Many local athletes who have attained international recognition, have been assisted in the formative years by bauxite companies operating in the country, through their Sports Development Programmes. Windalco, Alpart, Jamalco...

Economists worldwide were so impressed with China's wealth and influence in the 1990s that they copied that country's strategies to improve their own economies. This became known as the 'China...

Executive Director of the Jamaica Bauxite Institute, Parris Lyew-Ayee, has said that Jamaica's all encompassing approach in pre and post mining bauxite operations was a model for many developing countries...

Acting Commissioner of Mines, Clinton Thompson, has said the fines for non-compliance with mining regulations have been upped to encourage compliance among mining companies. According to Mr. Thompson, this comes...

The Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI), during 2005/2006 fiscal year, continued work aimed at protecting bauxite lands and reserves, including a submission to Cabinet for the establishment of the Bauxite Land...

During the 2005/06 fiscal year, a number of rural communities received significant benefits under the Bauxite Community Development Programme (BCDP), which has to date, disbursed approximately $230 million for projects...

The bauxite/alumina industry has made a quantum leap in safety over the last 25 years, with recorded injuries taking a nosedive from 8,000 in 1974 to fewer than 500 since...

Bauxite and alumina operations have been blamed for rising waters in some communities in recent times, but at least one expert in this area, has sought to dispel this view....

St. Ann Jamaica Bauxite Partners has donated a sum of $100,000 to support a rodent control programme, which is now underway in the Discovery Bay area. The programme, which is...

President of Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Patricia Francis has said that as the mining and quarrying sector continued to grow, emphasis must also be placed on improving business and operating...

Residents of Summerfield in Clarendon are now better equipped to manage quarry activities within their community having benefited from an education session hosted by the Mines and Geology Division (MGD)...