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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....

To raise the level of awareness among young people on major environmental issues and the importance of conservation and resource management, the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) recently held a special seminar for schools at the Ridgemount United Church in Mandeville. In her address, CAC Chief Executive Officer, Dolsie Allen underscored the need for all consumers, including students to do their...

The Jamaica Public Service Company (JPSCo) has indicated that 28,000 customers in Manchester, representing 70 per cent of households, now have access to their regular electricity supplies. JPSCo Parish Manager for Manchester, Thelma Vassel told JIS News that the company was working to return power to areas still without the utility. Areas being worked on are Williamsfield Gardens, Bellefield and...

The Government is currently formulating a new national energy policy, which should be completed within the next six months. The policy which will extend to 2015 is expected to focus on alternative sources of energy among other things. Prime Minister P.J. Patterson who made the disclosure in his contribution to 2004/05 Budget Debate at Gordon House on Tuesday, April 27,...

Jamaica and Iran are to explore avenues for corporation in the energy and bauxite alumina sectors, following discussions on Friday (Feb. 27) between Prime Minister P.J. Patterson and President Khatami of Iran, ahead of the Twelfth Summit of the Group of Fifteen in Caracas, Venezuela. Mr. Patterson noted that while the local bauxite sector was operating at full capacity, Jamaica...

Prime Minister P.J. Patterson said it was fitting that the recently concluded Summit of the G of 15 developing countries in Caracas, Venezuela focussed on the importance of energy to a country's development as there was no doubt that energy is the engine of economic growth, given its cost and availability to developing countries and the impact it has had...