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Police Stations To Be Equipped With High-Speed Internet

Police stations are to be equipped with high-speed Internet as the Government deepens the penetration of broadband service across the island. The initiative is being undertaken through the Universal Service Fund (USF), which is financed by taxes collected from phone...
Sutherland Community Technology Centre (CTC) Manager, Paula Hurlock (left), presents Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson with a certificate of appreciation. Occasion was the CTC graduation ceremony held on July 20 at the Mona Baptist Church, University Meadows, Kingston 6. Over 250 unattached young people have been equipped with information technology skills through the programme.
Sutherland Community Technology Centre (CTC) Manager, Paula Hurlock (left), presents Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson with a certificate of appreciation. Occasion was the CTC graduation ceremony held on July 20 at the Mona Baptist Church, University Meadows, Kingston 6. Over 250 unattached young people have been equipped with information technology skills through the programme.

250 Unattached Youth Benefit From Information Technology Training
Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Minister, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (2nd right), is in light conversation with Senior Medical Officer at the Spanish Town Hospital in St. Catherine, Dr. Eidel Brown, during Wednesday’s (July 16) commissioning ceremony for a new air conditioning system at the hospital valued at $8.4 million. Sharing the moment are: South East Regional Health Authority (SERH) Chairman, Dr. Andrei Cooke; and Director of Nursing Services at the hospital, Shirlene Marshal Davis.
Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Minister, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (2nd right), is in light conversation with Senior Medical Officer at the Spanish Town Hospital in St. Catherine, Dr. Eidel Brown, during Wednesday’s (July 16) commissioning ceremony for a new air conditioning system at the hospital valued at $8.4 million. Sharing the moment are: South East Regional Health Authority (SERH) Chairman, Dr. Andrei Cooke; and Director of Nursing Services at the hospital, Shirlene Marshal Davis.

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Science, Technology, Energy, and Mining Minister, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (centre), converses with South East Regional Health Authority (SERH) Chairman, Dr. Andrei Cooke (right), , during Wednesday’s (July 15) official commissioning ceremony for air conditioning systems, valued $8.4 million, which were installed at the maternity unit of the Spanish Town Hospital in St. Catherine by the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ). At left is PCJ Group General Manager, Winston Watson.
Science, Technology, Energy, and Mining Minister, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (centre), converses with South East Regional Health Authority (SERH) Chairman, Dr. Andrei Cooke (right), , during Wednesday’s (July 15) official commissioning ceremony for air conditioning systems, valued $8.4 million, which were installed at the maternity unit of the Spanish Town Hospital in St. Catherine by the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ). At left is PCJ Group General Manager, Winston Watson.

Spanish Town Hospital Gets Energy-Efficient Air Conditioning System
Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Hon. Phillip Paulwell (right) and Chief Executive Officer, Universal Service Fund, Hugh Cross (second right), converses with student of the Refuge Learning Academy, Novia Russell (seated) as her fellow classmate, Andrew Brown looks on a left. Occasion was the official opening of the Computer Lab at the Refuge Temple Academy on July 10 at the establishment
Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Hon. Phillip Paulwell (right) and Chief Executive Officer, Universal Service Fund, Hugh Cross (second right), converses with student of the Refuge Learning Academy, Novia Russell (seated) as her fellow classmate, Andrew Brown looks on a left. Occasion was the official opening of the Computer Lab at the Refuge Temple Academy on July 10 at the establishment's location in Myersville, St. Elizabeth.

Computer Lab At Refuge Temple Learning Academy Officially Opened

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Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (second left) and Chairman, Board of Directors, Jamaica 4-H Clubs, Senator Norman Grant (second right), display Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the Jamaica 4-H Clubs and the National Commission on Science and Technology (NCST), at the Office of the Prime Minister, in St. Andrew, today (July 14). The three-year agreement is aimed at enhancing agricultural production as well as capitalising on opportunities available in the dynamic nutraceutical industry. Others (from left) are: Director General, NCST, Professor Errol Morrison and Project and Product Development Manager, Jamaica 4-H Clubs, Lloyd Robinson.
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Country Positioning Itself to Benefit from Nutraceutical Industry

