The Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) is adequately equipped to restore power in the event of outages due to the passage of Hurricane Beryl. This assurance was given by Director, Business Continuity, Roger Kennedy, while addressing a briefing with agencies responsible for disaster preparedness and members of the Cabinet at Jamaica House on Monday (July 1). Mr. Kennedy said all...

General Manager of Petrojam Limited, Telroy Morgan has moved to assure the public that the petroleum market will be adequately supplied with fuel, should Hurricane Beryl affect the island in the coming days. He said that the company has two to three weeks supply of finished petroleum products. “We have activated our Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan for the hurricane...

As Jamaica prepares for the impact of Hurricane Beryl, Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz, is assuring that measures are in place to ensure that members of the public can access critical services. He said telecommunications companies, Flow and Digicel, have assured that their emergency plans are in order. “I’m also in touch with Starlink that...

State oil refinery Petrojam Limited will this year be pursuing the construction of an additional asphalt storage tank, to enable the entity to enhance its inventory levels and meet increasing product demand. This, against the background of projected improvements in asphalt sales volumes from 154 kilo-barrels (kbbls) – one kilo-barrel = 1,000 barrels – in fiscal year 2023/24 to 234...

A five-day workshop on the development of a nuclear energy programme in Jamaica is now under way, marking a significant step in Jamaica's exploration of sustainable energy practices. The event, which is taking place at the Regional Headquarters of the University of the West Indies, Mona, began on June 10 and will end on June 14. Titled, ‘Roles and Responsibilities...

Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz, delivers the main address at the Jamaica Gasolene Retailers Association (JGRA) Road Safety Month launch, held on Wednesday (June 5), at the TotalEnergies Service Station in Portmore Pines, St. Catherine. This month is being observed under the theme ‘Don’t be a fool, respect the road-safety rules’.

Petrojam Limited has fully recovered from the fire that damaged sections of the refinery in March of this year. Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz, provided an update during his contribution to the 2024/25 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives, on Tuesday (June 4). He noted that during the period January to December 2023, Petrojam...

The Government Electrical Regulator (GER), established under the Electricity Act, has made considerable progress since its inception on November 1, 2021, says Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz. Making his contribution to the 2024/25 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on June 4, the Minister said the GER has licensed 290 private electrical inspectors, representing...

The Ministry of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport (MSETT) has completed the development of a National Electricity Loss Reduction Plan. This was done with support from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and United States Agency for International Development (USAID). “The Plan, supported by the Energy Loss Independent Report of 2022, outlines a comprehensive strategy to address electricity theft. In 2023,...