Latest

Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz (second left), engages with resident of Comma Pen in St. Elizabeth, Muriel Freeman (left), during a visit to the community on Thursday (July 10) to observe house wiring and pole extension activities under the Community Electrification Project. Looking on (from centre) are fellow community members Ojanie Thomas; Marcia Morgan (second right) and Bobbette Sinclair.

Scores of Households in St. Elizabeth and Manchester Wired for Electricity

Scores of households across the parishes of St. Elizabeth and Manchester have been wired for connection to the national grid under the Government’s Community Electrification Project. Being implemented by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) in partnership with Jamaica Public...

Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz (left), listens as Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) contracted engineer, Barrington Brown, highlights the features of one of the buses that will be utilised in the rural school bus system, following a press conference on Tuesday (July 8), at the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) Auditorium in Kingston.

Rollout of Rural School Bus System on Track for September – Minister Vaz

Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz.

Gov’t Establishes Enterprise Team to Review Sangster Airport Concession Extension

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, speaks during Tuesday’s (July 1) press conference at Jamaica House to announce the Government’s decision regarding the existing terms of the Jamaica Public Service Company’s (JPS) license.

Decision on JPS Licence Signals Gov’t’s Intent to Explore Alternatives – Minister Williams

Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport Minister, Hon. Daryl Vaz (centre), shares something on his phone with Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (left), and Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, at a special press conference on Tuesday (July 1), at Jamaica House.

Government Open to All Parties for New Electricity Licensing Arrangement

Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport Minister, Hon. Daryl Vaz, speaking at a special press conference on Tuesday (July 1) at Jamaica House.

9 months ago Energy

Gov’t to End Current JPS Licence in 2027

The Government of Jamaica will not be renewing the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Company’s current all-island licence under the existing terms, upon its expiration on July 8, 2027. Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport Minister, Hon. Daryl Vaz, made the announcement at a special press conference on Tuesday (July 1) at Jamaica House. He indicated that the JPS has been officially...

Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz, aboard one of the new compressed natural gas (CNG) buses, procured for the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC). Mr. Vaz was on site for the arrival at Kingston Wharves on Thursday (June 19).

10 months ago EducationEnergyTransportYouth

First Set of Rural School Buses to Arrive Next Week

Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz, has confirmed that the first set of buses procured for the Rural School Bus Programme is scheduled to begin arriving in the island next week. He made the disclosure during Thursday’s (June 19) arrival of 63 new compressed natural gas (CNG) buses – procured for the Jamaica Urban Transit Company...

Managing Director of Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney (standing, second right), and members of the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) team, assist residents to get registered during a Community Electrification Fair held at the Jones Town Baptist Church in Kingston on Wednesday (June 11). The JPS personnel (from left) are Assistant Control Engineer, Ronald Gazel; Community Relations Officer, Kerrica McGregor and intern, Jordan McConnel. The islandwide fairs are aimed at registering vulnerable households to benefit from domestic house wiring under the Community Electrification Project being undertaken by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) in partnership with JPS.

10 months ago CommunityEnergy

Community Electrification Fair in Jones Town (PHOTOS)

Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz, delivers the keynote address during Thursday’s (June 12) launch of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) Rural Electrification Project in Hampstead Park, St. Andrew Eastern.

10 months ago EnergyFinance & Public Service

Hampstead Park Residents to Benefit from JSIF Electrification Project

Residents of Hampstead Park in St. Andrew Eastern are set to benefit from safe, legal, and reliable electricity under the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) Community Electrification Project. The grant-funded initiative, being jointly undertaken with the Ministry of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport and Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS), aims to connect underserved communities islandwide to the national electricity grid....

Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport Minister, Hon. Daryl Vaz, makes his 2025/26 Sectoral Presentation in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (June 10).

10 months ago EnergyTransport

Fuel Theft at JUTC Curtailed

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) is reporting that pilferage and unauthorised fuel extraction have been significantly curtailed at specific depots, as a result of anti-siphoning measures implemented. Making his 2025/26 Sectoral Presentation in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (June 10), Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport Minister, Hon. Daryl Vaz, said the JUTC has reported a notable drop in...

Chief Executive Officer, Universal Service Fund (USF), Charlton McFarlane.

10 months ago EnergyScienceTelecommunicationsTransport

USF Pursuing Solar Energy to Power Community Wi-Fi Services

The Universal Service Fund (USF) is taking decisive steps to improve its operational efficiency by reducing reliance on the national electricity grid to power its community Wi-Fi facilities. Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Charlton McFarlane, made the disclosure during a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’. He noted that electricity costs remain a significant expense for the agency, which is...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (front), cuts the ribbon to commission into service the Forest Hill Solar Park in Forest Hill, St. Andrew, on Tuesday (May 27). He is joined by (back, from left) Member of Parliament for St. Andrew Western, Anthony Hylton; Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security and Member of Parliament for St. Andrew West Rural, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn; Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Matthew Samuda; Energy Manager at the National Water Commission (NWC), Haniffe Morrison; Acting Vice President of Operations at the NWC, Herman Fagan; and Member of Parliament for St. Andrew North Western, Duane Smith.

11 months ago Energy

PM Holness Commissions $81.5 Million Forest Hill Solar Park

The $81.5-million Forest Hill Solar Park, which will result in millions in annual energy savings for the National Water Commission (NWC), was commissioned into operation by Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness on Tuesday (May 27). The project, which was completed on April 16, includes the installation of a 350-kilowatt grid-tied solar photovoltaic system to supplement the energy...