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Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Mike Henry (right), is greeted by expo organiser Alphanso Grennell of Grennell’s Driving School, at the Ninth Annual Jamaica Driver and Traffic Safety Expo at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre on Saturday (June 24). Looking on at centre is Chairman of the Board of the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI), and patron of the event James Moss-Solomon.
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Mike Henry (right), is greeted by expo organiser Alphanso Grennell of Grennell’s Driving School, at the Ninth Annual Jamaica Driver and Traffic Safety Expo at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre on Saturday (June 24). Looking on at centre is Chairman of the Board of the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI), and patron of the event James Moss-Solomon.

Transport Minister Calls for Change in Behaviour of Road Users

By: Peta Gay Hodges , June 27, 2017
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Mike Henry, is calling for a change in the behaviour of road users, in order to reduce road fatalities. He noted that while road...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), looks on as Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Mike Henry (centre), plants a tree to mark the reopening of the JISCO/Alpart alumina plant in Nain, St. Elizabeth, on June 21. At left is Chairman of JISCO, Chen Chunming.

JISCO Invests US$360 in Alpart

By: Garwin Davis , June 24, 2017
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Lester ‘Mike’ Henry (2nd left) and Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley (right), listen to Jamaica Gasolene Retailers Association President (JGRA), Mr. Philip Chong (left), ahead of the JGRA Road Safety Month launch, on June 7, at the Washington Boulevard Texaco Gas Station, in Kingston. At third left is Executive Director of the National Road Safety Council, Mrs. Paula Fletcher.

Transport Minister Commits to Safe Road Conditions

By: Peta-Gay Hodges, June 10, 2017

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Director of the Road Safety Unit in the Ministry of Transport and Mining, Kenute Hare. (FILE)
Transport

June is Road Safety Month

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By: Peta-Gay Hodges, June 7, 2017
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Transport

Slow Down Days May 11 and 12

Drivers are being asked to reduce their speed on the roads to 30 kilometres per hour on Thursday and Friday, May 11 and 12. The two Slow Down Days are...
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By: Peta-Gay Hodges, May 10, 2017
The newly constructed Air Traffic Control Tower at the Sangster International Airport, which is expected to be commissioned into service before the end of the year. In the background is the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority’s Norwood Radar Station.
Transport

Government Commended by ICAO Regional Office

The Government of Jamaica has been commended by the regional office of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) for supporting the modernisation and upgrade of Jamaica’s air navigation system. Regional...
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By: Peta-Gay Hodges, April 23, 2017
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), speaks with Director General of the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA), Nari Williams-Singh (left), following his official tour of the state-of-the-art air traffic control tower (pictured in the background) at the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) in Kingston, on April 19. The tower and a newly constructed tower at Sangster International Airport were completed at a cost of $2.57 billion.
Transport

Jamaica to Receive International Aviation Award

Jamaica has been selected to receive the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Council President Certificate. This disclosure was made by the Director General of the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA),...
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By: Peta-Gay Hodges, April 22, 2017