Jamaica govt. steadfast to sustainable bauxite mining prioritizing environmental safety: Minister Audley Shaw

The Jamaican Minister of Mining and Transport, Audley Shaw, stated that the Caribbean Island government is resolutely guaranteeing sustainable bauxite mining in the country to protect the environment.

The Minister said, "I want to assure the country that even as we continue to mine for bauxite, we will pay even more attention to the environmental issues. We will ensure that we do what we must to protect the environment and have proper land reclamation so that our farmers can still use our land and so on."

Audley Shaw advocated for the pertinent stakeholders and environmentalists to work closely with the Jamaican government to enact sustainable solutions.

"We can work together. I want to say to the environmentalists, let's not be enemies because there are things we can do to improve how we mine and restore our lands," Shaw added.

While another notable colleague of Shaw in the government, Dr Norman Dunn, Minister of State, Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, said, "Bauxite industry has contributed to the nation's development."

"The bauxite and the associated benefits that we have accrued as a result of this particular ore in Jamaica would have allowed us the financial latitude to enhance our development," he added.