The Ministry of Transport and Mining is a state organisation mandated to provide the policy framework to facilitate efficient and effective passenger and cargo transport services and a vibrant diversified minerals sector. The Ministry has policy responsibility for 16 agencies under its two portfolios (Transport and Mining). The mission of the Transport portfolio of the Ministry is to provide safe and sustainable transport systems for the movement of people and goods, while the Mines and Geology Division (MGD) has the statutory responsibility under the Mining Act and the Quarries Control Act to exercise general supervision over all prospecting, mining, and quarrying operations throughout the island. The Division also manages the investigation, characterisation, documentation and release of information on all aspects of the geology of Jamaica.