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The 50-foot wind turbines at Wigton Wind Farm in Rose Hill, South Manchester. Wigton has commissioned Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) to build a drone that can be used to inspect the turbines.

CMU to Build Drone to Inspect Wigton Wind Turbines

Wigton Wind Farm Limited is partnering with the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) in utilising geospatial technology to maintain its wind turbines. The university has been commissioned by the entity to build a drone that can be used to inspect the...

A section of the Jiuquan Iron and Steel Company (JISCO)/Alpart Jamaica plant in Nain, St. Elizabeth.

JISCO/Alpart Giving Back to Communities

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), presents winner of the Jamaica Solar Challenge, Ryan Bent, with a trophy for composing a song to communicate the benefits of solar energy. Mr. Bent also received a $75,000 cash prize. Occasion was a ceremony to commission solar photovoltaic panels into operation at the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) on October 16. At left is Director of Solar Head of State, James Ellsmoor.

Jamaica on Track to Achieve 30 Per Cent Energy from Renewables

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, addresses yesterday's (September 26) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House.

Cabinet Approves Contracts for Supply of Petrol and Medical Gases

Registration for PCJ Energy Competition Closes Sept. 30

Chief Executive Officer of the Petro-Caribe Development Fund, Dr. Wesley Hughes.

7 years ago PetroCaribe

Jamaica Benefits from Petro-caribe Arrangement

The PetroCaribe arrangement has resulted in the financing of projects worth US$5 billion over the past 13 years. Chief Executive Officer of the Petro-Caribe Development Fund, Dr. Wesley Hughes, made the announcement while speaking at a ceremony held yesterday (September 6) at the Simón Bolívar Cultural Centre, 10-12 North Parade, Kingston, for the 203rd anniversary of the Jamaica Letter written...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), discusses the progress of work for the construction the Jamaica Public Service’s (JPS) 190 megawatt (MW) power plant in Old Harbour Bay, St. Catherine, with JPS President and Chief Executive Officer, Emanuel DaRosa. Mr. Holness was on a tour of the project site on Tuesday (August 21).

7 years ago EnergyPrime Minister

‘Renaissance Project’ Can Potentially Spur Increased Investments in Jamaica – PM Holness

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the 190 megawatt (MW) power plant being constructed by the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) in Old Harbour Bay, St. Catherine, is an ideal example of a well-managed project that can potentially spur increased local and foreign direct investments. “It sends a very good signal to the international community about the state of...

General Manager, Petrojam Limited, Winston Watson (second left) and Commonwealth Youth Ambassador, Sujae Boswell (right), with students who have received scholarships from the company for their outstanding performances in the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) examinations, during a luncheon held on August 17 at the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) Incubator and Resource Centre, in Kingston. They are (from left): Alton Brown, Shamoya Williams, Abigail Daley and Jaydon Green.

7 years ago EducationEnergy

Petrojam Awards Scholarships to GSAT High Achievers

Four students, two each from Greenwich All-Age and St. Andrew Primary Schools in South West St. Andrew, will be at ease when they begin their high school journey in September, as their school related expenses will be taken care of by Petrojam. The oil refinery company have awarded them scholarships for their outstanding performances in the recent Grade Six Achievement...

Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Director General, Dr. Wayne Henry (left), converses with International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Deputy Director General for Technical Cooperation, Dazhu Yang, during Thursday’s (August 9) signing ceremony for Jamaica’s new five-year IAEA Country Programme Framework (CPF) at the PIOJ’s head office in New Kingston. The new CPF will run from 2018 to 2023.

8 years ago Energy

Atomic Energy Agency has Advanced Jamaica’s Nuclear Technology Capacity – PIOJ Head

The Planning Institute of Jamaica’s (PIOJ) Director General, Dr. Wayne Henry, says the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has been pivotal in advancing the country’s nuclear technology capacity. He noted that the medical physics department at The University of the West Indies (UWI), which trains nuclear physicists across the region, was expanded under an IAEA project, and the organisation is providing €783,600 for the...

8 years ago EnergyPrime Minister

Prime Minister Holness Continues Review of Boards

Prime Minister Andrew Holness today continued his review of boards from the Ministry of Science and Technology as well as the Ministry of Energy. Prime Minister Holness had previously stated that he maintains oversight of the Science and Technology Ministry for at least two weeks while he reviews the boards, systems and procedures. The Prime Minister noted that the Ministry...

Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Director General, Dr. Wayne Henry (left, seated); and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Deputy Director General for Technical Cooperation, Dazhu Yang (right, seated), sign Jamaica’s new five-year Country Programme Framework (CPF), during a brief ceremony at the PIOJ’s head office in New Kingston on Thursday (August 9). The new CPF will run from 2018 to 2023. Looking on (from left) are Senior Lecturer, Caribbean Institute for Health Research (formerly Tropical Medicine Research Unit) University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona Campus, Professor Asha Badaloo; Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries; Donovan Stanberry; UWI Mona Campus Principal, Professor Dale Webber; Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Sancia Bennet Templar; Director, Caribbean Institute for Health Research, Professor Marvin Reid; Director General, International Centre for Environmental and Nuclear Sciences (ICENS), Charles Grant; and Section Head, Latin America and the Caribbean, IAEA, Saul Perez Pijuan.

8 years ago EnergyVision 2030

Jamaica and Atomic Energy Agency Sign New Country Programme

Jamaica will benefit from increased technical support from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in the utilisation of nuclear technology for development purposes. This is being facilitated under a new five-year Country Programme Framework (CPF) for the period 2018 to 2023, which will focus on engagements in water and environment management, health and nutrition, food and agriculture, nuclear and radiation...

Group General Manager of the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ), Winston Watson. (File)

8 years ago EnergyOffice of the Prime Minister

Increase in Gas Prices Driven by External Forces

The state-owned oil refinery Petrojam is seeking to reassure Jamaicans that the increase in fuel prices is unrelated to matters in Jamaica. Petrojam says, the local prices are based on the price for which the commodity is purchased on the international market. The prices are adjusted weekly. The management of Petrojam says petrol prices have largely remained stable since the...