Jamaica raps CHEC over illegal quarrying

The Jamaican government has ordered China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC), the contractor for the Timehri airport expansion project here, to cease its illegal quarrying operations on the island.

According to the Jamaica Gleaner, the Mines and Geology Division of the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy & Mining shut down the CHEC quarry after a site visit last Tuesday. The Jamaica Gleaner yesterday reported that since late last year, CHEC has been illegally quarrying hillsides on lands the