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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...

The Ministry of Education’s Alternative Secondary Transitional Education Programme (ASTEP) has been boosted with the donation of computers by the Digicel Foundation. The Foundation, on Tuesday (March 7), signed an agreement with the Ministry at the Seaview Gardens Primary School that will see 36 computers being placed in six schools island-wide.  Speaking at the signing ceremony, Education Minister, Rev. Hon....

The Senate, on Friday March 9th approved a motion seeking to have the use of communication technology by members permitted in the Upper House. The Motion which was moved by Senator Norman Grant speaks specifically, to allowing the use of computers to access compact discs and other sources of information, on the basis that major developments in technology, generally, and...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Dr. Peter Phillips, on March 7 issued a licence for CreditInfo Limited to operate the first credit bureau in the country. “I signed the first licence under the Credit Reporting Act…and we hope overtime, that this will help to improve the quality of the loan portfolio of the banks,” Dr. Phillips said...

Exposing at least one million young Jamaicans to the exciting and intricate discipline of robotics, regardless of their socio-economic background, is the objective of Halls of Learning Founder, Marvin Hall. This, he believes, is crucial in building the knowledge-based economy, which is so critical to the country’s progress. “I believe that our children must be exposed to the best the...

Jamaica could soon benefit from significant new investment in a number of sectors, coming out of the just concluded Jamaica Investment Forum. A number of the investors, who attended the event held from March 1 to 2 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James, said they were impressed by the suite of projects presented and are ready to...

Youth and Culture Minister, Hon. Lisa Hanna, wants musicians, parents and guardians to act more urgently in ensuring that the nation’s children are safeguarded against exposure to artistic expressions that are deemed inappropriate. Addressing students at Campion College in St. Andrew on Thursday (March 1), as part of her weekly Youth Forum Series, Ms. Hanna said she was particularly "appalled”...

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell has defended the use of the US Gulf Coast (USGC) Reference price system by Petrojam in the pricing of its products. Mr. Paulwell noted it has been suggested that the USGC reference price in the pricing formula should be replaced by Caribbean parity prices, on the premise that the Caribbean...

The Government of Jamaica is offering loans of up to US$5 million for investment projects in the information and communications technology industry (ICT). The loans, which are being provided through the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ), are aimed at providing “purpose-built space” for the sector, informed Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister, Hon. Anthony Hylton. Speaking at a roundtable session at...