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Transport and Mining Minister, Hon. Mike Henry, speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on November 14.

Bauxite Companies to Issue 355 Land Titles

Bauxite and alumina companies are to issue approximately 355 land titles by the end of the 2017 calendar year to persons who were relocated after their properties were acquired for mining purposes. With the year coming to a close, Transport...

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Mike Henry. (FILE)

Gov’t Positioning Jamaica to Tap Into Billion-Dollar Minerals Industry

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

Alpart to Ship First 35,000 Tonnes on December 5

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.

National Minerals Policy to be Submitted to Cabinet

Bauxite on Growth Path – Henry

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.

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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...

8 years ago 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...

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.

8 years ago 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...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), cuts the ribbon to officially open the newly upgraded 2.44-kilometre section of Marcus Garvey Drive, between East Avenue and Harbour Street in Kingston, on Thursday, October 5. The US$20.5 million project was implemented by the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation through the National Works Agency (NWA) and executed by China Harbour Engineering Company Limited (CHEC) under the Government’s Major Infrastructure Development Programme. Sharing in the occasion (from left) are Kingston’s Mayor, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams; Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Jamaica, His Excellency Niu Qingbao; Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister/Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Audrey Sewell; Opposition Spokesman on Works, Mikael Phillips; Local Government and Community Development Minister and Member of Parliament for West Kingston where the roadway is located, Hon. Desmond McKenzie; NWA Chief Executive Officer, E.G. Hunter; CHEC Deputy General Manager, Dr. Zhimin Hu; and NWA Communication and Customer Services Manager, Stephen Shaw.

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Prime Minister Officially Opens Upgraded Marcus Garvey Drive

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on Thursday (October 5), officially opened the 2.44-kilometre section of Marcus Garvey Drive between East Avenue and Harbour Street in Kingston, which was upgraded at a cost of US$20.5 million. The project was executed by China Harbour Engineering Company Limited (CHEC) and entailed widening of the roadway from four to six lanes; construction...

8 years ago Transport

Government Collects $160 Million Under Traffic Ticket Amnesty

The Government has collected $160 million from unpaid traffic ticket fines, under the Traffic Ticket Amnesty that started on August 2. This was disclosed by National Security Minister, Hon. Robert Montague, during the sitting of the House of Representatives on Tuesday (October 3). The three-month amnesty which will conclude on October 31, affects tickets issued between September 1, 2010 and...

Executive Director of the Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI), Dr. Fritz Pinnock, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, recently.

8 years ago EducationTransport

Head of CMI Awarded CD for Contribution to Education

Executive Director of the Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI), Dr. Fritz Pinnock, is being honoured for his significant contribution to the education sector. He is to receive the Order of Distinction (Commander Class), during a ceremony of investiture to be held on National Heroes Day, at King’s House. Over the years, Dr. Pinnock has spearheaded various initiatives that have resulted in...

8 years ago Foreign AffairsTransport

Divestment of NMIA Seen as Excellent Example of Public-Private Partnership

Divestment of the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) is being touted as an excellent example of an innovative approach to developing, promoting and executing infrastructural projects with private-sector participation. This is according to Counsellor and Head of Development Cooperation, Canadian High Commission, and Representative, Global Affairs, Canada, Walter Bernyck, who noted that this private-public partnership (PPP) approach has worked well...