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

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...

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).

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

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.

Petrojam Awards Scholarships to GSAT High Achievers

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.

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

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.

Jamaica and Atomic Energy Agency Sign New Country Programme

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...

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...

8 years ago EnergyPrime Minister

Prime Minister Summons Energy Ministry Boards

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has summoned all boards associated with the Energy portfolio to an important meeting at the Office of The Prime Minister next week. The boards are being called in, to be given direct policy instructions by the Prime Minister who is the Minister currently in charge of the Energy portfolio. The boards expected to appear with the...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (standing), addressing management and staff members of State refinery, Petrojam, during a meeting at the entity on Friday (July 13).

8 years ago EnergyPrime Minister

Strategic Review of Petrojam to be Completed By November – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says that members of the commission that will spearhead the strategic review of operations at Petrojam will have three to four months to complete the exercise and submit their findings. The members are expected to be named by next week. Mr. Holness first announced the review in the House of Representatives on July...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaks in the House of Representatives on July 10. Listening (from left) are Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Shahine Robinson; and State Minister with responsibility for Works in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Everald Warmington.

8 years ago EnergyPrime Minister

Team to Assist Gov’t and Board in Review of Petrojam

President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Sagicor, Christopher Zacca, is to chair a team to assist the Government and the Board of Petrojam to determine the strategic direction of the company. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, made the disclosure when he addressed the House of Representatives on July 10. “There is urgent need for a review, even...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. (File)

8 years ago EnergyPrime Minister

Prime Minister Gives Instructions to Strengthen Governance Control of Public Bodies

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has given instructions for measures to be put in place to strengthen the oversight powers and governance control of public bodies, in light of the operational weaknesses at the State-run oil refinery, Petrojam. Addressing the House of Representatives on July 10, Mr. Holness explained that in the matter of Petrojam, assertions have been...

Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (JCJ) Special Projects Manager, Peter Ruddock (right), presents the winning trophy in the 2017/18 PCJ Schools Energy Programme Competitionton to students of Winston Jones High School in Manchester. The are (from left) Ruchshane Williamson, Okelo Smith, Shawn Clarke, Kadine Jordine and Christopher Morgan. The awards ceremony was held recently at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston.

8 years ago Energy

Winston Jones High to Use $500,000 Prize from PCJ for Renewable Energy Project

With a $500,000 grant from the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ), students at the Winston Jones High School in Manchester will be implementing a renewable energy project that could result in significant savings in the school’s monthly electricity bill. The grant was the winning prize in the 16-19 age category of the science contest, held as part of the PCJ’s...