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, says the country is positioning itself to derive tremendous economic and social benefits from the global nutraceutical industry, which is valued at over $150 billion. “Within our hemisphere, Brazil is one of the major providers of raw materials for the industry (and) these raw materials include oils, algae and herbs...
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Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (right), presents a computer tablet to Denham Town High School teacher, Althea McFarlane-Allen, at the Ministry on July 10. Sharing the moment are Senior Secretary for Member Services at the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA), Dr. Mark Nicely (left); and JTA President, Doran Dixon. Mrs. McFarlane-Allen is one of five teachers selected to participate in a one-week science technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM programme at the Loma Lindo University in the United States, who have received tablets to aid in their course work.
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Five More Teachers to Benefit from US-Based Stem Programme

Five more Jamaican teachers are to benefit from training in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), at the Loma Lindo University (LLU) in California this summer. The teachers, who are scheduled to leave the island today (July 11) are: Althea McFarlane-Allen from Denham Town High School in Kingston; Donna Reid from the Manchester High School; Phillipa Morris-Grey from Brown’s Town...
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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Ms. Hillary Alexander, addresses the launch of the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) Graduate Internship Programme, at the PCJ’s auditorium, located at 36 Trafalgar Road, in New Kingston.
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Schools To Be Retrofitted With Solar Panels

Fifteen primary and secondary schools across the island are to be retrofitted with solar panels by the end of the summer. “We (Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica) are retrofitting the schools with solar and the project is valued at about $60 million. The first set of components has already been imported. They are being cleared now,” Permanent Secretary in the Ministry...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (4th right), participates in the breaking of ground for a US $61 million solar electricity plant, at the project site in Content District, Clarendon on July 9. Others (from left) are: Minister of Local Government and Community Development and Member of Parliament for South West Clarendon, Hon. Noel Arscott; Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell; Vice President, WRB Enterprises Inc., Robert Blenker; Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Public Service, Kelly Tomlinson; and Chargé d
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More Than 20,000 Homes To Be Powered By New Solar Plant

More than 20,000 Jamaican homes are expected to be powered by clean, affordable, renewable energy to be generated from the US$61 million solar electricity plant, being built in Content District, Clarendon. Electricity produced by this 20-megawatt plant, the largest of its kind in the Caribbean, will replace approximately three million gallons of fossil fuel per year. Construction of the state-of-the...
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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hillary Alexander (centre), and Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) Human Resources Manager, Kirk Johnson (right), share a moment with the 10 participants in the PCJ’s Graduate Internship Programme, at the launch on July 8, at the PCJ Auditorium, New Kingston.
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PCJ Interns Urged to Make Good Use of Opportunity

The first cohort of 10 interns participating in the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica’s (PCJ) Graduate Internship Programme, have been urged to make full use of the on-the- job training. “Grasp this chance that PCJ has given you, grasp it very generously with both hands. Let it teach you and let it guide you,” said Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of...
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Principal Director, Policy, Planning, Development and Evaluation Division, in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Dr. Oral Rainford (right), having a light discussion with (from left): Senior Energy and Climate Change Engineer, Department of Sustainable Development, Organization of American States, Ruben Contreras Lisperguer; Political-Economic Counsellor, United States Embassy, Cleveland Charles; and Ambassador of Brazil to Jamaica, His Excellency Carlos Alberto den Hartog, at the opening of a workshop on the Life Cycle Sustainable Assessment and Global Bio Energy Partnership (GBEP) Indicators for Sustainable Biofuels in Jamaica, at the Kingston offices of the Jamaica Employers Federation (JEF) on July 6.
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Production of Bio-Fuel Still in the Mix

The country is looking to produce its own bio-fuel and increase the current mix of ethanol in petrol to about 20 per cent. This is according to Principal Director, Policy, Planning, Development and Evaluation Division, in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Dr. Oral Rainford, who said this “is something that we are giving serious consideration.” He was...
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Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (left), speaking with community member, Joan Martin (right), in the New Day Primary and Junior High School Research and Remedial Education Centre/Community Access Point (CAP), which was opened recently.
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National Baseline Survey on IT

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, says the Government will be embarking on a national baseline survey, to determine the distribution of information technology (IT) throughout the island. “The Government is seeking to get baseline data as to the status of the country in terms of access to internet service, the level of penetration, and the...
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