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Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, presents an energy saving light bulb to resident of Brinkley-Links Hill in St. Elizabeth, Dorreth Blake-Whitter. The presentation was made during a ceremony in the community on Wednesday (Nov. 21), to celebrate the turning on of electricity under the Rural Electrification Programme (REP).

Gov’t Targets 30 per cent Reduction in Electricity Cost by 2016

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, has expressed concern over the high cost of electricity in Jamaica, stating that the Government is determined to reduce this by at least 30 per cent by 2016. The Minister...

Minister with Responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, poses with students from her alma mater, Hampton School.

Minister Falconer Returns to Alma Mater for Motivational Session

Team Leader for the International Network for Bamboo and Rattan (INBAR) Focal Point Jamaica, Gladstone Rose, highlights to JIS News initiatives being undertaken as part of the bamboo resuscitation project, by the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ).

Bureau of Standards on Mission to Resuscitate Bamboo Industry

Deputy Chief Personnel Officer with the Office of the Services Commissions, Judith Cheese-Morris (right), receives her award from Minister with Responsibility for the Public Sector, Hon. Horace Dalley, at the 2013 Jamaica Civil Service Long Service Awards ceremony, held at King’s House in Kingston, on November 20.

Civil Servants Are Delighted To Serve

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (centre), prepares to cut the ribbon to officially open the Potsdam Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Centre in St. Elizabeth, on November 20. It was established by the Universal Service Fund (USF) at a cost of $2.4 million. The facility has 13 new computers and other supporting equipment. Sharing in the occasion are member of Parliament for the area, Mr. Richard Parchment (second left) and other community members.

Government Establishes 160 ICT Centres Across Jamaica

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (2nd right); shares a moment with Chairman, Rose Town Foundation, Christopher Berry (left); Special Advisor to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, Hank Dittmar (2nd left); and Rose Town Foundation

12 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

PM Opens US$2 Million Infrastructure Development Project in Rose Town

Approximately 4,500 residents of Rose Town, an inner-city Kingston community, are celebrating the completion of a US$2 million infrastructure development project that will see them benefitting from improved water supply, road and sewerage facility. Funding for the project was provided by His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, through a grant from Kuwait. The project was undertaken over the last...

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, emphasizes a point as he addresses the opening of the Bull Savannah Primary School Information Technology Centre on November 20, on the school grounds in St. Elizabeth.

12 years ago Technology

Minister Paulwell Looks To Boost Competition In Telecoms

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, says the Government is committed to bringing more competition to the telecommunications landscape in order to reduce the cost of internet access, which he maintains, is far too high. He said that part of the reason for liberalizing the sector in the first place was to ensure that every Jamaican...

Minister with Responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer addresses journalists at a Jamaica House press briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister on November 20. Seated beside her is Managing Director of the JUTC, Colin Campbell.

12 years ago InformationNational Security and Peace

Minister Bunting At Security Ministers Meeting In Colombia

Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting, is participating in the fourth meeting of Security Ministers of the Americas, now underway in Medellin, Colombia. Making the announcement at the Jamaica House press briefing, on November 20, Minister of Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, noted that Cabinet had approved the official travel. Held under the auspices of the Organistion of...

Managing Director of the JUTC, Colin Campbell, addressing journalists at a Jamaica House press briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister on November 20.

12 years ago Transport

JUTC To Save Up To $150 Million Per Year By Removing Free Transfer System

The removal of the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) free transfer system is expected to save the state-run bus company some $500,000 to $600,000 daily, or $150 million per annum. Managing Director of the JUTC, Colin Campbell, provided details on the savings at Wednesday’s (November 20) Jamaica House press briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister. He said that...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller.

12 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

OPM Clarifies Incident in Rose Town

The Office of the Prime Minister, OPM, wishes to clarify media reports of an incident today in Rose Town which involved contact between a journalist and the Prime Minister’s Close Protection Officers. At the end of a function at which the Prime Minister launched infrastructural works in the community of Rose Town, a journalist sought to engage in an impromptu...

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, emphasizes a point while addressing the Kensington Primary School’s Parent-Teachers Association (PTA) General Meeting, held on November 20 at the institution’s location in Greater Portmore, St. Catherine.

12 years ago Education

Oral Test In English Language By 2016

The Ministry of Education plans to introduce an oral examination in English Language by 2016, Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, has announced. It is intended to test the competence of students in speaking the language, starting at the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) level up to the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examination. “So, it’s not a matter just...

Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill (right), addresses students during the opening ceremony for Geographic Information System (GIS) Day 2013, held on November 20, in the Assembly Hall at the University of the West Indies, Mona campus.

12 years ago Environment

Students Participate in GIS Day Activities

Scores of students from schools across the island converged at the Mona campus of the University of the West Indies on Wednesday, November 20, to participate in activities marking Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Day 2013. The day was observed under the theme: ‘Geospatial Solutions Addressing Global Challenges’, and saw the students viewing displays from government and private sector companies on...