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Marketing and Corporate Communications Manager at the Scientific Research Council (SRC), Roselyn Fisher, addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’. She says the SRC will continue to assist budding entrepreneurs to create products that are of international standard.

SRC Continues To Mentor Young Entrepreneurs

The continued mentorship of young entrepreneurs by the Scientific Research Council (SRC) has resulted in several successful small businesses becoming international brands. Barnhill Organics is one such company that is looking to infiltrate the international market with its wide range...

State Minister in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson (left), looks on as Installation Manager at Padero Solar Jamaica, Tim Barker, points out the readings of the 100-kilowatt solar system installed at Food for the Poor’s offices in Spanish Town, St. Catherine. Occasion was the official commissioning of the system by the State Minister on February 11.

Food for the Poor Installs 100-Kilowatt Solar System

Science, Technology, Energy and Mining State Minister, Hon. Julian Robinson (right), dislays a poster promoting the KingstOOn animation conference and film festival, during a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank. Looking on is World Bank Country Manager for Jamaica, Galina Sotirova.

World Bank A Key Partner In Staging Of KingstOOn 2016

Science, Technology, Energy, and Mining Minister, Hon. Phillip Paulwell.

Negotiations in Final Stage with Another Oil Company for Licence to Explore

Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Minister, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (2nd left), having a light exchange with EduCentres Information Services Limited’s Executive Director, Richard Shaw (2nd right), during the institute’s Information Security Management Systems (ISMS) workshop, at the Knutsford Court Hotel, in New Kingston, on Tuesday, February 2. Others (from left) are: Chief Information Officer, Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Dr. Louis Shallal; Chief Executive Officer, Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA), Jennifer McDonald, and EduCentres Director and workshop Coordinator, Hugh Campbell.

ICT Council Established to Spearhead Re-Organisation of Government Operations

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Govt Optimistic of More Jobs and Training Opportunities from KingstOOn 2016

The Government is optimistic of increased employment and training opportunities from the staging of the 2016 KingstOOn animation conference and film festival. Within the first six months after the staging of the inaugural event in 2013, Jamaican animation studios signed with international companies such as Disney and Nickelodeon, creating a boost for the local sector. A number of local animators...

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, addresses the opening of the Flanker Resource Centre in St. James on January 29.

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Next Phase of Tablets in School Programme to be Announced Shortly

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, says an announcement will be made shortly regarding the next phase of the Tablets In School programme. He said the pilot phase has been a tremendous success at the primary level, noting that many students are reading a lot better as a result. Speaking at the opening of the Flanker...

10 years ago Technology

CAP Programme to be reviewed – Minister Paulwell

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, says the Ministry will be undertaking a comprehensive review of all 242 Community Access Points (CAPs) across the island. He made the announcement at the official opening of the Flanker Resource Centre in St. James on January 29. Minister Paulwell said that those facilities that have not been performing “up...

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, addresses the launch of KingstOON 2016 at Jampro’s head office in St. Andrew on January 28. The festival will be held from March 12-13 at the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts.

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Jamaica Can Be Major Player In Animation Industry – Paulwell

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, says, Jamaica has the potential to be a major player in the multibillion dollar global animation industry. He noted that the country has an educated, talented youth population, with an affinity for technology, “and “our cultural diversity and creativity have aroused the interest of the world.” “This is a multibillion...

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

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SRC Providing Training for Cookshop Operators

Community cookshop operators are benefiting from training being provided by the Scientific Research Council (SRC), to help them meet quality standards and improve food preparation methods. Executive Director of the SRC, Dr. Cliff Riley, told JIS News that the training involves collaboration with agencies such as the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) and Members of Parliament. “We look at some...

Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Minister, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (centre), hands over Energy Licence, 2016 to Jamaica Public Service Company Limited (JPSCo) Board Chairman, Chang Jo (third left), at his New Kingston office on January 27. Others (from left) are: Deputy Chairman of the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) Noel daCosta; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Hilary Alexander; Board Director of the JPSCo, Tatsuya Ozono; Chief Technical Director in the Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Ministry, Michelle Forbes; State Minister in the Ministry, Hon. Julian Robinson; Solicitor General, Nicole Foster-Pusey, and Chairman of the Electricity Sector Enterprise Team (ESET), Dr. Vincent Lawrence.

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JPSCo Receives New Electricity Licence

The Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Ministry has awarded the Jamaica Public Service Company Limited (JPSCo) the 2016 Electricity Licence, which will allow for significant changes in the sector. Last year, Cabinet approved recommendations for changes to be made to both the Amended and Restated All-Island Electric Licence 2011 and the Office of Utilities Regulation Act, to accommodate a redesigned...

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (left), is in discussion with Head of Cooperation, European Union (EU) Delegation in Jamaica, Jesus Orus Baguena, during the opening ceremony of the Energy Services Company (ESCO) Jamaica conference, at the Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston today (Jan. 27).

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Net Billing Programme to Resume

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, has informed that a “slight amendment” to the law governing the Net Billing Programme will be undertaken in a bid to resume the initiative. Speaking at the opening of the Energy Services Company (ESCO) Jamaica conference at the Knutsford Court Hotel, in New Kingston, on January 27, Mr. Paulwell said...