The Government is to undertake further expansion of the Wigton Windfarm in Rose Hill, Manchester, which should result in the reduction of 37,100 barrels of imported oil, and savings of $400 million. Making the announcement, State Minister in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Mining and Energy, Hon. Julian Robinson, said along with the reduction in oil consumption, the expanded facility...

The Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) has invested approximately $116 million to develop more than 100 energy efficiency projects over the last 10 years. The projects, executed between 2004 and 2013, were implemented mainly in government hospitals, schools, health centres, and other public sector facilities. This, according to the PCJ’s Senior Legal Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Nerine Small, has resulted...

Texaco Jamaica has been commended by the Government for its initiative to retrofit all its service stations with renewable energy. The company has invested $5 million to install solar systems at its Molynes Road operation in Kingston, and is seeing up to 50 per cent reduction in its energy bill. The solar energy project will be extended to all 67...

Four Jamaican students will have the opportunity to pursue medical degrees in Cuba this September, under the Jamaica/Cuba Bilateral Scholarship Programme. The recipients are: Osheen Bogue, Antoinette Fyffe, Chantal Williams, and Jacques Heaven. Additionally, student Marlyn Perez has been chosen to receive the annual scholarship, which Cuba offers to students who are descendants of Cuban nationals living abroad. Cuban Ambassador...

Jamaica is expected to benefit significantly from an Internet Exchange Point (IXP) facility, which the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining expects to have in place by August. The IXP enables Internet traffic routing within the country where the provision exists, instead of through external providers, as currently obtains with Jamaica. State Minister in the Ministry, Hon. Julian Robinson,...

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon Phillip Paulwell, will attend the Commonwealth Domain Name Systems Forum and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) 50 meeting in London, England, June 19-20, 2014 and June 22-26, 2014 respectively, as well as, the Ministerial Forum for the Second Working Session of the Smart Sustainable Development Model (SSDM) Advisory...

Residents of the Jacques Road community in Kingston are now enjoying the use of a comfortable, fully equipped computer lab and Internet café, following the official opening of the facility on Wednesday, June 11. This is the 169th community access point to be established by the Government across the island, through the Universal Service Fund (USF) at a cost of...