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Jamaica Customs Agency Clarifies Clearance Procedures for Containers

For many Jamaicans with relatives overseas, receiving a barrel with gifts is a common occurrence. Though barrels are shipped to the island throughout the year, Jamaicans at home and abroad look forward to sending and receiving barrels at Christmas, which...

Minister of Labour and Social Security Lester Michael Henry, CD, MP

Transport Minister Urges Drivers to Exercise Caution

Business as Usual at Norman Manley International Airport

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Mike Henry (second left), addresses the ceremony for the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) regarding the resuscitation of cargo and passenger rail service in Jamaica, at the Ministry’s Maxfield Avenue offices in Kingston, on December 9. Others (from left) are President of Herzog International Inc, Dr. Sean Matthew; Chairman, Jamaica Railway Corporation (JRC), Ferris Ziadie; and General Manager, JRC, Fitzroy Williams.

US$250 Million to Revive Rail Service

Dillon Lawson holds a picture of his brother Dayne Lawson, who died in a car crash on Trafalgar Road, St. Andrew on the morning of July 27, 2011. The crash was attributed to speeding.

Dillon Lawson – Advocating for Road Safety to Honour His Brother’s Memory

Chief Executive Officer, PetroCaribe Development Fund, Dr. Wesley Hughes (left), signs the official agreement for a grant of $402 million to the Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI) for the establishment of the Festo Authorised and Certified Training (FACT) Centre for specialised engineers. At right, Executive Director, CMI, Dr. Fritz Pinnock prepares to affix his signature. The signing ceremony was held at the Ministry’s offices located at Maxfield Avenue in Kingston on November 30. The centre, which is slated to become operational in September 2017, will be the first of its kind in the English-speaking Caribbean and will offer world-class training and certification in robotics, mechatronics and automotive engineering.

9 years ago Transport

PetroCaribe Provides $402 Million for Engineers Training Centre at CMI

The Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI) has received $402 million in grant funding from the PetroCaribe Development Fund for the establishment of a Festo Authorised and Certified Training (FACT) Centre for specialised engineers. The centre, which is slated to become operational in September 2017, will be the first of its kind in the English-speaking Caribbean and will offer world-class training and...

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Mike Henry (4th right), cuts ribbon to officially reopen the Alpart refinery in Nain, St. Elizabeth, on November 24. Assisting are officials of new owners Jiquan Iron and Steel of China and the previous operators UC Rusal of Russia. At third left is former Minister of Mining, Mr. Phillip Paulwell.

9 years ago Transport

Chinese Company Takes Charge of Alpart

Alumina Partners of Jamaica (Alpart), at Nain in St. Elizabeth, was officially handed over to the Chinese company, Jiquan Iron and Steel (JISCO), on November 24, with production set to begin within the next six months. The plant, which was previously owned and operated by the Russian company UC Rusal, is expected to generate between 800 and 1,000 jobs. Speaking...

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

9 years ago Transport

Gov’t Pursuing Open Skies Policy

Transport and Mining Minister, Hon. Mike Henry, says the Government is pursuing an Open Skies Policy. This is an agreement under which two or more countries allow unrestricted overflight and landing rights to one another. In remarks read on his behalf by Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority Chairman, Phillip Henriques, at the opening of a new air traffic control tower at...

Director General of the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA), Nari Williams-Singh (left), in discussion with JCAA Chairman, Phillip Henriques, ahead of the opening ceremony for the Norman Manley International Airport Air Traffic Control Tower, on November 16.

9 years ago Transport

Highest Ranking for Jamaica in Aviation Standards

Jamaica has achieved the highest ranking for implementing international civil aviation standards, in the English-speaking Caribbean. The result from the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Validation Mission in June 2016 indicated an effective implementation of international standards at 82.38 per cent. This was disclosed by Director General of the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA), Nari Williams-Singh, at the official opening...

Chairman of the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA), Phillip Henriques (2nd left), cuts the ribbon to officially open the new Air Traffic Control Tower at the Norman Manley International Airport on November 17. Others (from left) are Director General of the JCAA, Nari Williams-Singh; Deputy Chairman of the JCAA, Robert Evans; and Chairman of the Aeronautical Telecommunication Limited, Marc Ramsay.

9 years ago Transport

Gov’t Undertaking $4.92-Billion Upgrade of Airport Communications and Navigations Systems

The Government is taking steps to upgrade and enhance the communications, navigation and surveillance (CNS) Systems, which are responsible for the delivery of safe and efficient air traffic management in and around the country. Transport and Mining Minister, Hon. Mike Henry, noted that the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA) is undertaking the $4.92-billion upgrading project, which is expected to be...

Chairman of the Port Authority of Jamaica, Professor Gordon Shirley, addresses commissioning ceremony for liquefied natural gas ((LNG) at the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Bogue power plant in St. James, recently.

9 years ago Transport

$2.5-Billion Port Development in Montego Bay Back on Track

Chairman of the Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ), Professor Gordon Shirley, says the construction phase of the $2.5-billion master plan for the development of the port of Montego Bay is back on track. Speaking at the recent commissioning of liquefied natural gas (LNG) at the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Bogue power plant in St. James, Professor Shirley said the PAJ,...

9 years ago Transport

JUTC to Repair 100 Buses

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) will be repairing 100 buses to increase its fleet before the end of the fiscal year. This was disclosed by Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Lester Michael Henry, while responding to questions regarding the adequacy of the JUTC’s fleet, in the House of Representatives, yesterday (November 2). “There will be no purchase of...