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Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Andrew Wheatley (centre); Chairman of the Universal Service Fund (USF), Robert Lawrence (fourth right, front row); and Chief Executive Officer, Suzette Buchanan (left, front row) with the All Together Sing 2017 Champion, Knox High School Choir, during a performance following the launch of the USF’s Technology Advancement Programme (TAP) at The Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston on December 15.

USF Invests Over $6.5 Billion to Expand ICT Sector

The Universal Service Fund (USF) has invested more than $6.5 billion in infrastructure, devices and programmes geared towards the expansion of the information and communications technology (ICT) sector over the past 12 years. This is according to USF Chairman, Robert...

Minister Wheatley’s address: Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon, Andrew Wheatley. (FILE)

More Local Companies Urged to Invest in Research and Development

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (4th left), along with other stakeholders break ground for the construction of a 94 megawatt natural gas-fired power plant at Jamalco in Clarendon on December 1. The project is expected to provide some 450 jobs during the construction phase.

PM Welcomes US$1-Billion Investment in Energy Sector

Director of Energy in the Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology, Fitzroy Vidal (left) speaking with Chairman of the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) Standards Council, James Rawle, at the launch of the National Petroleum Codes on November 30 at the BSJ corporate offices in Kingston on November 30.

Bureau of Standards Launches National Petroleum Codes

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon, Andrew Wheatley, addresses the signing of a US$15-million loan agreement between the Government and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for the implementation of the Energy Management and Efficiency Programme (EMEP). The signing took place on November 23 at the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service in Kingston. At left is Minister of State in the Finance and Planning Ministry, Hon. Rudyard Spencer.

Energy Efficiency and Conservation A Priority – Dr. Wheatley

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw (left); and Senior Vice President, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Shigeru Maeda, exchanging copies of the co-financing loan contract for the Energy Management and Efficiency Programme (EMEP), which they signed on Thursday, (November 23) in the Executive Conference Room at the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Kingston.

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Gov’t Signs US$15-Million Loan for Energy Efficiency Programme

The Government of Jamaica has signed a US$15-million loan agreement with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for the implementation of the Energy Management and Efficiency Programme (EMEP). Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, explained that the sum is the second portion of a joint loan of US$30 million for the roll-out of the EMEP. He...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology, Hillary Alexander (left), speaks with Capacity Building Specialist, Lourdes Pillajo, at the start of a two-day Latin American Energy Organization (OLADE) Executive Development Programme in Energy Efficiency (EDPEE) Onsite Workshop at the Hotel Four Seasons in Kingston on Wednesday, November 22.

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Country on Mission to Have 30% of Electricity Generated from Renewables

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology, Hillary Alexander, says the country is on a mission to have 30 per cent of its electricity generated from renewables by the year 2030. Mrs. Alexander was speaking at the start of the two-day Latin American Energy Organization (OLADE) Executive Development Programme in Energy Efficiency (EDPEE) Onsite Workshop at the...

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley (left), examines a drone that was made in the Andrew Wheatley Centre for Digital Innovation and Advanced Manufacturing. The drone was presented to him as a gift at the official opening of the Centre on Wednesday (November 15) at the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) at Palisadoes Park, Kingston.

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Jamaicans Urged to Prepare for Fourth Industrial Revolution

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley, is urging Jamaicans to prepare themselves to benefit from the opportunities to emerge from the fourth industrial revolution, which, he says, the entire world is already experiencing. This fourth wave of industrial development is characterised by a fusion of digitalisation and automation in order to make machines smart, interactive...

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley (second right), examines his new drone which was made in the Dr Andrew Wheatley Centre for Digital Innovation & Advanced Manufacturing and presented to him as a gift on Wednesday, November 15. Occasion was the official opening of the facility. At right is the Chancellor, Caribbean Maritime University, His Royal Majesty Drolor Bosso Adamtey I.

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CMU Opens Centre for Digital Innovation

The Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) has officially opened a new Centre for Digital Innovation and Advanced Manufacturing and named it in honour of Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley. As such, the unit, which is located at CMU’s Palisadoes Park in Kingston, is now called the Dr. Andrew Wheatley Centre for Digital Innovation and Advanced...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw (left) and General Manager, Country Department, Caribbean Group, IDB, Therese Turner-Jones, display a copy of the loan contract signed at the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service in downtown Kingston on November 10.

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Government Signs Loan Agreement for EMEP

The Government has signed a loan agreement for US$15 million with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), to assist with the cost of rolling out the Energy Management and Efficiency Programme (EMEP). The contract was signed at the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service in downtown Kingston on November 10 by Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), and Chief Executive Officer of BMR Jamaica Wind, Bruce Levy, during a tour of the company’s plant in Malvern, St. Elizabeth, on November 8.

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Jamaica Can Produce Up to 50 Per Cent of Energy from Renewables – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says Jamaica has the potential to produce up to 50 per cent of the country’s energy needs from renewable sources. The Prime Minister, who was speaking to reporters following a tour of BMR Jamaica Wind in St. Elizabeth on November 8, said the country “has to think carefully and strategically as to how...

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley, assists students in accessing the Internet at the opening of the Mayfield All-Age School Community Resource Centre in St. Elizabeth on November 1.

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Community Access Points Being Retrofitted With Solar Panels

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley, says Community Access Points (CAP) across the island are being retrofitted with solar panels in order to make them more energy-efficient. He said the objective is to ensure that the overall operation of these sites “is as cost-effective as possible”. Dr. Wheatley informed that he had commissioned an audit...