More than 200 residents in communities across Clarendon South East will have their houses wired soon under the Rural Electrification Programme (REP), administered by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF). This was disclosed during a recent tour of the communities by Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz. The communities to benefit are Woodside, Corn Hill, Piece...

More than 200 residents in Clarendon North Central are to benefit from a $25-million project under the Rural Electrification Programme (REP), administered by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF). The beneficiary communities are Citron Street and Cottage Hill. In Citron Street, wiring and installation will be done on 160 houses, and 120 houses will be done in the Cottage Hill...

Several communities in Westmoreland have been identified for significant rural electrification works, representing a substantial step towards formal connectivity and improved social services in underserved areas. Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz, conducted a tour of these communities on Friday, September 29, including Barracks Road, Farm Pen, Llandilo, Cooke Street and Prospect. During this visit, he...

Jamaica and Canada have signed a Reciprocal Recognition Agreement to enable seafarers from both countries to work on ships sailing under the Jamaican or Canadian flags. The agreement was signed recently at the London headquarters of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) by Director General of the Maritime Authority of Jamaica, Rear Admiral (retd.) Peter Brady and Director General, Marine Safety...

Independent power producers and other stakeholders involved in renewable energy production will get a chance to learn more about the Government's generation procurement process on Friday (August 25). Chief Technical Expert of the Generation Procurement Entity (GPE), Barrington Jackson, said an information session will be conducted online, which will provide important updates to the interested parties. Arrangements will also be...

Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz, says drivers of public passenger vehicles (PPV) who commit serious infractions that leave owners in trouble, should not be allowed to easily get another PPV vehicle to operate. “The driver cannot cause the problem and then leave the owner [of the vehicle] with the problem and migrate [to another PPV...

The House of Representatives, on Tuesday (June 27), approved the Bauxite and Alumina Encouragement (Relevant Concession Period) Order, 2023. The Order will facilitate further extension of the duty concession on fuel for the bauxite sector, for the next five years. The Bauxite and Alumina Industries (Encouragement) Act was previously amended to grant the duty concession for the period July 1,...

Cabinet has given approval for the replacement of 171.5 megawatts of power capacity via the Jamaica Public Service’s (JPS’s) aging power-generation plants, under the right-of-first-refusal provision. This is to be replaced as best as practicable by mature renewable sources. Minister of Science, Energy, and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz, made the disclosure during his contribution to the 2023/24 Sectoral Debate in...

An advertisement has been published inviting ‘Expressions of Interest for the supply of up to 100 megawatts (MW) of Energy Generation from Renewable Energy-Based Power Generation Facilities on Build Own and Operate (BOO) Basis’. Minister of Science, Energy, and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz, made the disclosure during his contribution to the 2023/24 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on...