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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.
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. Mike Henry, says new owner of the Alpart alumina plant in Nain, St. Elizabeth, Jiuquan Iron & Steel Company Limited (JISCO), has already invested...
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
Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley (right), makes a point to Executive Director of the National Road Safety Council (NRSC), Paula Fletcher (second right), at the Jamaica Gasolene Retailers Association Annual Launch of Road Safety Month, at the Molynes Road Texaco Station in St. Andrew, on June 7. Others (from left) are JGRA President, Phillip Chong, and Transport and Mining Minister, Hon. Mike Henry.

Amended Road Traffic Act to Cover Areas to Reduce Crashes

By: Chad Bryan , June 9, 2017

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Slow Down Days May 11 and 12

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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.
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Jamaica to Receive International Aviation Award

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By: Peta-Gay Hodges, April 22, 2017