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Science, Technology, Energy, and Mining Minister, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, addressing Friday’s (November 6) street lighting ceremony for the commissioning of electricity service which has been provided for residents of Lowe Street, Mountain Pass (Banana Ground), Central Manchester, by National Energy Solutions Limited (NESol), an agency of the Ministry, at a cost of $4 million.

Residents of Central Manchester Receive Electricity

Science, Technology, Energy, and Mining Minister, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, says National Energy Solutions Limited (NESol) is currently developing the appropriate expertise to enable the delivery of electricity, generated from renewable energy sources, to the remaining 2.5 per cent of the...

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (4th left), and Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer (4th right), unveil a plaque declaring the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) an energy efficient entity. Occasion was the official handing over of energy efficient retrofits to the JIS on Thursday, October 29. Others (from left ) are: Director of Corporate Services at the JIS, Errol Gardner; Project Manager for the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Programme in the Ministry, Wayne Williams; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Hillary Alexander; Chief Executive Officer of the JIS, Donna-Marie Rowe; JIS Advisory Board Chair, Fae Ellington; and Deputy CEO of the JIS, Ian Boyne.

Govt Aiming to make Jamaica Regional Leader for Renewable Energy

Governor-General, His Excellency The Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen greets Minister of Science Technology Energy and Mining Hon. Phillip Paulwell at the
Proclamation of November as Science and Technology Month held at King’s House recently. — Governor-General, His Excellency The Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen greets Minister of Science Technology Energy and Mining Hon. Phillip Paulwell at the Proclamation of November as Science and Technology Month held at King’s House recently.

Science and Technology the Main Focus in November

Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Minister, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, addresses the ceremony for the official handing over of a new air conditioning system to the Annotto Bay Hospital by the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ). The ceremony was held on the hospital grounds in St. Mary on October 28.

PCJ Provides $12 Million A/C System for Annotto Bay Hospital

State Minister for Science, Technology, Energy, and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson, addressing the recent commissioning of National Commercial Bank’s (NCB) Solar Photovoltaic (PV) energy system, at the entity’s Innovation Lab, Trafalgar Road, New Kingston.

Companies Urged To Diversify and Improve Energy Efficiency

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Jamaica Ripe For Foreign Direct Investment

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining the Hon. Phillip Paulwell said the US$89 million 36.3 megawatt wind farm being developed at Potsdam, Malvern in St. Elizabeth is an indicator that Jamaica is ripe for direct foreign investment. Addressing journalists, stakeholders and representatives from the developers, BMR Jamaica Wind Limited, at an official site visit on Friday, November 6, Mr....

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International Hydrogen Conference Opens at UTech

Jamaica has joined the international community in a clear thrust towards the advancement of hydrogen as a sustainable energy source for the future. On Tuesday (November 3), the University of Technology (UTech), with the support of the European Union (EU) Caribbean and Pacific Research Programme for Sustainable Development, hosted day one of the first ever conference in the Caribbean region...

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Steady Growth In Renewable Energy Sector

Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson, said there has been a steady expansion of the country’s renewable energy sector. This, he said, is due to an increase in the utilisation of alternative power solutions, by individuals and entities. “This is a significant area of growth and we are finding that many...

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (centre), presents a $300,000 cheque to Sashell McKenzie, while attorney-at-law, Hugh C. Hart, looks on. Scholarships and bursaries valued at $1.3 million were awarded to six tertiary-level students under the Glencore Scholarship Fund for the 2015/16 academic year, at a ceremony held recently at the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) Auditorium in Kingston.

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Paulwell Urging Students to Do STEM Subjects

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, is again calling for more Jamaican students to pursue subjects in the areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). He made the appeal while addressing the Glencore scholarship awards ceremony held recently at the Petroleum Company of Jamaica (PCJ) Auditorium in Kingston. Scholarships and bursaries valued at $1.3 million...

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Gov’t Targeting Increased Power Generation from Renewable Energy Sources

The Government is targeting a further increase in the percentage of the national power grid’s electricity generated from renewable energy sources. State Minister for Science, Technology, Energy, and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson, says while the administration remains confident that the 20 per cent target for 2030 will be met through, among other things, this year’s implementation of three major solar...

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Gov’t Awards Third Ganja Research Licence

Canadian nutraceutical and pharmaceutical company, Timeless Herbal Care Limited (THC), which has operations in Jamaica, is the first private entity to be granted a ganja research licence by the Government. The licence is the third to be issued, following similar awards to the University of the West Indies (UWI), and University of Technology (UTech). The licence permits THC to cultivate...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson, holds up a copy of the National Cyber Security Strategy, while addressing a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank.

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Be Careful What You Click On

State Minister for Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson, is advising Jamaicans to be careful about opening links that are found in emails, tweets, posts, and online advertising. He said that clicking on these links could introduce viruses to computers and also open the door to data predators. “The emails and other things that come to you; there...