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The University of Technology (UTech) Enhancement Project will get an $80 million allocation this fiscal year to undertake work to upgrade facilities at the institution. The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB)-funded project aims to enhance the university's capacity to provide quality-level education in Jamaica through expansion and upgrading of the school plant, and to further the development of staff and improve...

Member of Parliament for West Central St. James Clive Mullings on April 6 said farewell to members of staff at the Ministry of Energy, during a special meeting held at the Ministry's headquarters located in the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) building, in Kingston. Pointing out that he would no longer occupy the post of Minister of Energy, he thanked...

Consumers in Kingston can now access information on the market and retail prices of farm produce on the Ministry of Agriculture's website at www.moa.gov.jm. The move, by the Ministry, is to give consumers particularly in Kingston and St. Andrew an opportunity to compare prices and do more budget wise purchasing. The website listings are updated weekly and show produce being...

Minister of Mining and Telecommunications, Derrick Smith, has suggested that Jamaicans consider computer literacy as one way of survival in an increasingly fast-paced global village which is heavily dependent on technology. The Minister was delivering the keynote address at the recent e-Learning Certification exercise for teachers, at the Glenmuir High School in Clarendon. He reminded the participants that in order...

The Hydel Group of Schools in St. Catherine yesterday (March 24), launched a 'Renewable Energy Sources in Generating Electricity' competition, which will entail students working in teams, to create gadgets that utilise renewable energy. A primary goal of the contest is to stimulate the minds of students toward thinking more about renewable sources of energy. Minister of Energy, Clive Mullings,...

Minister of Energy, Clive Mullings has organized for a team of international energy experts to serve as consultants to the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) in the examination of the recent application for tariff increase by the Jamaica Public Service (JPS). This team has been in consultation with the Minister for several months and includes persons with substantial experience in...

Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Local Government, Robert Montague, has said that Government was committed to utilising information communication technology (ICT), including e-commerce, to better serve citizens and improve governance. "The government of Jamaica is cognizant of its role in the use of technology to make the transition in better serving its...

Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Desmond McKenzie, has said that the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation(KSAC) will issue an order for the removal of towers constructed recently by a cellular service provider without KSAC approval. "We have issued instructions to a certain cell provider and we have given them 14 days to remove 16 cell towers that have been constructed without...

Minister of Energy, Clive Mullings, has said that while the development of a viable local bio-fuels industry would have its challenges, he was confident that the recently established Bio-fuels Task Force would be able to achieve such an objective. He was speaking at yesterday's (March 10) launch of the Task Force at the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) building in...

Minister of Energy, Clive Mullings, has hailed today's (March 10) inaugural meeting of the Bio-fuels Task Force, a brainchild of the Ministries of Energy and Agriculture, as a significant point in Jamaica's history. "The Government of Jamaica is convinced that this is one of the pillars of our development. It is an excellent opportunity for collaboration between the Ministries of...

Mile Gully High School, in Manchester, has received eight computers from the charity organisation, Food for the Poor. Making the presentation at the school, on March 6, Manager for the Education and Social Outreach Programme, Food for the Poor, Marcia Hall-Walker, said the organisation decided to contribute to the school's 10th anniversary with items that would enhance the learning environment...

The e-Learning Jamaica Project has been enhancing the educational environment at deCartertet College in Mandeville, Manchester. Speaking with JIS News on Monday (March 2), e-learning coordinator at the school, Hans Stevens, said that under the project, the school was given 15 laptops, document cameras, scanners, television sets, camcorders, 70 personal computers equipped with CD-ROM drives and flat screen monitors. "Currently...