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Two waste-to-energy plants are slated for early construction, which will see the country saving some US$60 million in the fuel importation bill, annually. This was announced today (October 16), by Minister of Energy and Mining, Honourable James Robertson, at a two-day Caribbean Renewable Energy Forum, being held at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Montego Bay, St. James. "Jamaica is on...

The Ministry of Energy and Mining is to make a presentation to Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding, on September 24, following which there should be a direction on the way forward for Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), as the country seeks cheaper and varying energy sources. Speaking at a press conference at the Ministry's Trafalgar Road offices in Kingston, today...

State Minister in the Ministry of Energy and Mining, Hon. Laurence Broderick, has announced that negotiations are far advanced for the establishment of a local liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry, which he said would result in major improvements in the economy. "We are confident that there is now an increased availability of LNG coming on the market that we can...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Energy and Mining, Hon. Laurence Broderick, has said that the Government is committed to ensuring that the country has a consistent, efficient and affordable supply of energy, to boost productivity. The State Minister was speaking recently, at a function hosted by the Clarendon-based bauxite-producing company, Jamalco, to honour local contractors who contributed to...

Group Managing Director of the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ), Dr. Ruth Potopsingh, has called for more investment in renewable energy initiatives to address the effects of climate change. She pointed out that the use of conventional fuels, such as petroleum and coal, contributes significantly to greenhouse gas emissions, which cause climate change and more focus must be placed on...

Professionals in the energy sector are now better equipped to forecast future energy needs following a two-week training course organised by the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). A total of 15 professionals from the Ministry of Mining and Energy, the PIOJ, Petrojam, Jamaica Public Service Company, Ministry of Transport and Works, Jamaica Bauxite...

The Ministry of Energy and Mining is continuing its capacity building drive with a two-week training course on energy demand assessment, using the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) Model for the Analysis of Energy Demand (MAED). The training course which is being hosted at the PCJ Auditorium in Kingston, runs from May 11 to 22, 2009 and targets professionals in...

A five-man team is to be appointed to examine and make necessary adjustments to the National Energy Policy which was tabled as a Green Paper in Parliament, in 2006. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Energy and Mining, Marcia Forbes, made the disclosure while addressing a high-level stakeholders' discussion forum on the Policy at the Ministry on Tuesday (May 5)....

A well-known financial analyst has come out in support of the Government's decision to impose a consumption tax on fuel, saying this move to realign the tax structure is more equitable to over-burdened PAYE taxpayers. Colin Steele, a member of the Board of the Pan Caribbean Financial Group and a respected financial analyst, told JIS News that he is generally...

The government is close to finalizing a National Energy Policy that will outline strategies and options for the energy sector through the formulation of a comprehensive plan of action to guide the sector until 2015. The policy which was first announced by Prime Minister P.J. Patterson in his 2004 budget Presentation is in the final draft stage and will be...

The Energy Conservation and Efficiency Exhibition staged by the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) culminated on October 27 with the official visit of Prime Minister P.J. Patterson. The Prime Minister lauded the PCJ on its tremendous efforts of educating the nation on energy use and conservation and emphasized that "we in Jamaica are obliged to accelerate our programmes for energy...

As the Jamaica Information Service (JIS)/Jamaica Public Service Company (JPSCo) Heritage Debate 2005 competition heats up, first and second round champions Cornwall College of St. James and Petersfield High of Westmoreland, locked horns in a keenly contested match on Wednesday (Oct. 26) from which Cornwall College emerged winners. Cornwall beat their rivals by a slim margin of 231 to 228....