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A streetlight being installed in a community in Guy’s Hill, St. Catherine, by contractors from the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Company.

Streetlights Brighten Communities in Guy’s Hill

By: GARFIELD L. ANGUS, October 11, 2025

Twenty-seven streetlights have been installed in several communities in Guy’s Hill, St. Catherine, providing a greater sense of safety and security for residents. The beneficiary communities are Meuse, Ragsville, Waterford,...

Deputy Managing Director at the Water Resources Authority (WRA), Geoffrey Marshall, speaks at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank.

Isotope Hydrology to Be Further Integrated in Jamaica’s Water Sector

By: Jermi-Lee Nelson, September 16, 2025

Deputy Managing Director at the Water Resources Authority (WRA), Geoffrey Marshall, speaks at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank on September 8.

WRA Completes Assessment at the Rio Bueno Sub-Watershed Management Unit

By: Jermi-Lee Nelson, September 8, 2025

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Technical Assistant in the Ministry of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Donaree Muirhead (right), engages in discussion with (from left) President, Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) Region III, Frank Fotia; General Manager of the JN Foundation, Claudine Allen; and Director/Secretary General, Trinidad and Tobago Automobile Association, Selwyn Richard Persad. Occasion was the recent National Helmet Wearing Coalition (NHWC) Regional ‘Heads Up’ Think Tank held at the AC Hotel by Marriott, Kingston.

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Road-safety advocates recently came together for discussion to advance key strategies to address the rise in motorcycle-related fatalities across the island. The discussions took place during the National Helmet Wearing...

By: BRITNEY STEVENS, July 22, 2025

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre, back row), shares a moment with Westmoreland residents who received Smart Energy Grants from the National Housing Trust (NHT). Ocassion was the groundbreaking ceremony for the Trust's Chantilly Gardens development in the parish on Friday (July 18).

3 months ago EnergyHousing

Westmoreland Residents Receive Smart Energy Grants from NHT

Nine eligible residents from Westmoreland on Friday (July 18) received smart energy grants from the National Housing Trust (NHT), during a groundbreaking ceremony for the Chantilly Gardens housing development in...

By: Serena Grant, July 20, 2025

Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz (second left), engages with resident of Comma Pen in St. Elizabeth, Muriel Freeman (left), during a visit to the community on Thursday (July 10) to observe house wiring and pole extension activities under the Community Electrification Project. Looking on (from centre) are fellow community members Ojanie Thomas; Marcia Morgan (second right) and Bobbette Sinclair.

3 months ago Energy

Scores of Households in St. Elizabeth and Manchester Wired for Electricity

Scores of households across the parishes of St. Elizabeth and Manchester have been wired for connection to the national grid under the Government’s Community Electrification Project. Being implemented by the...

By: OKOYE HENRY, July 12, 2025

Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz (left), listens as Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) contracted engineer, Barrington Brown, highlights the features of one of the buses that will be utilised in the rural school bus system, following a press conference on Tuesday (July 8), at the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) Auditorium in Kingston.

3 months ago EnergyScienceTelecommunicationsTransport

Rollout of Rural School Bus System on Track for September – Minister Vaz

Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz, says the rollout of the rural school bus programme remains firmly on track for September 2025. He said that the...

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Gov’t Establishes Enterprise Team to Review Sangster Airport Concession Extension

The Government has established an Enterprise Team to assess the early extension of the concession agreement for Sangster International Airport (SIA) in Montego Bay, St. James. The facility is being...

By: Serena Grant, July 2, 2025

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, speaks during Tuesday’s (July 1) press conference at Jamaica House to announce the Government’s decision regarding the existing terms of the Jamaica Public Service Company’s (JPS) license.

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Decision on JPS Licence Signals Gov’t’s Intent to Explore Alternatives – Minister Williams

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, says the Government’s decision not to renew the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) all-island licence under its current terms does...

By: Vanessa James, July 1, 2025

Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport Minister, Hon. Daryl Vaz (centre), shares something on his phone with Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (left), and Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, at a special press conference on Tuesday (July 1), at Jamaica House.

4 months ago Energy

Government Open to All Parties for New Electricity Licensing Arrangement

Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport Minister, Hon. Daryl Vaz, says the Government is open to all parties desirous of entering a new electricity licensing arrangement, including the current licensees. “The...

By: Rochelle Williams, July 1, 2025

Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport Minister, Hon. Daryl Vaz, speaking at a special press conference on Tuesday (July 1) at Jamaica House.

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Gov’t to End Current JPS Licence in 2027

The Government of Jamaica will not be renewing the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Company’s current all-island licence under the existing terms, upon its expiration on July 8, 2027. Science, Energy,...

By: Rochelle Williams, July 1, 2025

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Streetlights Brighten Communities in Guy’s Hill

Isotope Hydrology to Be Further Integrated in Jamaica’s Water Sector

WRA Completes Assessment at the Rio Bueno Sub-Watershed Management Unit

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Push for Helmet Safety Amid Rising Motorcycle Fatalities

Westmoreland Residents Receive Smart Energy Grants from NHT

Scores of Households in St. Elizabeth and Manchester Wired for Electricity

Rollout of Rural School Bus System on Track for September – Minister Vaz

Gov’t Establishes Enterprise Team to Review Sangster Airport Concession Extension

Decision on JPS Licence Signals Gov’t’s Intent to Explore Alternatives – Minister Williams

Government Open to All Parties for New Electricity Licensing Arrangement

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