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The Government has renewed its commitment to providing electricity at affordable costs to remote communities and marginalised groups across Jamaica through a rebranded Rural Electrification Programme (REP). The programme was incorporated in 1975 with the specific mandate to expand the reach of electricity supply to rural areas, where the provision of such services would not be economically viable for commercial...

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining (STEM), Hon. Phillip Paulwell, said that the government is moving to establish a “super regulatory body” to effectively monitor the telecommunications sector. The functions of the Spectrum Management Authority (SMA), the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) and the Broadcasting Commission will be merged to create this super agency, he informed. Mr. Paulwell was...

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining (STEM), Hon. Phillip Paulwell, says the pricing mechanism used by the state-owned oil refinery, Petrojam, is the best method for calculating product prices. “There is a priority pricing formulation that enables Jamaica to maintain a deregulated energy sector, which allows for Petrojam to compete effectively with possible imports from external sources and the Gulf ...

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, said that the government is willing to consider all feasible proposals aimed at easing the burden of high energy costs on Jamaicans. He was speaking at on March 15 unveiling of the conceptual drawings for construction of the Jamaica Public Service Company’s (JPS) new multi-million dollar Hydroelectric Power Plant in...

State Minister for Science, Technology, Energy and Mining (STEM), Hon. Julian Robinson, says the Government intends to adopt several strategies to strengthen the capacity for Science, Technology and Innovation (STI), to advance national development. Speaking at the launch of a Strategic Roadmap development for STI in Jamaica, at Jamaica House, Tuesday March 13, Mr. Robinson said that although it is...

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining (STEM), Hon. Phillip Paulwell, says he is committed to ensuring that all Jamaicans, regardless of their socio-economic backgrounds, have full and equal access to technology. “This government is committed to levelling the playing field for all Jamaicans,” he said. “We are going to ensure that every square inch of this island is broadband...

With the click of a button, students and teachers at one of the country's oldest secondary institutions, Jamaica College (JC), in Kingston, will have access to hundreds of digital books, photographs, and recordings through their e-library programme. This means that students will now have the option of visiting the school’s library or using the virtual platform of the Elton B...

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining (STEM), Hon. Phillip Paulwell, said he will be reinstating the national award programme in science and technology (S&T) innovation, starting this year. He said the objective is to celebrate and award excellence in the field, so as to encourage greater use of S&T, and create an enabling environment for innovation and creativity. “So,...

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, has said negotiations will commence this week towards the process of liberalising the island's energy sector. “We’re moving with those negotiations with earnest this week. You’d have seen some shadow boxing taking place in the public. I think we can move on now, we intend to, and very soon, you...

Minister of Finance, Planning and the Public Service, Hon. Dr. Peter Phillip, said the Government is “absolutely committed” to the preservation of the social programmes necessary for the protection of the most vulnerable and disadvantaged groups in the society. He was delivering the keynote address at the recent Guardian Life Annual Awards ceremony at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston....

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Hon. Phillip Paulwell has said that a new chairman of the board of the Scientific Research Council (SRC) will be announced shortly. He made the disclosure while addressing scientists and technologists of the Faculty of Pure and Applied Science at the University of the West Indies, Mona campus on March 8. Mr. Paulwell...

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Hon. Phillip Paulwell has disclosed that the National Commission on Science and Technology (NCST) will again be playing a lead role in promoting and advancing science and technology in Jamaica. Minister Paulwell who was addressing a group of scientists and technologists of the Faculty of Pure and Applied Science at the University of...