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Chairman of the organizing committee of the 2016 Organization Of Caribbean Utility Regulators, (OOCUR), Albert Gordon speaking during a press conference at the Wexford Hotel in Montego Bay on Tuesday October 18. In giving an update on the October 26-28 conference which takes place at the Secrets Resort and Spa in Montego Bay, Mr. Gordon who is also the Executive Director of the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR), stated that some 200 delegates are expected to attend.
Chairman of the organizing committee of the 2016 Organization Of Caribbean Utility Regulators, (OOCUR), Albert Gordon speaking during a press conference at the Wexford Hotel in Montego Bay on Tuesday October 18. In giving an update on the October 26-28 conference which takes place at the Secrets Resort and Spa in Montego Bay, Mr. Gordon who is also the Executive Director of the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR), stated that some 200 delegates are expected to attend.

200 Delegates Expected for Caribbean Utility Regulators Conference

More than 200 delegates from 20 countries are expected in the island for the 14th annual Organization of Caribbean Utility Regulators (OOCUR) conference, which takes place at the Secrets Resort and Spa in Montego Bay from October 26 to 28....
Acting Chief Technical Director, Planning and Development Division, Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Jacqueline Lynch-Stewart.
Acting Chief Technical Director, Planning and Development Division, Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Jacqueline Lynch-Stewart.

Office of the Prime Minister – A Model of Energy Efficiency
Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon.. Andrew Wheatley, addresses the official opening of the BMR Wind Farm Project in Potsdam, St. Elizabeth.
Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon.. Andrew Wheatley, addresses the official opening of the BMR Wind Farm Project in Potsdam, St. Elizabeth.

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Chairman of the Universal Service Fund (USF), Robert Lawrence (second left), displays computers (on table), which he handed over to the Golden Age Home recently. Others (from left) are Assistant General Manager of the Golden Age Home, Mishka Townsend-Brown; General Manager of the Golden Age Home, Laurette Adams-Thomas and Acting Chief Executive Officer of the USF, Everold Simms.
Chairman of the Universal Service Fund (USF), Robert Lawrence (second left), displays computers (on table), which he handed over to the Golden Age Home recently. Others (from left) are Assistant General Manager of the Golden Age Home, Mishka Townsend-Brown; General Manager of the Golden Age Home, Laurette Adams-Thomas and Acting Chief Executive Officer of the USF, Everold Simms.

Golden Age Home Gets Computers from USF
Senior Expert with the Improving Innovation Capacities in the Caribbean (INVOCAB) project by the Scientific Research Council (SRC), Mr. Rhoen Kerr (second right) and Principal of the Seaward Primary and Junior High school, Mrs. Arlene Thomas (right), cut the ribbon to officially open a science lab at the school on September 15, while students and teachers look on. The school is one of eight provided with science laboratories outfitted with equipment and apparatus through the project funded by the European Union and the Government of Jamaica.
Senior Expert with the Improving Innovation Capacities in the Caribbean (INVOCAB) project by the Scientific Research Council (SRC), Mr. Rhoen Kerr (second right) and Principal of the Seaward Primary and Junior High school, Mrs. Arlene Thomas (right), cut the ribbon to officially open a science lab at the school on September 15, while students and teachers look on. The school is one of eight provided with science laboratories outfitted with equipment and apparatus through the project funded by the European Union and the Government of Jamaica.

SRC Opens Science Labs in Schools

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Interim Project Manager, Caribbean Climate Innovation Centre (CCIC), Marcia Henry, speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on September 6. She spoke about the upcoming clean energy boot camp being hosted by the CCIC.
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Clean Energy Entrepreneurs Trained at Boot Camps

Some 163 clean energy entrepreneurs have been trained at three boot camps hosted by the Caribbean Climate Innovation Centre (CCIC). The programme, which offers mentorship and guidance to entrepreneurs in the field of clean energy, is now inviting more companies to be a part of their upcoming boot camp in Antigua and Barbuda from September 27 to 29. The deadline...
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Director General at the National Commission on Science and Technology (NCST), Professor Errol Morrison, emphasises a point as he addresses a JIS Think Thank on September 13, where he provided details about the 2016 National Innovation Awards.
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Applications for National Innovation Awards Extended to September 30

The application deadline for the National Innovation Awards has been extended to September 30, 2016. The biennial awards ceremony, which is scheduled for November 16, 2016, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, will recognise excellence in technology and innovation, and creativity in various areas of science. Director General at the National Commission on Science and Technology (NCST), Professor Errol Morrison, is...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre, front row), on the steps of Vale Royal with high-school and university students who received laptop computers through a partnership with Lenovo and AMD Inc. Representatives from the international computer manufacturers are also pictured, including Corporate Vice President of the Lenovo Account at AMD Inc, Mr. David Bennett (second right, second row); and Director of Channel Sales at Lenovo, Michael Abplanalp (second right, third row).
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PM Presents Computers to Students

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, today (September 9), handed over the first nine of 40 laptop computers to high-school and university students, which were donated through a partnership with Lenovo and AMD Inc. Mr. Holness, in a meeting at Vale Royal with representatives from the companies and local partners RMP & Associates, said the contribution fits well into...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator Ruel Reid, addresses a recent JIS Think Tank.
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CAPE Students to do Animation and Game Design

Animation and Game Design will be a new addition to the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) offerings this academic year. The subject will comprise two units – ‘The Fundamentals of Animation and Game Design’, and ‘Interactive Design and Game Development’. Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, told JIS News that he is very excited, as...
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Executive Director of the Scientific Research Council (SRC), Dr. Cliff Riley, speaks at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on September 6. He highlighted that application for the Caribbean Climate Innovation Centre (CCIC) Accelerator Programme closes on September 9.
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Deadline for CCIC Accelerator Programme is Sept. 9

Application for the Caribbean Climate Innovation Center’s (CCIC) Accelerator Programme will close on September 9. The six-month programme, which offers mentorship, guidance as well as resources to entrepreneurs in the field of ‘clean energy’, seeks to promote climate change mitigation. Executive Director of the Scientific Research Council (SRC), Dr. Cliff Riley, speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on September 6,...
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Minister without Portfolio in the the Office of the Prime Minister responsible for Science, Technology and Special Projects
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Government to Launch Task Force on the State of Electricity and Telecommunications Services in Jamaica

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology Dr. Hon. Andrew Wheatley has decided to convene a task force to examine the state of utilities in Jamaica in light of recent devastating incidents. The Minister notes that “this administration is focused on growth and job creation but this cannot be achieved without a reliable power grid and robust communications backbone.” “This is...
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