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Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley (centre), in discussion with Programme Manager, Energy Management and Efficiency Programme (EMEP), Derian Jackson (right), during a stakeholders workshop at the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) auditorium in New Kingston on Wednesday (May 30). Looking on is PCJ Group General Manager, Winston Watson.

Gov’t Poised for Significant Savings under US$40m Energy Programme

The Government is poised to generate significant savings from the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) implementation of the US$40-million Energy Management and Efficiency Programme (EMEP). The initiative, which was launched during a stakeholders’ workshop at the PCJ Auditorium in New...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams (second left), converses with (from left) NCB Insurance Company Limited (NCBIC) executives, Business Development Manager, Desmond Johnson, and Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Vernon James; and Jamaica Information Service Director for Human Resources, Bernita Locke, during NCBIC’s pension funds seminar at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, New Kingston, on Tuesday (May 29). Mrs. Williams was the keynote speaker. The seminar was held under the theme ‘Governance for Pension Funds: A Jamaican Perspective’.

Private Pensions Industry Can Drive Higher Levels of Growth – Minister Williams

Manager of the Student Assessment Unit in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Terry-Ann Thomas Gayle, addressing a recent JIS Think Tank .

PEP Preparations on Track

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague

2018\19 Sectoral Presentation by Hon. Robert Montague

Senior Advisor to the State Minister for Education, Hon. Floyd Green, Mrs. Brittany Singh-Williams (left), shows reading content to students (from left): Rayshawn Davis, St. Barnabas Basic; Dijanae Philbert, Mission House; and Kemoya Kelly, Faith Temple Pentecostal Basic, at a ceremony where Carlong Publishers (Caribbean) Limited handed over books to basic schools at the Kingston and St. Andrew Parish Library, Tom Redcam Drive in Kingston, on May 29. Standing (from left) are Director for Sector Support for the Early Childhood Commission (ECC), Norda Seymour-Hall, and Chief Executive Officer for Carlong Publishers (Caribbean) Limited, Lorna Allen.

Basic Schools Receive Books from Carlong Publishers

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), listens keenly to Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley, during the sitting of the House of Representatives on May 29.

8 years ago Energy

Progress Being Made in Expansion of Petrojam

A technical team comprised of members from the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) and Petrojam are meeting with engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractors for the expansion of the State-owned Refinery, Petrojam. Providing an update on the status of the expansion process in the House of Representatives on May 29, Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley,...

8 years ago Finance & Public Service

Government to Proceed With Phase Two Reforms of Pensions Act This Year

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, says the Government plans to proceed with phase two reforms to the Pensions Act and the attendant regulations, during the 2018/19 fiscal year. She made the announcement while addressing NCB Insurance Company Limited’s pension funds seminar, which was held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, New...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, makes a point during his contribution to the 2018/19 Sectoral debate in the House of Representatives on May 29. In the background is Member of Parliament for Eastern Hanover, Dave Brown.

8 years ago AgricultureCommerceIndustry

Government Developing Crop Loss and Farm Insurance Programme

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, says the Government is in the process of developing a crop loss and farm insurance programme. Making his Sectoral Debate presentation in the House of Representatives on May 29, Mr. Hutchinson noted that a concept document outlining the mechanism for the off-budget financing of the...

Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Rudyard Spencer (left), speaks with (from second left), Chief Executive Officer, Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency, Andrew Wynter; Commissioner of Customs, Velma Ricketts Walker and Chief Immigration Officer, Barbados, Wayne Marshall, at the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Chiefs of Immigration and Comptrollers of Customs Conference at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Tuesday (May 29).

8 years ago National Security and Peace

Members of CARICOM Must Collaborate More to Fight Crime – Spencer

Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Rudyard Spencer, has called on members of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to collaborate more in the fight against corruption at ports in the region. Addressing the CARICOM Chiefs of Immigration and Comptrollers of Customs Conference at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Tuesday (May 29), Mr. Spencer said...

8 years ago JusticeSectoral Debate 2018/2019

DPP Offices to be Renovated

Major renovation will take place this fiscal year at the offices of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). This was disclosed by Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, during his contribution to the 2018/19 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives, recently. “The present offices that they have, when I walked through them, they are congested and decaying. Therefore, during...

Prevention Manager of the National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA) in the western region, Clifton Morris, addressing a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, at the agency’s Montego Bay Regional Office.

8 years ago Health & Wellness

Health Risks to be Highlighted on World No Tobacco Day

Prevention Manager of the National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA) in the western region, Clifton Morris, says that on World No Tobacco Day, May 31, the focus will be on highlighting the many health risks associated with cigarette smoking. Speaking at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ at the agency’s Montego Bay Regional Office, Mr. Morris said the...

Executive Director of the Scientific Research Council (SRC), Dr. Cliff Riley, speaks at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.

8 years ago ScienceTechnology

Innovators Can Still Apply for 2018 National Awards

Jamaican innovators have one last chance to apply for the 2018 National Innovation Awards, as the extended deadline comes to an end on May 31. Categories for entrants include Agriculture; Food and Agro-processing; Education and Popularisation of Science, Technology and Innovation (STI); Energy; Cybersecurity; Entertainment Products; Environmental Sustainability; Health and Safety; Youth Innovator; Engineering; and Manufacturing. Executive Director of the...