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Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT) is a government agency in Jamaica responsible for promoting Jamaica`s foreign policy and managing diplomatic relationships with other countries through diplomatic channels. This includes embassies, consulates, and other diplomatic missions. The MFAFT also promotes Jamaica's economic interests abroad and provide assistance for Jamaicans living overseas. To learn more about the Ministry, visit...

The Department was first established in 1829 as a part-time office.  It was not until 1851, under section 2 Cap 53 of Law, that the independent office of Auditor General was established. The responsibilities and authority of the Auditor General are detailed in the Constitution and the Financial Administration and Audit Act. The Auditor General and the Auditor General’s Department employees...

The Electricity Act 2015 established the Government Electrical Regulator as a Department of the Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology which inter alia replaces the Board of Examiners and will regulate the electrical (Works) industry, including the regulation of Registered Electricians, Licensed Electrical Inspectors and Technical Electrical Assistants.  Essentially, the Electricity Act, 2015 repealed the Electric Lighting Act, 1890 making...

Jamaica  Aircraft  Refueling  Services  (JARS)  is  a  subsidiary  of  Petrojam  Limited, being owned 49:51 with Air B/P.   JARS supplies Turbo fuel into-plane at the island’s two international airports. This company ensures that Petrojam has an outlet for its Turbo fuel independently of the MNCs.

We are a network of licensed electricians operating across Jamaica, offering electrical services at competitive prices. These services include residential, commercial, industrial wiring/installation; which involve construction, renovation and maintenance. In recent times there has been, an increase in demand for competent, qualified electricians; this is due to a number of persons seeking to get, connect to the grid. The increase...

STRUCTURE OF COMPANY Petrojam is a limited liability company; jointly owned by PDVCaribe, a subsidiary of Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) and the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ). The PCJ is a statutory body created and wholly owned by the Government of Jamaica. The General Manager is responsible for daily management of Jamaica’s only petroleum refinery; however the ultimate internal authority...

Petrojam Ethanol Limited (PEL) is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Petroleum Corporation Limited, a statutory body of the Government of Jamaica. The business office is located at the Petrojam Limited Refinery compound at 96 Marcus Garvey Drive in the capital city of Kingston. PEL’s primary activity is the procurement of ethanol feedstock (hydrous alcohol), the dehydration process to fuel...

The Petroleum Company of Jamaica Limited (PETCOM) was incorporated in 1973 as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) to market a variety of petroleum products, industrial fuels and lubricants. The company did not become active until 1984 with its first sale of solvents, and confirmation of a contract to supply fuel to the Caribbean Cement...

The PCJ is a statutory organization created by the Petroleum Act, with the exclusive right to explore and develop the petroleum resources of Jamaica. It is also the Government agency charged with the responsibility for facilitating the development of the country’s energy resources. The PCJ is assigned specific core functions under the Act, as follows: To develop and manage petroleum...

Our purpose is to provide every household and business across Jamaica with the ability to communicate and conduct business with each other and the world efficiently, effectively and economically.

The Post and Telecommunications Department (Jamaica Post) headquartered at 6-10 South Camp Road, Kingston, manages the island’s network of nearly 600 Post Offices and Postal Agencies. As a Department of Government, the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy & Mining has portfolio responsibility for Jamaica Post.   Website: https://jamaicapost.gov.jm/ Contact: https://jamaicapost.gov.jm/contact-us/

Corporate Overview Wigton Windfarm comprises two phases: Wigton I (20.7 MW installed in 2004 at a cost of US$26 Million) and Wigton II (18 MW installed in 2010 at a cost of US$47.5 Million). At approximately 30% capacity factor, the projected annual outputs are 97.5GWH and 76,291 metric tonnes of CERs respectively. Wigton is in the process of developing a...

Facilitating the provision of universal access to the information superhighway by accelerating the deployment of broadband services island-wide. This will be achieved through the effective collection and astutejudicious management of the universal service levy and disbursementing of such funds so collected, in a transparent and non-discriminatory manner. The resources are used to finance requisite required projects; as well as to...