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Science, Technology, Energy, and Mining Minister, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (2nd right, standing), observes as vocational student at the Mandeville Craft Institute (MCI) in Manchester, Natoya Thompson (seated), demonstrates her skills on one of the 14 state-of-the-art computers in the Community Access Point (CAP) located at the MCI, which was established by the Universal Service Fund (USF) at cost of just under $4 million. The facility was officially opened on Friday, November 6. Others looking on (from left) are: MCI Chairman, Orville Tomlin; MCI Data and Administration Instructor, Daneaqua Boothe; Past President, Mandeville Rotary Club, Elroy Ricketts; and Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) executive, Vivien Morris-Brown.
Science, Technology, Energy, and Mining Minister, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (2nd right, standing), observes as vocational student at the Mandeville Craft Institute (MCI) in Manchester, Natoya Thompson (seated), demonstrates her skills on one of the 14 state-of-the-art computers in the Community Access Point (CAP) located at the MCI, which was established by the Universal Service Fund (USF) at cost of just under $4 million. The facility was officially opened on Friday, November 6. Others looking on (from left) are: MCI Chairman, Orville Tomlin; MCI Data and Administration Instructor, Daneaqua Boothe; Past President, Mandeville Rotary Club, Elroy Ricketts; and Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) executive, Vivien Morris-Brown.

Country’s 235th Computer Access Point Opens in Mandeville

By: Douglas McIntosh, November 10, 2015
Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Minister, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, on Friday (November 6), formally opened Jamaica’s 235th Community Access Point (CAP) at the Mandeville Craft Institute (MCI) vocational training centre...
Science, Technology, Energy, and Mining Minister, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, addressing Friday’s (November 6) street lighting ceremony for the commissioning of electricity service which has been provided for residents of Lowe Street, Mountain Pass (Banana Ground), Central Manchester, by National Energy Solutions Limited (NESol), an agency of the Ministry, at a cost of $4 million.

Residents of Central Manchester Receive Electricity

By: Douglas McIntosh, November 9, 2015
Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (4th left), and Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer (4th right), unveil a plaque declaring the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) an energy efficient entity. Occasion was the official handing over of energy efficient retrofits to the JIS on Thursday, October 29. Others (from left ) are: Director of Corporate Services at the JIS, Errol Gardner; Project Manager for the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Programme in the Ministry, Wayne Williams; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Hillary Alexander; Chief Executive Officer of the JIS, Donna-Marie Rowe; JIS Advisory Board Chair, Fae Ellington; and Deputy CEO of the JIS, Ian Boyne.

Govt Aiming to make Jamaica Regional Leader for Renewable Energy

By: Tomeica Gunn, October 31, 2015

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