Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Minister, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, says Cabinet has accepted a Ministry submission that the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) be empowered to provide certification for energy standards for appliances being imported. Mr. Paulwell said the proposal, which was submitted to Cabinet on January 12, aims to stipulate the minimum energy standard which appliances being imported, must...

As Jamaicans adorn their homes with festive lights and other electrical decorations this Christmas, the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) is appealing to householders to conserve on their use of energy. The entity has embarked on a Christmas campaign from December 1 to 31, aimed at encouraging citizens to use energy efficiently, including turning off lights when not in use....

Group General Manager of the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ), Winston Watson, is encouraging consumers to continue to practise energy saving measures, even as world oil prices continue to fall. Crude oil prices have fallen to a record five-year low. Prices have dropped by approximately 40 per cent since the beginning of the year, moving from about US$115 per barrel...

The Organization of American States (OAS) has deployed a team of experts to Kingston, Jamaica, at the request of the country´s government, to provide cyber security incident management support and to help establish the country’s National Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT), as part of a broader initiative by the OAS Cyber Security Program which includes the creation of a National...

Most of the three per cent of rural households that are without electricity will be provided with the service under a $74 million expansion project that the Government has initiated through the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ). The project will be implemented by the Rural Electrification Programme (REP). “The PCJ has allocated $74 million to the REP project, and we...

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, will be meeting with petroleum marketing companies this week, as the Government looks to secure greater reduction in prices for consumers at the gas pumps. “I have summoned the marketing companies for a meeting on Thursday (Dec.18) and afterwards, we are going to be meeting with the retailers because it...

The number of secondary institutions offering Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) programmes is to be increased to nine, come the 2015/16 academic year. Chief Education Officer, Dr. Grace McLean, made the disclosure during the Planning Institute of Jamaica’s (PIOJ) recent two-day labour market forum at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston. She informed that the Ministry of Education has...