Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government is committed to changing the architecture of Jamaica’s energy sector to drive down electricity costs for households and businesses. He noted that the Administration will be pushing for tangible reductions in electricity and energy costs in its negotiations with the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) for a new electricity...

The Jamaica Public Service (JPS) is to submit a preliminary incident report on the all-island power outage that ran from Friday night (June 5) into Saturday morning (June 6) to the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) on Monday (June 8). A comprehensive report on the incident will also become due within 30 days of the restoration of power. Minister of...

Eligible persons in Lyssons, St. Thomas, and surrounding communities are being encouraged to apply for the Open Door University Scholarship, which offers up to $300,000 towards tertiary studies. The scholarship is open to persons over 17 years old who are enrolled full-time with a grade point average of 2.8 or above. They must have an official acceptance letter and academic...

Minister of Energy, Transport and Telecommunications, Hon. Daryl Vaz, says the Government is committed to facilitating responsible private sector investments that strengthen infrastructure, modernise urban areas, create jobs, and improve the lives of people. The Minister, who was addressing the groundbreaking ceremony for the SANA commercial development at the project site at South Avenue, Kingston on Thursday (May 28), said...

The Government has welcomed the arrival of the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier to the Kingston Harbour, hailing it as a symbol of the longstanding bilateral relationship between Jamaica and the United States. Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon and Minister of Energy, Transport and Telecommunications, Hon. Daryl Vaz received an exclusive tour...

President of the College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE) in Portland, Dr. Derrick Deslandes, has underscored the importance of the partnership in renewable energy and sustainable agriculture forged with the National Energy Skills Centre Technical Institute (NESC-TI) in Trinidad and Tobago through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). Similar sentiments have been expressed by NESC-TI Subject Matter...

The Government is finalising preparations for the implementation of power wheeling in Jamaica, following the completion and gazetting of the required regulations. Minister of Energy, Transport and Telecommunications, Hon. Daryl Vaz, said that final discussions are under way to settle tariffs and billing arrangements. He was making his contribution to the 2026/27 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on...