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Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley, addresses stakeholders during the GB Energy - Texaco 2018 retailer’s conference at the Royalton Blue Waters Resort, Trelawny on Friday (May 11).
Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley, addresses stakeholders during the GB Energy - Texaco 2018 retailer’s conference at the Royalton Blue Waters Resort, Trelawny on Friday (May 11).

Development of Energy Sector A Firm Commitment– Dr. Wheatley

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley, says the Government is firmly committed to the development of the country's energy sector. Addressing GB Energy-Texaco’s 2018 retailers’ conference at the Royalton Blue Waters Resort in Trelawny on...
Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley (centre), makes a point during discussion with President of the Jamaica Gasolene Retailers’ Association (JGRA), Phillip Chong (right), and Chief Executive Officer of Texaco Jamaica, Mauricio Pulido. Occasion was a trade show organised by the Association, at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on May 9.
Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley (centre), makes a point during discussion with President of the Jamaica Gasolene Retailers’ Association (JGRA), Phillip Chong (right), and Chief Executive Officer of Texaco Jamaica, Mauricio Pulido. Occasion was a trade show organised by the Association, at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on May 9.

More Regulations Coming for Petroleum Industry
Coordinator for the Scientific Research Council’s Science and Technology Education Unit, Amanda McKenzie.
Coordinator for the Scientific Research Council’s Science and Technology Education Unit, Amanda McKenzie.

SRC Science Fair Registration Deadline Extended to May 18
Executive Director at the Scientific Research Council (SRC), Dr. Cliff Riley, addreses a recent Think Tank at the Jamaca Information Service (JIS) head office in Kingston.
Executive Director at the Scientific Research Council (SRC), Dr. Cliff Riley, addreses a recent Think Tank at the Jamaca Information Service (JIS) head office in Kingston.

SRC Encouraging Use of Pilot Food Plant
Executive Director at the Scientific Research Council (SRC), Dr. Cliff Riley, addreses a recent Think Tank at the Jamaca Information Service (JIS) head office in Kingston.
Executive Director at the Scientific Research Council (SRC), Dr. Cliff Riley, addreses a recent Think Tank at the Jamaca Information Service (JIS) head office in Kingston.

SRC Encouraging Entrepreneurs to Capitalise on Health Food Niche

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Boost for Female Wards Preparing for CSEC Exams

Female wards at the Fort Augusta Adult Correctional Centre in Kingston who are preparing for Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations have been given a boost though the donation of eight desktop computers to the facility. Several of the young ladies are slated to sit the Electronic Document Preparation and Management (EDPM) tests on May 7. Four of the computers...
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Member of Parliament for East Rural St. Andrew, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness.
Gender AffairsTechnology

Girls Encouraged to Consider Careers in ICT

Girls are being encouraged to consider careers in information and communications technology (ICT), by the Most Hon. Juliet Holness. Opening the Spectrum Management Authority (SMA) ‘Girls in ICT Day’ event on April 26, Mrs. Holness implored the girls in attendance to explore the possibilities in the sector, highlighting that the European Commission has predicted a skills gap of over 500,000...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), and Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley (third left), examine solar lanterns that were handed over to seven constituencies at the Office of the Prime Minister in St. Andrew, on April 30. Also examining the lanterns (from left) are Zavia Walker, Kathleen Grant, Jean Dallas, Sandra LaTouche and Samuel Williams, representing the various constituencies.
EnergyPrime MinisterTechnologyVision 2030

Seven Kingston and St. Andrew Constituencies to Receive Solar Lanterns

Seven constituencies in Kingston and St. Andrew are to benefit from a pilot programme that will result in solar lanterns being distributed to replace opens flames used as sources of light in vulnerable communities. They are Eastern St. Andrew, East Rural St. Andrew, South St. Andrew, West Rural St. Andrew, East Central St. Andrew, East Kingston and Port Royal, and...
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Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley
EnergyHealth & WellnessScienceTechnology

Minister Cites Impact of NCDs on Health Budget

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley, says non- communicable diseases (NCDs) take up 70 per cent of the country’s health budget, and represent the biggest public health challenge globally in the 21st Century. Dr. Wheatley says it is against this background that the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that member states give this matter “full...
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Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley (second right), shares a joke with Digicel’s Regional Communications Manager, Elon Parkinson (right), at an Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) media workshop on the new 658 area code and 10-digit dialling, at the Hotel Four Seasons, St. Andrew on Wednesday (April 25). Looking on (from left) are OUR Director General, Ansord Hewitt; and FLOW’s Corporate Communications Manager, Ceila Morgan.
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Increased Telecoms Competition Spurred New 658 Area Code – Dr. Wheatley

Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley, has cited increased competition among local telecommunications providers as the primary reason for the proposed introduction of the new 658 area code. Noting that “quite a number of service providers exist”, he argued that it is “only logical for (there to be) additional numbers, to be able to service the...
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Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley .
EnergyTechnology

Upgrade of Petrojam Refinery on Track

Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley, says plans are under way for the installation of a Vacuum Distillation Unit (VDU), which is the first phase in the upgrading of the Petrojam refinery. “We have signed off on the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract to do the VDU,” Dr. Wheatley told JIS News in an interview...
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