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KINGSTON – The final phase of the Cuba-Jamaica Compact Fluorescent Lamp (CFL) Project, commonly called the Cuban Light Bulb Distribution Programme, will commence on Saturday March 26. The distribution of the bulbs in North West St. Andrew will be preceded by a launch at the Meadowbrook High School, Kingston on Tuesday, March 22. Re-commencement of the programme, which will involve...

Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunications and Special Projects, Hon. Daryl Vaz, says the Government is committed to providing the access to Information and Communications Technology (ICT) needed to boost productivity. “It is our vision that every citizen will be equipped with the ICT technical tools and expertise to make improvements in their daily lives, so that the use of...

A total of 154 persons have received certification in various competencies under an Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Capacity Development Project between the Governments of Jamaica and India. The students, who were presented with their documents at a ceremony held on March 17 at the Courtleigh Auditorium in New Kingston, are the second batch to be certified with the Indian-based...

Minister with responsibility for Information, Daryl Vaz says the training of hundreds of Jamaican students is an important link in the historical chain of friendship, common heritage and aspirations of Jamaica and India. The Information Minister  who was  speaking at the Certification Ceremony of a Government of Jamaica and Government of India ICT Programme at the Courtleigh Auditorium  yesterday March...

Jamaica is ranked among the top 15 countries in the world with top broadband speeds, Chairman of Columbus Communications International, Brendan Paddick, has revealed. “With Flow’s introduction of up to 100 mega bits (per second) of internet speeds into Jamaican homes, I am proud to announce that Jamaica has now moved up the Information and Telecommunications Technology (ICT)  ladder...ranking higher...

Acting Group Managing Director of the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ), Nigel Logan has said that the second of the PCJ’s Energy Seminars which will be hosted on Wednesday March 16 at the PCJ Auditorium has taken on greater significance given the current oil situation globally. “Energy is always important but even more so now with what’s going on in...

Acting Group Managing Director of the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ), Nigel Logan is calling on Jamaicans to adopt energy conservation and efficiency as a way of life instead of a knee-jerk reaction to surges in energy prices. Mr. Logan noted that as the country moves to reduce its dependence on oil through the development of its renewable energy capabilities...

Members of staff of the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) and its subsidiaries will benefit from a week-long Corporate Fraud Prevention and Detection course, which will be hosted at the PCJ’s auditorium from March 14-18, 2011. The training will be conducted by President and CEO of the Florida-based Certified Information Security, Allen Keele, a Certified Internal Controls Risk Analyst, Business...

A call has been made for qualified electrical engineers to take advantage of the opportunities existing for energy auditors, and for the implementation of energy auditing projects, with over $1 billion available annually for these projects. The call came from Acting Group Managing Director of the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ), Nigel Logan, in an interview with JIS News. He...

The community of Accompong Town in St. Elizabeth now has an Internet café, which was established through funding from the Universal Access Fund (UAF). Speaking at the recent handing over ceremony, head of the Maroon Council, Colonel Ferron Williams, expressed gratitude to the donors. He promised that the community will care for the facility and extend its use to surrounding...

KINGSTON — Minister of State in the Ministry of Energy and Mining, Hon. Laurence Broderick has reiterated the government’s thrust towards the further development of renewable energy sources, while it also focuses on demand reduction. He was speaking yesterday, at the first staging of the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica’s (PCJ) Energy Seminar Series, held at the entity’s Trafalgar Road headquarters....

Jamaica’s rich potential in the alternative energy sector was unveiled to potential investors at the Commonwealth Power Summit held in London this week. Minister of Energy and Mining, Hon. James Robertson, who was the main speaker at a session on ‘Power Opportunities in the Caribbean’, outlined a number of projects that offer investment possibilities in the areas of wind and...