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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

The Government is to undertake plans to improve sections of the corridor leading from the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) into New Kingston as a means to make the city more attractive to tourists. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew...

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.

MP Welcomes Move to Develop Ports in Mobay

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.

JUTC Urges Students to Update Profiles

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.

Jamaica Customs Acquires New Patrol Boat

10 years ago 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...

10 years ago 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...

10 years ago Transport

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

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.

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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...

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...

United Nations (UN) Special Envoy for Road Safety and President, Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), Jean Todt (left), is greeted by Senior Superintendent and Commanding Officer of the Traffic and Highway Division, Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), Calvin Allen, on his arrival at the Police Traffic Headquarters in Kingston on August 10.

10 years ago Transport

UN Official Urges Police Not to Let Up on Road Safety

United Nations (UN) Special Envoy for Road Safety, Jean Todt, is imploring members of the Police Traffic Division to remain resolute in carrying out their duties in order to ensure the safety of Jamaicans on the nation’s roads. He was speaking to JIS News following a tour of the Police Traffic Headquarters in Kingston on August 9. Studies indicate that...

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Mike Henry (right), shakes hands with Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Jamaica, Lim Jong Seonto, after a press briefing at the Ministry’s Maxfield Avenue offices in Kingston on August 4, to announce a partnership between the Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI) and the Mokpo National Maritime University in Korea to strengthen the CMI’s training programmes.

10 years ago Transport

CMI Partners with Korean University to Boost Training

The Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI) has forged a partnership with the Mokpo National Maritime University in Korea to strengthen its training programmes. The entities have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which will boost offerings in logistics, supply chain management, maritime transportation and engineering, customs process, freight forwarding and immigration, through training at the undergraduate and graduate levels. It will...