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A $10.3 million research partnership agreement for a small scale biodiesel pilot project, using Jamaican oilseed bearing plants to produce fuel, was signed Friday February 11 between the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica’s Centre of Excellence for Renewable Energy (PCJ’s CERE) and the Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI). The project seeks to assess the viability of producing biodiesel for...

The Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) will be staging a series of seminars to sensitise the public about the importance of energy conservation and efficiency to the social and economic sustainability of Jamaica. Under the theme: ‘Jamaica’s Energy Future,’ the  seminars will be held throughout the year in Kingston with at least two in other parts of the country, and...

Minister of Education, Hon. Andrew Holness, says that efforts must be made to integrate computer technology into school curricula, to improve educational relevance and student learning outcomes, instead of simply focusing on CXC IT examination passes. In an address to hundreds of participants at the Caribbean Institute of Technology’s ICT Awareness Day Expo at the Montego Bay Civic Centre, Tuesday...

Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunications and Special Projects, Daryl Vaz, said that there is great potential for Internet expansion in Jamaica and he looked forward to regional co-operation in this area. Minister Vaz was speaking at an International Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Convention in Havana, Cuba yesterday, February 7. Minister Vaz, who was invited by his counterpart Minister...

The Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) has embarked on a three-pronged initiative to promote its small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) energy loan facility, which is financed by the PetroCaribe Fund. The initiative, to be undertaken over a 24-month period, will include a market study to determine demand for renewable energy projects; strengthening of the technical expertise to support project development...

The wind energy workshop organized by Wigton Wind Farm Limited, held on Tuesday (February 1) at the company's training centre, Rose Hill, Manchester, has passed on critical information to the persons who participated in the one day event. "It was quite informative, we got a number of questions answered and it serves as a point for us, as renewables research...

Seven schools in Western St. Mary are to gain access to internet service, as a result of the generosity of the Member of Parliament, Hon. Robert Montague. The schools – Carron Hall Primary, Derry All Age, Donnington Primary, Goshen Primary, Mount Angus Primary, Preston Primary and Wallingford Primary, have each been presented with computer modems to facilitate provision of the...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Karl Samuda, is appealing to the international community to partner with Jamaica, particularly in relation to strategies for alternative energy sources. “There are so many things that we can learn from you in terms of your strategies to deal with alternative energy,” Mr. Samuda said in his Ministerial Address to the Diplomatic Corps...

Wigton Wind Farms Limited is inviting Jamaicans interested in wind energy technology to a workshop scheduled for their new training centre, Rose Hill, Manchester on Tuesday February 1. General Manager, Earl Barrett, told JIS News that the workshop will bring participants up to date on wind power generation, wind turbines and establishing a utility type wind generation systems. “We will...

Approximately $2.4 billion has been spent by the Universal Access Fund (UAF) to date to establish projects aimed at providing Jamaicans with access to the information super highway. Managing Director of the UAF, Hugh Cross, made the disclosure at the official opening of the Buff Bay Information Technology Centre and Internet Café in Portland last week. He said the projects...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Karl Samuda, is encouraging the Wisynco Group Limited and other stakeholders in the productive sector to explore the use of renewable energies in an effort to reduce their electricity bills. This, he noted, would tie in with efforts being made by the Government to promote the use of alternate energy in order to...

Government's decision to pursue alternative energy sources to reduce heavy reliance on fossil fuel, is seen by one of the island's highly recognized energy consultants as a wise move at the right time. Manager for special projects at the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ), Dr. Raymond Wright, believes that with the projection for skyrocketing oil prices in 2011, the decision...