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In this file photo, Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Mike Henry, shakes hands with Chairman of the China Development Bank (CDB), Dr. Hu Huaibang, following a signing ceremony for a framework cooperation agreement between the Government of Jamaica, CDB and the Jiuquan Iron and Steel Company.
In this file photo, Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Mike Henry, shakes hands with Chairman of the China Development Bank (CDB), Dr. Hu Huaibang, following a signing ceremony for a framework cooperation agreement between the Government of Jamaica, CDB and the Jiuquan Iron and Steel Company.

JISCO Pledges to Ensure Sustainability of Alpart

Chinese company Jiuquan Iron and Steel Company (JISCO) has committed to putting measures in place to ensure the sustainability of operations at Alpart, which it purchased earlier this year. Chairman of JISCO, China’s fifth largest aluminium provider, Chen Chunming, said...
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Mike Henry (second right), and (from left) Director of the Road Safety Unit in the Ministry, Kenute Hare; Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Stephen Wedderburn; and Executive Director of the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), Yvonne Hall, examine a poster for a road traffic safety standard, JS ISO 39001, which was launched at the agency’s offices on Winchester Road in Kingston, on September 21
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Mike Henry (second right), and (from left) Director of the Road Safety Unit in the Ministry, Kenute Hare; Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Stephen Wedderburn; and Executive Director of the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), Yvonne Hall, examine a poster for a road traffic safety standard, JS ISO 39001, which was launched at the agency’s offices on Winchester Road in Kingston, on September 21

Jamaicans Encouraged to Provide Feedback on New Traffic Act
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right) is being led on a tour of the Caribbean Cement Company Limited Sports and Wellness Centre by the company’s General Manager, Alejandro Vares, at the facility’s official opening, at Harbour Head in Rockfort, on September 8.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right) is being led on a tour of the Caribbean Cement Company Limited Sports and Wellness Centre by the company’s General Manager, Alejandro Vares, at the facility’s official opening, at Harbour Head in Rockfort, on September 8.

Gov’t to Improve Sections of Corridor Leading from NMIA
Director, Port Community System (PCS) Operator, Port Authority of Jamaica, Dwain Powell (centre), is in light discussion with Lions Club District Governor, Errol Lee (left) and President, Lions Club of Kingston, Paul Robinson (right). The occasion was the monthly meeting of the Lions Club of Kingston held on September 7 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, New Kingston.
Director, Port Community System (PCS) Operator, Port Authority of Jamaica, Dwain Powell (centre), is in light discussion with Lions Club District Governor, Errol Lee (left) and President, Lions Club of Kingston, Paul Robinson (right). The occasion was the monthly meeting of the Lions Club of Kingston held on September 7 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, New Kingston.

Port Community System to Speed up Trans-Shipment Processes
Attorney General and Member of Parliament for West Central St. James, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte.
Attorney General and Member of Parliament for West Central St. James, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte.

MP Welcomes Move to Develop Ports in Mobay

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Articulated buses that have been procured by the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) to bolster its fleet this year. The buses were taken off the wharf yesterday (August 20). The JUTC plans to roll out an additional 144 buses by the end of the year.
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JUTC Urges Students to Update Profiles

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) is urging students turning 12 years old to update their Smarter Card profiles, to continue benefiting from concessionary fare rates before the August 28 deadline. Those children who are under age 11 already pay a reduced bus fare of $30, while the elderly and the disabled are charged $40 when they commute on JUTC...
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Transport

Road Safety Unit to Prepare Scientific Reports on Dyke and Greenvale Roads

The Road Safety Unit in the Ministry of Transport and Mining is collecting data for the preparation of scientific reports on the Dyke Road in St. Catherine, and the Greenvale Road in Manchester, where several fatal crashes have taken place recently. The data-gathering process got under way on Friday (Aug. 12). Director of the Unit, Canute Hare, says that when...
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Transport

Jamaica Customs to Seek Approval for Reopening of Queen’s Warehouse

The Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) will be seeking approval from the Public Health Department for the reopening of the Queens Warehouse following feedback from the Jamaica Fire Brigade. The facility, located on Spanish Town Road, was closed in November of last year due to the possible release of hazardous fumes. Director of Marine Warehouses at JCA, Joycelyn Payne, said the...
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Transport

Jamaica Customs to Seek Approval for Reopening of Queen’s Warehouse

The Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) will be seeking approval from the Public Health Department for the reopening of the Queens Warehouse following feedback from the Jamaica Fire Brigade. The facility, located on Spanish Town Road, was closed in November of last year due to the possible release of hazardous fumes. Director of Marine Warehouses at JCA, Joycelyn Payne, said the...
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Finance and Public Service Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), and State Minister, Hon. Rudyard Spencer (centre), are briefed by Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) Customs Officer, Peter Limtom, before taking a trial run in the ‘Skip McLaughlin’ following the vessel’s commissioning at the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Marine headquarters in Newport East, Kingston, on Tuesday, August 9.
Finance & Public ServiceTransport

Jamaica Customs Acquires New Patrol Boat

The Jamaica Customs Agency’s (JCA) fleet of patrol boats has increased to two, following the acquisition of a 27-foot Boston Whaler vessel. The boat, named the ‘Skip McLaughlin’, was procured from the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s (JCF) Marine Division under a partnership between the agencies. It joins the ‘Skip Jack’, also acquired from the JCF and which the JCA has been...
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Finance and Public Service Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), speaks with Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) Chief Executive Officer and Commissioner of Customs, Major (Ret’d) Richard Reese, during a meeting at the entity’s head office in Newport East, Kingston, on Tuesday, August 9.
Finance & Public ServiceTransport

Finance Minister Commends $59.3-Billion Revenue Intake by Customs

Finance and Public Service Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, has applauded the Jamaica Customs Agency’s (JCA) $59.3-billion revenue intake for the first four months of the 2016/17 fiscal year. The figure, which covers the period April to July, is just over $400 million or 0.76 per cent above the $58.9 billion target. It incorporates tax revenue generated from import duty, General...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, ON, PC, MP
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Update on the Sale of ALPART to JISCo.

On July 19, 2016, mining conglomerate, UC Rusal, finalized a private commercial transaction with China's Jinquan Iron and Steel Company (JISCo) for the sale of ALPART, one of Jamaica’s largest bauxite plants whose operations have been significantly scaled down since 2009. This transaction holds great potential for the development, revival and expansion of the mining sector and other related value-added industries...
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