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Former Prime Minister of Jamaica, the Most Hon. P.J. Patterson. (FILE)
Former Prime Minister of Jamaica, the Most Hon. P.J. Patterson. (FILE)

Reflections The Petrocaribe Agreement The Most Hon. P. J. Patterson, ON, OCC, PC, QC Commemorative Ceremony

Reflections The Petrocaribe Agreement The Most Hon. P. J. Patterson, ON, OCC, PC, QC Commemorative Ceremony Montego Bay Convention  Centre Saturday, September 5, 2015 -.-.-.-..-.-.-. SALUTATIONS The Most Hon. Portia Simpson-Miller, Prime Minister President, Maduro Moros President Raul Castro Ruz...
Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (left), addresses a special Jamaica House press briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister’s (OPM) Western Regional Office in Montego Bay on Friday (Sept. 4), ahead of the 10th Anniversary Commemorative Summit of the PetroCaribe Agreement this weekend. Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer (centre); and OPM Press Secretary, Lincoln Robinson, were in attendance.
Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (left), addresses a special Jamaica House press briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister’s (OPM) Western Regional Office in Montego Bay on Friday (Sept. 4), ahead of the 10th Anniversary Commemorative Summit of the PetroCaribe Agreement this weekend. Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer (centre); and OPM Press Secretary, Lincoln Robinson, were in attendance.

Petrocaribe Will Be Strengthened – Paulwell
Principal Director, Policy, Planning, Development and Evaluation Division, in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Dr. Oral Rainford (right), having a light discussion with (from left): Senior Energy and Climate Change Engineer, Department of Sustainable Development, Organization of American States, Ruben Contreras Lisperguer; Political-Economic Counsellor, United States Embassy, Cleveland Charles; and Ambassador of Brazil to Jamaica, His Excellency Carlos Alberto den Hartog, at the opening of a workshop on the Life Cycle Sustainable Assessment and Global Bio Energy Partnership (GBEP) Indicators for Sustainable Biofuels in Jamaica, at the Kingston offices of the Jamaica Employers Federation (JEF) on July 6.
Principal Director, Policy, Planning, Development and Evaluation Division, in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Dr. Oral Rainford (right), having a light discussion with (from left): Senior Energy and Climate Change Engineer, Department of Sustainable Development, Organization of American States, Ruben Contreras Lisperguer; Political-Economic Counsellor, United States Embassy, Cleveland Charles; and Ambassador of Brazil to Jamaica, His Excellency Carlos Alberto den Hartog, at the opening of a workshop on the Life Cycle Sustainable Assessment and Global Bio Energy Partnership (GBEP) Indicators for Sustainable Biofuels in Jamaica, at the Kingston offices of the Jamaica Employers Federation (JEF) on July 6.

Production of Bio-Fuel Still in the Mix
Manager, Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency, Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ), Dr. Peter Ruddock, speaking at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’.
Manager, Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency, Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ), Dr. Peter Ruddock, speaking at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’.

Study Underway to Select Local Crops for Biofuel Production
Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier (second left), addresses the opening of the ESCO capacity building workshops on September 9 at the Knutsford Court Hotel, New Kingston. Others (from left) are: Head of Infrastructure and Rural Development, Delegation of the European Union to Jamaica, Belize, The Bahamas, Turks and Caicos and the Cayman Islands, Thomas Opperer; Principal Director, Energy Division in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Fitzroy Vidal; and General Manager for Strategic Services, Development Bank of Jamaica, Claudine Tracey.
Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier (second left), addresses the opening of the ESCO capacity building workshops on September 9 at the Knutsford Court Hotel, New Kingston. Others (from left) are: Head of Infrastructure and Rural Development, Delegation of the European Union to Jamaica, Belize, The Bahamas, Turks and Caicos and the Cayman Islands, Thomas Opperer; Principal Director, Energy Division in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Fitzroy Vidal; and General Manager for Strategic Services, Development Bank of Jamaica, Claudine Tracey.

Savings of US$1.2 Billion Per Year From Energy Services Companies Project

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Chief Strategic Planner, Carrington Morgan (left), outlining details of Gas Products Limited’s (GASPRO) ‘Street Style Cook-Up’ Initiative. Listening keenly is Community Renewal Programme (CRP) Socio-economic Development Technical Specialist at the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Charmaine Brimm.
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PIOJ Partners with GASPRO to Uplift Inner-City Communities

The overwhelming response to the first ‘Street Style Cook-Up’ initiative in Kingston earlier this year, sponsored by cooking gas company, Gas Products Limited (GASPRO), bodes well for other sections of the island being targeted over the next four years. This unique project, being implemented in partnership with the Community Renewal Programme (CRP) of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) and...
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JANAAC Urges Energy Providers to Become Accredited

The Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC) will be working more closely with the energy sector over the next year to encourage service providers to become accredited, thereby boosting consumer confidence. The thrust to target the energy sector stems from the theme for World Accreditation Day (WAD), ‘Delivering confidence in the provision of energy’. The day was observed on June 9....
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Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (centre), in discussion with Managing Director, ATL Group of Companies, Danville Walker (left), and Business to Business Sales General Manager, Panasonic Latin America, Rafael Linares, during the ATL/Panasonic Energy Forum held at the Audi Terminal on Oxford Road in Kingston on Wednesday, June 4.
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Jamaica Will Lead Region in Renewables – Energy Minister

Jamaica is on the way to becoming the leading Caribbean country in the use of renewable sources of energy, specifically solar, hydropower and wind. This declaration has been made by Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, who predicts that by mid-2015 Jamaica, will be the top country in the region in terms of its use of...
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Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell. (FILE)
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Energy World International Granted Licence for 381MW Project

The Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Hon. Phillip Paulwell has announced that Energy World International (EWI) was granted a Licence on April 14, 2014 to supply electric power to the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) under the terms of a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) between the JPS and EWI. In making the announcement, Minister Paulwell noted that the...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Hon. Julian Robinson congratulates worker, Jamalco, Colin Smith who served the company for 40 years. Twenty one employees who have served Jamalco for 10-40 years were honoured at a function held at the Jamaica Pegasus on Thursday, March 13.
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Government Finalising Waste to Energy Policy

Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Hon. Julian Robinson says the Government is in the process of finalising its waste to energy policy. Mr. Robinson said the development of the policy involved stakeholders from the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) and the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development. “We have finally come...
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Principal Director in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Fitzroy Vidal, emphasizes a point as he addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank on October 16 at the JIS head office in Kingston.
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Gov’t to Accelerate Public Sector Energy Efficiency and Conservation Programme

The Government is looking to speed-up the provision of energy saving solutions under the Public Sector Energy Efficiency and Conservation programme. Principal Director in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Fitzroy Vidal, said that work under the programme is “fairly advanced.” “We are going to do as much as we can to accelerate it towards retrofitting the entire...
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Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, addresses an energy forum on Thursday (June 7) at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James.
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Liberalization of Renewable Energy Sector Working – Minister Paulwell

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, says the Government’s decision to open the renewable energy sector to private investors is working. He said the recent “oversupply” of proposals to the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) for alternative energy projects, is a clear indication that the policy “is right”. Minister Paulwell, who was addressing an energy forum...
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