jamaica has been selected to receive the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Council President Certificate. This disclosure was made by the Director General of the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA), Mr. Nari Williams-Singh during an official tour of the Norman Manley International Airport Air Traffic Control Tower on April 19. The Director General informed the gathering that Jamaica is a...
Read more
Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, tries out one of the six ambulances provided to the health sector by the European Union (EU), during a ceremony at the May Pen Hospital in Denbigh, Clarendon on April 20. Sharing the moment is Head of Delegation, EU to Jamaica, Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska.
Health & WellnessTransport

May Pen Hospital to Get Erin Radiology Centre

Patients at the May Pen Hospital, in Clarendon, will benefit from the establishment of an Erin Radiology Centre as of May 1. Making the announcement, Transport and Mining Minister, and Central Clarendon Member of Parliament, Hon. Mike Henry, said the centre’s establishment will not cost the Government. “It will provide (among other services) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) service...the only one...
Read more