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The Government is collaborating on a project with Noranda Jamaica Bauxite Partners, to demonstrate the viability of the biofuels industry, using mined out bauxite lands to grow oil-producing crops. Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, says the objective is to extract the oils from seeds, such as castor and palm, for the emerging biofuels market in...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson, says the Government welcomes the input of private investors, as it seeks to exploit the full potential of the country’s minerals sector. Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson, says the Government welcomes the input of private...

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, has announced that the bauxite and alumina company, Alpart, in Nain, St. Elizabeth, should resume operations in the first quarter of 2016, following completion of the refinery’s new energy infrastructure. The re-opening will come some seven years after production ceased at the plant, due to a decline in the global...

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, is to report on an energy solution to facilitate the re-opening of the Alpart and Kirkvine bauxite plants, when he speaks in the 2013/14 Sectoral Debate. The Government has been engaged in months of intense negotiations with Russian-based aluminium company, UC Rusal, for the resumption of operations at the facilities,...

The Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Nippon Light Metal of Japan, for the establishment of a pilot project to extract earth elements from red mud. This was disclosed by Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, in the House of Representatives on January 15. Mr. Paulwell, who noted that the...

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, says he is confident that the Alpart bauxite and alumina plant at Nain, in St Elizabeth, will re-open soon, as discussions with U C Rusal, the majority share- holders and operators of the plant, are going well. Addressing a Rural Electrification Programme (REP) lighting ceremony, in Powell Town, Southfield, St....

The Government is defending its decision to grant a one year bauxite levy concession to Russian aluminium producer-UC Rusal, despitegiving up US$7 million in revenue. Responding to questions posed during the Jamaica House press briefing at the Office of the Prime (OPM), Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, said there is no guarantee that the government...

The Government has granted a bauxite levy concession to Russian-based aluminum company UC Rusal, which will ensure, among other things, that the 600 local jobs are maintained at the Ewarton Works refinery in St. Catherine. This was revealed by Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell on Tuesday (October 2) in a statement to Parliament. He informed...

Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Minister, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, says the Government is exploring the possibility of producing aluminium locally. Speaking at Wednesday's (July 25) Jamaica House media briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister, Mr. Paulwell said details of the undertaking are expected to be announced by the end of September. Those details, he pointed out, are also...

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, says the Government is proceeding with the mapping of the country’s limestone and other mineral resources. "The data generated will be used to actively promote and attract investment in manufacturing, and to harness any unique opportunities that may arise,” the Minister said, during his contribution to the 2012/13 Sectoral Debate...

Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change Minister, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, says the Ministry is working to ensure that the Cockpit Country is protected, especially from mining activities. "This area (Cockpit Country) is far too important to the country's cultural and environmental heritage to have it jeopardised in this manner. Mining in the area could essentially destroy the resources found there,”...

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining (STEM), Hon. Phillip Paulwell, while seeking to restore the bauxite and alumina industry to its pre-eminent position, has his eyes sharply focused on “unleashing the potential of Jamaica’s limestone." During his recent introductory meeting with the newly installed Clarendon Alumina Productions Board at the offices of the Jamaica Bauxite Institute in Kingston, the...