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Minister of Science, Technology, Energy & Mining (STEM), Hon. Phillip Paulwell (right), looks on as head girl of the Farm Primary and Junior High School, Shanoya Spence (seated), tries out one of the computers in the Internet Café and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Centre at the school, which was officially opened on February 25. Others (from left) are: Member of Parliament for Central St. James, Lloyd B. Smith; and President of the Green Pond Community Development Committee, Judith Wallace. In background (from left) are: Chairman of the school board, Rev. Lorane Chisholm;; and Councillor for the Green Pond division , Sylvan Reid.
Minister of Science, Technology, Energy & Mining (STEM), Hon. Phillip Paulwell (right), looks on as head girl of the Farm Primary and Junior High School, Shanoya Spence (seated), tries out one of the computers in the Internet Café and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Centre at the school, which was officially opened on February 25. Others (from left) are: Member of Parliament for Central St. James, Lloyd B. Smith; and President of the Green Pond Community Development Committee, Judith Wallace. In background (from left) are: Chairman of the school board, Rev. Lorane Chisholm;; and Councillor for the Green Pond division , Sylvan Reid.

Fully Equipped Internet Cafe Opens in Green Pond

Residents of Green Pond in St. James are benefitting from a fully equipped Internet Café and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Centre, which was established by the Government at a cost of $4.7 million. The air conditioned facility, which is...
Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (left) in discussion with Principal Director, Energy Division, Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Fitzroy Vidal during the staging of a workshop for the introduction of a media toolkit to media practitioners at the Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston on Friday, February 27.
Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (left) in discussion with Principal Director, Energy Division, Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Fitzroy Vidal during the staging of a workshop for the introduction of a media toolkit to media practitioners at the Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston on Friday, February 27.

Government Remains Resolute in Reducing Energy Bill
Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Minister, Hon. Phillip Paulwell is in light discussion with Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Public service Company (JPS) Limited, Kelly Tomblin (right), at a Power Brokers luncheon staged by the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry on February 26, at the Holiday Inn Sunspree Resort in St. James.
Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Minister, Hon. Phillip Paulwell is in light discussion with Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Public service Company (JPS) Limited, Kelly Tomblin (right), at a Power Brokers luncheon staged by the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry on February 26, at the Holiday Inn Sunspree Resort in St. James.

Government Going After US-Based IT Firms
Minister of Science, Technology, Energy & Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (right), addresses the opening of an Internet Café and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Centre at the Farm Primary and Junior High School in Green Pond, St. James on Wednesday (February 25). Listening (l-r) are: Member of Parliament for Central St. James, Lloyd B. Smith; Chairman of the school board, Rev. Lorane Chisholm; and Winsome Leach-Thelwell, who chaired the function.
Minister of Science, Technology, Energy & Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (right), addresses the opening of an Internet Café and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Centre at the Farm Primary and Junior High School in Green Pond, St. James on Wednesday (February 25). Listening (l-r) are: Member of Parliament for Central St. James, Lloyd B. Smith; Chairman of the school board, Rev. Lorane Chisholm; and Winsome Leach-Thelwell, who chaired the function.

Govt. Will Deliver on Number Portability – Paulwell
Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, addressing the ground breaking ceremony for a US$89 million wind farm project at Munro, St. Elizabeth, on February 25.
Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, addressing the ground breaking ceremony for a US$89 million wind farm project at Munro, St. Elizabeth, on February 25.

Ground Broken for US$89 Million Wind Farm at Munro, St. Elizabeth

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Head of the EU Delegation in Jamaica, Ambassador Paola Amadei (3rd left), hands over science equipment to students of the Bull Bay All Age School, on February 24, at the Four Seasons Hotel, in St. Andrew. Principal of the institution, Justin Duncan, is at right.
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Science, Technology, Energy, and Mining Minister, Hon. Phillip Paulwell.
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No Decision to Divest Petrojam Shares

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No Decision to Divest Any Petrojam Shares

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