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Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams (left) speaking at a Roundtable Discussion on Electric Mobility held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on January 24. Listening are are Principal Director in the Ministry , Fitzroy Vidal (left) and President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS), Emanuel DaRosa.

Strategic Investment Needed in Electric Mobility – Minister Williams

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, says strategic investment is needed to advance Electric Mobility (e-mobility) in Jamaica as a path towards sustained economic growth. E-mobility refers to the development of electric-powered vehicles. Minister Williams said that e-mobility is...

Social Development Manager, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Mona Sue-Ho (left), presents Acting Deputy Commissioner of Police, Richard Stewart, with a signed copy of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the entities, for the provision of additional funding for the Jamaica Crime Observatory (JCO) Enhancement Project. The signing was held on Wednesday (January 22) at the JSIF's corporate offices, Kingston.

Crime Observatory Gets Further $16.7 Million

Member of Parliament for West Central St. Catherine, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (fourth left, back row), with members of the Cherry Youth Society at a special function organised by the group to honour public servants in St. Catherine, on January 1.

Public Servants Honoured In St. Catherine

Chief Executive Officer, Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA), Andrew Wynter (right), converses with (from left) Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Ambassador Marcia Yvette Gilbert-Roberts; Commercial Manager, DHL Express, Michelle Andrew; Senior Vice President, Corporate and Commercial Banking, Scotiabank, Perrin Gayle; and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security, Dianne McIntosh, at the official launch of the agency’s online adult passport renewal application system, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, on December 11.

Adults Can Now Renew Passports Online

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Programmes Specialist, Richard Kelly (right), discusses key findings of the United Nations 2019 Human Development Index (HDI) Report with (from left) Resident Representative, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Takeshi Takano; Global Youth Leader and Development Policy Specialist, Tijani Christian; and University of the West Indies student and Model UN Delegate, Matthew McHayle. Occasion was a ceremony held at the UNDP Jamaica’s country office in Kingston on Monday (November 9) to unveil the 2019 UN report locally.

Jamaica Improves Ranking In 2019 Human Development Index

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), converses with Chief Executive Officer and President of the Jamaica Public Service Company, Emanuel DaRosa, at the National Energy Policy

6 years ago EnergyVision 2030

Gov’t To Revise National Energy Policy

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayal Williams, says Government will be revising the National Energy Policy to establish new targets for renewable energy, energy efficiency, and conservation. “We have exceeded expectations in many areas and I am pleased to say that after just 10 years, we are looking at revising our National Energy Policy and our subpolicies to...

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams (third right) breaks ground for construction of FosRich Company Limited’s warehouse facility and distribution centre at 76 Molynes Road in Kingston on Tuesday (November 19). Also breaking ground (from left) are FosRich Shareholder Representative, Matthew Williams; Chief Executive Officer, FosRich, Cecil Foster; Board Chairman, FosRich, Marion Foster; Trustee, GK Pension Scheme, Terry-Ann Graver; and Managing Director, GW Architects, Garfield Wood.

6 years ago EnergyVision 2030

Minister Williams Breaks Ground For FosRich’s New Warehouse

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, broke ground on Tuesday (November 19) for FosRich Company Limited’s new warehouse and distribution centre at the entity’s headquarters at 76 Molynes Road in Kingston. Construction of the 30,000 square-foot building will begin in two weeks. FosRich, established in 1993, is a major distributor of lighting, electrical and solar energy products,...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., speaks at the International Men

6 years ago Gender AffairsVision 2030Youth

More Men Needed As Mentors For At-Risk Male Adolescents

A call is being made for more men to be mentors for at-risk male adolescents in Jamaica. The mentors are required for an upcoming mentorship programme, #Mentorme2020, an initiative of the Bureau of Gender Affairs, a division of the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport. Speaking at this year’s International Men’s Day (IMD) church service at Fellowship Tabernacle in...

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (right); and Education Specialist, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Dr. Rebecca Tortello (left), interact with students of the Gregory Park Primary School during a session teaching them about the United Nations (UN) ‘World’s Largest Lesson (WLL)’, which relays the importance of the Global Goals for Sustainable Development in a way that children can understand. The session took place at the school

6 years ago Vision 2030Youth

Gregory Park Primary Main Beneficiary Of UN Session

The Gregory Park Primary School in St. Catherine was this year chosen as the main beneficiary of an intervention by the United Nations (UN) – the ‘World’s Largest Lesson (WLL)’ – which relays the importance of the Global Goals for Sustainable Development in a way that children can understand. The WLL is a repository of lesson plans and activity ideas...

Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) President, Diane Edwards (centre), converses with participants at the recent launch of Jamaica’s Investment Guide (iGuide), at JAMPRO’s head office in New Kingston. From left are iGuide Project Consultant, Michelle Frederick Johnson; Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (JSEZA) Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Eric Deans; United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Economist, Ian Richards; and Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters’ Association (JMEA) Executive Director, Imega Breese McNab.

6 years ago Finance & Public ServiceTechnologyVision 2030

Jamaica Launches Online Investment Guide

Jamaica has joined 28 other nations, including several Caribbean states, that have developed online investment guides (iGuides). These facilities are repositories of information for local and foreign investors interested in doing business in the respective countries. Work to develop the guides was led by local stakeholders, principally countries’ investment promotion agencies in several instances, in collaboration with the United Nations...

Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck (right), is assisted by Custos Rotulorum of St. Andrew, Hon. Dr. Patricia Dunwell (third left) and Minister Counsellor/Deputy Head of Mission, European Union (EU) Delegation to Jamaica, Fredrik Ekfeldt (second left), to open the St. Andrew Justice Centre, Friday (November 1). At left is Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice, Sancia Bennett Templer.

6 years ago JusticeVision 2030

Justice Centre Opens in St. Andrew

The St. Andrew Justice Centre was officially opened on Friday (November 1), bringing the total number of Parish Justice Centres to eight. This is the latest centre to be established, as the Ministry of Justice seeks to coordinate alternative dispute resolution activities and enable easier access to justice services by members of the public. Constructed at a cost of approximately $20...

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), is presented with a token by Jamaica Computer Society (JCS) Council Member, Stacey Hines, during the entity’s BizTech Conference on Wednesday (October 30) at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston.

6 years ago TechnologyVision 2030

Gov’t Working To Reposition Jamaica As A Technology-Enabled Society

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, says the Government is working assiduously to ensure that the country becomes a technology-enabled society. This, she noted, is in keeping with Outcome 11 of the long-term National Development Plan – Vision 2030 Jamaica. “As a Ministry, we are working to transform Jamaica into a digital and knowledge-based society where all...