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Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, during her contribution to the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 14.

757 Net Billing Licences Issued to Jamaicans

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, says 757 net billing licences have been issued to Jamaicans since the pilot programme in May 2012. Making her contribution to the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on...

Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams (third left), presents Head of Administration, eGov Jamaica Limited, Fern Townsend (second right), with the plaque for winning the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) Energy Champion Competition 2018. Also sharing the moment are staff members of eGov Jamaica Limited. The awards and recognition ceremony was held on Wednesday (March 20) at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.

Four More Public Entities to Benefit from EECP

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams (centre) and member of the National Consumers League of Jamaica (NCLJ) and retired Executive Chef, Mazie Miller (right), listen to Vice President of the NCLJ, Michael Diamond, at a public forum put on by the NCLJ in observance of World Consumer Rights Day 2019, to be celebrated on March 15 under the theme ‘Trusted Smart Products’. The forum was held on Wednesday (March 13) at the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), in Kingston.

Minister Calls on Jamaicans to Protect Themselves Against Cyberattacks

Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams (centre), listens to a comment from Canadian High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency, Laurie J. Peters, at a breakfast meeting with participants in a Canadian Clean Technology (Cleantech) business mission to Jamaica, hosted by the Canadian High Commission, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on February 26. At right is Managing Director of the Advanced Energy Centre at the MaRS Discovery District in Canada, Ron Dizzy.

Gov’t to Craft Electric Vehicle Policy

Director General of the National Commission on Science and Technology (NCST), Professor Errol Morrison (right), engages with Innovation Account Manager at California-based consultant company The Vault, Alex Prignon (left); and Senior Technology Officer at the NCST, Patricia Lewin. They were attending an innovation workshop held on January 24 at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston.

Innovators to Receive Support to Commercialise Ideas

7 years ago Budget 2019/2020Science

JANAAC Targeting Increased Standards Compliance by Entities

The Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC) is targeting increased compliance by entities with local and international standards governing their operational processes and procedures. This is among several activities being pursued by JANAAC in the new financial year as the agency seeks to improve its overall effectiveness as an accreditation body. As stated in the 2019/20 Public Bodies Estimates of...

7 years ago EnergyScienceTechnology

Postal Corporation to Upgrade Post Offices, Diversify Products

The Postal Corporation of Jamaica (PCOJ) is looking to upgrade post offices across the island and diversify product offerings in order to enhance services offered to business and domestic clients. As stated in the 2019/20 Public Bodies Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure, the measures are among improvements being undertaken to better enable the Corporation to negotiate local and global sector...

Jamaica’s first Honorary Consul in Scotland, Professor Sir Godfrey “Geoff” Palmer.

7 years ago Science

Jamaica Appoints First Honorary Consul In Scotland

Distinguished Jamaican-born scientist, Professor Sir Godfrey “Geoff” Palmer, OBE, has been appointed Jamaica’s first Honorary Consul in Scotland. Born in St. Elizabeth in 1940, Godfrey Henry Oliver Palmer migrated to Britain in 1955 as a part of the ‘Windrush’ generation of Jamaican immigrants. He overcame early educational and other challenges to graduate with a degree in botany from Leicester University...

Director General of the National Commission on Science and Technology (NCST), Professor Errol Morrison, speaking at a JIS Think Tank on Tuesday (November 27), at the agency’s head office in Kingston.

7 years ago ScienceTechnology

Jamaicans Encouraged to Bring Ideas to Science and Technology Commission

Director General at the National Commission on Science and Technology (NCST), Professor Errol Morrison, is encouraging Jamaicans to come forward with their innovative ideas. “Many persons have ideas but are shy to bring them forward, and we want to open up the doors to those who are nurturing new ideas. Come and talk to us at the Commission; we might...

Permanent Secretary in the Science and Technology Ministry, Wahkeen Murray (right) listens to a point from Director General of the National Commission on Science and Technology (NCST) and Chairman of the Scientific Research Council (SRC), Professor Errol Morrison. Occasion was the opening of the SRC’s fifth Biennial Science and Technology Conference and Exposition at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on November 19.

7 years ago ScienceTechnologyVision 2030

Science Technology and Innovation Policy to be Available for Public Consultations within Weeks

Acting Permanent Secretary in the Science and Technology Ministry, Wahkeen Murray, says the Science, Technology and Innovation (ST&I) Policy will be available for public consultation in a matter of weeks. “We have a draft in place. It was considered last week by a committee of the Cabinet. They proposed some edits to it, and once Cabinet approves it, then it...

Scientific Research Council Conference Flyer

7 years ago ScienceTechnology

National Science and Technology Conference And Expo November 19 & 20, 2018

The public is being invited to the 5th Biennial National Science and Technology Conference and Exposition at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel from November 19 to 20. The two-day event, organised by the Scientific Research Council (SRC) under the theme ‘Science, Technology and Innovation in Business: Facilitating trade and global competitiveness,’ will run from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. each day....

Executive Director of the Bureau of Standards Jamaica, Stephen Wedderburn (right), converses with Toxicilogist/Analyst in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Errol Dakin; and Head of the Microbiology Department at the University of The West Indies (UWI), Dr. Alison Nicholson, at a World Antibiotic Awareness Week event held at Knox College, Spalding, Clarendon, on November 15.

7 years ago Health & WellnessScience

UWI Lecturer Warns Against Misuse of Antibiotics

Head of the Microbiology Department, University of the West Indies (UWI), Dr. Alison Nicholson, says overuse and misuse of antibiotics is affecting their effectiveness in treating infections, resulting in a rapid emergence of resistant bacteria worldwide. She noted that “bacteria have learned the secrets of how antibiotics work and are outsmarting them”. “Some of them (bacteria) have very elaborate mechanisms...