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Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell
(centre) flicks the switch to turn on lights in the communities of Wells Bottom and Goshen in St. Elizabeth. The Rural Electrification Programme
(REP) Limited provided the service to 26 houses at a cost of over $4 million. Others (from left) are: Deputy Chairman of the REP, Wesley Saulter; Member of Parliament, North East St. Elizabeth, Raymond Pryce; Councillor Donovan Pagon and Mayor of Black River, Everton Fisher. — Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (centre) flicks the switch to turn on lights in the communities of Wells Bottom and Goshen in St. Elizabeth. The Rural Electrification Programme (REP) Limited provided the service to 26 houses at a cost of over $4 million. Others (from left) are: Deputy Chairman of the REP, Wesley Saulter; Member of Parliament, North East St. Elizabeth, Raymond Pryce; Councillor Donovan Pagon and Mayor of Black River, Everton Fisher.

Energy Minister Urges Electricity Stealers to Get Regularised

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, has urged all Jamaicans who have not already done so, to get their electricity connections regularised or prepare to face harsher penalties. “There is a significant amount of theft taking...

Residents of Bottom Yard, in Bath, St. Thomas, bask in the glow of the street light which was symbolically turned on by Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Minister, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, on Tuesday (July 23), to mark the formal provision of electricity by the Rural Electrification Programme (REP) Limited, at a cost of $2.5 million.

REP Pushing Ahead to Provide Electricity for All

Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Minister, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (centre), performs the symbolic switching on of lights during Tuesday’s (July 23) lighting ceremony in Bottom Yard, Bath, St. Thomas, where over 22 residents have received electricity. Sharing the moment are: Health Minister and Member of Parliament for East St. Thomas, where the community is located, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (left); and Rural Electrification Programme (REP) Chairman, Rev. Dr. Garnett Roper.

Minister Paulwell Turns on Light in Bottom Yard

Science, Technology, Energy, and Mining Minister, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (2nd right), is assisted by Speaker of the House of Representatives, and South Manchester Member of Parliament, Michael Peart (right), and resident of New Forest/Plumwood, Keesha Barnes (centre), to perform the ceremonial switching on of lights in the community, during the recent commissioning ceremony. Looking on is Chairman, Rural Electrification Programme Limited (REP), which undertook the project at a cost of just over $3 million, Rev. Dr. Garnett Roper (left). Over 50 residents are currently benefitting from the service.

Plumwood Residents Welcome Light

Taskforce to Aid in Growth of Animation Industry

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (right), points out something on the computer to Heartlands community resident, Jodi-Ann Chuck, at the launch of the Spanish Town Software Techies Programme yesterday (July 11), at the offices of the Spanish Town Citizens Against Gun Violence (STCAGV) Coalition in St. Catherine. Looking on is Convenor of the STCAGV, Rosemarie Green.

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Young People in Spanish Town to Benefit From ICT and Entrepreneurial Training

Approximately 120 young people from several Spanish Town communities will this year benefit from a programme designed to provide training in software and applications (apps) development and entrepreneurial skills. The project, dubbed: 'Spanish Town Software Techies Programme', was officially launched on Thursday (July 11) by Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Minister, Hon. Phillip Paulwell. Speaking at the function held at...

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KSAC Acquires Tablet Computers to Boost Service

The operational capacity of the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) has been boosted with the acquisition of some 40 portable tablet computers, valued just over $400,000. The tablets have been equipped with the KSAC's LoveCleanKSA interactive mobile technology application, and are expected to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness with which the Council's officers deliver its services. These include activities...

Chairman of e-Learning Jamaica, Yvonne McCalla-Sobers, addresses the e-Learning Jamaica Project network installation and computer handing over ceremony held recently, at the Steer Town Academy in St. Ann.

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Students Urged to be Responsible Digital Citizens

Chairman of e-Learning Jamaica, Yvonne McCalla-Sobers, has made a call for students to be responsible digital citizens, and to exercise extreme care when using the Internet. Citing a recent video posting of a school where some “terrible things were happening,” she told the students that pictures and other information sent over the Internet are exposed all over the world, and...

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Gov’t and Noranda Collaborate on Biofuel Project

The Government is collaborating on a project with Noranda Jamaica Bauxite Partners, to demonstrate the viability of the biofuels industry, using mined out bauxite lands to grow oil-producing crops. Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, says the objective is to extract the oils from seeds, such as castor and palm, for the emerging biofuels market in...

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Energy Minister Urges REP to Introduce Solar Systems

The Rural Electrification Programme (REP) has been mandated to work with the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPSCo), in its drive to reduce electricity theft, by introducing solar systems. Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, says this initiative is in tandem with other theft reduction efforts, such as regularizing supplies to communities. Mr. Paulwell was speaking at...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (centre), shares a moment with young people from the county of Surrey, who participated in a one-week intensive training session in animation, held recently at the University of Technology (UTech), St. Andrew. The training was organised under the ‘I Believe Initiative’. Others sharing the moment are Head, School of Computing and Information Technology, UTech, Arnett Campbell (front row, fifth right); and IBI Ambassador and Executive Director of GSW Reel Rock Animations, Wayne Sinclair (left).

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Young People Benefitting from Animation Training

As Jamaica gears up to take advantage of the lucrative global animation industry, estimated to be worth US$200 billion, young people across the island are to benefit from intensive training. Through the ‘I Believe Initiative’ (IBI), scores of talented youth have been given the opportunity to learn some of the basic skills and techniques from local and international players in...

learn1) State Minister in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson, addressing the e-Learning network installation and handing over ceremony at the Steer Town Academy, in St. Ann, on July 5.

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Investment in Technology Will Ensure Parity – Robinson

State Minister in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson, says the Government is investing heavily in technology, so that young Jamaicans can be on par with persons in other countries. Speaking at the e-Learning network installation and handing over at the Steer Town Academy, in St. Ann, on July 5, the State Minister noted that...