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

JUTC to Roll Out Rural Pilot Service

  Beginning September, the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) will be rolling out a three-route operation in sections of the rural area. The pilot will be extended from Old Harbour in St. Catherine to near  Clarendon/Manchester, including school routes in...
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Lester
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Lester 'Mike' Henry, makes his presentation in the 2016/17 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on June 8.

Submission to be Made for Portmore Transportation Hub
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Michael Henry (right) and President of the Jamaica Gas Retailers Association (JGRA), Leonard Green (centre) peruse a document at the launch of Road Safety Month on June 1 at the Rubis Gas Station in Havendale, Kingston. At left is Retail Manager of Rubis, Raymond Samuels.
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Michael Henry (right) and President of the Jamaica Gas Retailers Association (JGRA), Leonard Green (centre) peruse a document at the launch of Road Safety Month on June 1 at the Rubis Gas Station in Havendale, Kingston. At left is Retail Manager of Rubis, Raymond Samuels.

Motorcyclists the Main Focus for Road Safety Month
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Mike Henry, addresses the 18th Meeting of the Caribbean Aviation Safety and Security Oversight System (CASSOS) Board of Directors at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel on June 1. At right is Chairman of CASSOS and Director General of the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority, Mr. Nari Williams Singh and at left is the Chairman of the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority, Mr. Philip Henriquez.
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Mike Henry, addresses the 18th Meeting of the Caribbean Aviation Safety and Security Oversight System (CASSOS) Board of Directors at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel on June 1. At right is Chairman of CASSOS and Director General of the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority, Mr. Nari Williams Singh and at left is the Chairman of the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority, Mr. Philip Henriquez.

Agreement Signed for Cooperation in Aviation
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Transport and Mining, Dr. Alwin Hales (2nd left), listens to a point from Head of the Traffic and Highway Patrol Division, Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), Senior Superintendent of Police Calvin Allen (right). Occasion was the launch of Grennell’s Annual Jamaica Driver and Traffic Safety Expo on Wednesday, May 11 at the Ministry’s offices on Maxfield Avenue in Kingston. Others (from left) are: Chairman of the Expo Planning Committee, Alphonso Grennell; and Executive Director, National Road Safety Council (NRSC), Paula Fletcher.
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Transport and Mining, Dr. Alwin Hales (2nd left), listens to a point from Head of the Traffic and Highway Patrol Division, Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), Senior Superintendent of Police Calvin Allen (right). Occasion was the launch of Grennell’s Annual Jamaica Driver and Traffic Safety Expo on Wednesday, May 11 at the Ministry’s offices on Maxfield Avenue in Kingston. Others (from left) are: Chairman of the Expo Planning Committee, Alphonso Grennell; and Executive Director, National Road Safety Council (NRSC), Paula Fletcher.

Transport Ministry Appeals for Safe Use of Roads

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Alpart to Resume Refining Operations

The Alpart bauxite/alumina plant in Nain, St. Elizabeth, is expected to resume refining operations in the 2016/17 financial year. This was disclosed by Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Michael Henry, during his contribution to the 2016/17 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on June 8. Following the refinery’s closure in 2009, the plant was reopened on a reduced...
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AgricultureTransport

Minister says Mined-Out Lands will be Returned to Production

Transport and Mining Minister, Hon. Mike Henry, says that mined-out bauxite lands across the island will be returned to productive use, especially in the area of agriculture. During a tour of two water harvesting and greenhouse cluster projects in St. Ann on June 2, Mr. Henry said he is determined to ensure that the lands are returned to the people...
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Transport

Gov’t Pushes ahead With Privatisation of JRC and NMIA

The Government is proceeding with plans to privatise the Jamaica Railway Corporation (JRC) and Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA). This was disclosed by Transport and Mining Minister, Hon. Mike Henry, during Wednesday’s (May 5) sitting of Parliament’s Standing Finance Committee at Gordon House, which was reviewing the 2016/17 Estimates of Expenditure. Mr. Henry said work on the JRC’s privatisation has...
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Budget 2016/2017Transport

Government Team Monitoring NAHC

A Government team is monitoring the United States-based mining entity, Noranda Aluminum Holding Corporation (NAHC), that filed for bankruptcy earlier this year. NAHC is the parent company of St. Ann-based Noranda Bauxite Limited (NBL), which is part owned by the Government. Transport and Mining Minister, Hon. Mike Henry, gave details of the move, in response to questions from Opposition Spokesman...
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Transport

Transport Minister Orders Audit of JUTC

Transport and Mining Minister, Hon. Mike Henry, has ordered a management audit of the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC). He made the disclosure during Wednesday’s (May 4) sitting of the Standing Finance Committee of Parliament at Gordon House, which is reviewing the 2016/17 Estimates of Expenditure. He said the audit is to analyse the actual cost of the State entity’s...
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Head of Maritime Authority of Jamaica, Rear Admiral Peter Brady (second left), Mass Rescue Ops. Specialist with the 7th US Coast Guard Dist., Paul Culver (left), Senior Director PEOD ODPEM, Mr. Horace Glaze (third left) and Programme Manager Mass Rescue Operations with the US Coast Guard, Tom Gorgol.
National SecurityTransport

Jamaica Tests Mass Rescue Communication System

Jamaica’s ability to effectively communicate during a maritime or aviation emergency was tested in an islandwide simulation exercise held earlier this month. The five-day exercise, conducted simultaneously in Port Antonio and Ocho Rios, was led by the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) in collaboration with the Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ). It involved several local and overseas...
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Budget 2016/2017Transport

JUTC Fleet to be Increased

The Government is to spend $1.3 billion this fiscal year to increase its fleet of Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) buses. The money has been provided in the 2016/17 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. A sum of $500 million of the allocation will be used to complete the acquisition of 35 Chinese buses by the JUTC...
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