Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Frank Witter, says the Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI) plays a pivotal role in research and governance related to bauxite residue management.

A memorandum of understanding (MOU) has been signed between the Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI) and Papine High School for the utilisation of a greenhouse to advance the school’s agriculture programme.

Fourteen tertiary-level students have benefited from scholarships totaling $7 million under the Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI) Hoilett/Lambert Scholarship.

Jamaica more than doubled its export earnings from mining and quarrying for the first 10 months of 2023, compared with the similar period in 2022. The Statistical Institute of Jamaica says the industry sent US$473.3 million worth of goods overseas.

The Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI) has made significant strides in channeling the revenues from bauxite mining back into the affected communities.

Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Franklin Witter, says following recent talks between Minister Floyd Green, a team from Alpart and himself, they are hopeful that bauxite production will resume at the plant in the near future.

The Government of Jamaica has continued to reinvest earnings from the bauxite industry into communities that are impacted by mining, according to Director of Bauxite Lands at Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI), Kemoy Lindsay.

THE JAMAICA Bauxite Institute (JBI) is investing millions of dollars in several projects to benefit farmers in mining communities in Manchester during the current financial year.

A Bauxite Land Lease Programme will be introduced this year to provide farmers in bauxite areas with land to boost their agricultural production.

The House of Representatives has approved the withdrawal of $282 million from the Capital Development Fund