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The Government is seeking a US$9.4 million loan from Venezuela for the wiring of 6,000 homes and the construction of 307 distribution lines island-wide, as it aims for full electrification of the island over the next three to four years. Managing Director of the Rural Electrification Programme (REP), Keith Garvey, addressing the monthly meeting of the Manchester Parish Council held...

The Giddy Hall All-Age School, in St. Elizabeth, opened its computer laboratory on Sunday (June 14). The facility, donated by the school's Alumni Association's New York Chapter, houses some 23 computers and was constructed at a cost of US$46,000 (approximately J$4 million). The Principal, Lucille Barnaby, lauded the work of the graduates, as being very supportive of the students and...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Energy and Mining, Marcia Forbes, will participate in a roundtable discussion on renewable energy at the "Americas Energy and Climate Symposium" in Peru on Monday June 15, 2009. The primary objective of the symposium is for participating countries to have dialogue on collaborative tools and technologies that may be utilised to help the Americas...

Petrojam yesterday (June 13, 2009) began offloading crude oil from the oil tanker M/T Great News, which on June 1 collided into the refinery's docking facility, causing severe damage to the loading dock and several pipelines. The disclosure was made by Minister of Energy and Mining Hon. James Robertson, who toured the facility on Saturday with Petrojam's General Manager Winston...

The 5th PetroCaribe Ministerial Council Meeting of Energy Ministers and the 6th Summit of the Heads of State and Governments was hosted in Basseterre, St. Kitts - Nevis over the period June 11 and 12, 2009. The Jamaican Delegation in attendance was led by the Honourable Prime Minister Bruce Golding, supported by Honourable James Robertson, Minister of Energy and Mining....

The House of Representatives on Tuesday (June 9) approved amendments to the Trade Act, increasing the fines for persons who continue to break the scrap metal regulations. Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce Hon. Karl Samuda, who piloted the Bill, noted that it was necessary to increase the fines in light of the persistent non compliance to the regulations in...

Minister of Energy and Mining, Hon. James Robertson, will depart the island Wednesday (June 10) for a Meeting of Energy Ministers from the PetroCaribe member states in St. Kitts. The meeting takes place Thursday (June 11), and the Ministers are expected to discuss matters of common interest and, in particular, areas of co-operation. The Ministerial meeting will serve as a...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Energy and Mining, Hon. Laurence Broderick, has said that the Government is committed to ensuring that the country has a consistent, efficient and affordable supply of energy, to boost productivity. The State Minister was speaking recently, at a function hosted by the Clarendon-based bauxite-producing company, Jamalco, to honour local contractors who contributed to...

Work has commenced on the assembly and installation of the first shipment of flexible pipelines, which the state refinery, Petrojam, has procured to facilitate the off-loading and on-loading of petroleum products between their plant and the docking facility in Kingston. Petrojam moved to procure the pipes after the refinery's loading dock sustained damage during an accident involving the oil tanker,...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Energy and Mining Marcia Forbes, has said that she fully expects the National Energy Policy to be completed by the end of June, 2009. The Permanent Secretary made the statement at last week's opening of the Green Expo 2009 at the National Arena in Kingston. "We are working assiduously on the National Energy Policy...

Minister of Energy and Mining Hon. James Robertson has disclosed that underwater welding equipment to effect repairs on the damaged Petrojam dock arrived in the island last night (Friday June 5) and is currently in use at the Refinery. The Minister also revealed that the completion of the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) line to the former "Esso Kingston Terminal" has...

Minister of Energy and Mining, Hon. James Robertson, has disclosed that underwater welding equipment to effect repairs to the damaged Petrojam dock in Kingston arrived in the island on Friday (June 5), and is now in use at the Refinery. The Minister also revealed that the completion of the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) line to the former Esso Kingston Terminal...