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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness addresses the 14th annual conference of the Organization of Caribbean Utilities Regulators (OOCUR) at the Secrets Resort in Freeport, Montego Bay, on October 26.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness addresses the 14th annual conference of the Organization of Caribbean Utilities Regulators (OOCUR) at the Secrets Resort in Freeport, Montego Bay, on October 26.

Prime Minister Wants Region to be Less Dependent on Oil

By: Garwin Davis, October 27, 2016
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says a concerted effort must be made by countries in the region to be less dependent on oil. Addressing the opening of the...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness addresses the 14th annual conference of the Organization of Caribbean Utilities Regulators (OOCUR) at the Secrets Resort in Freeport, Montego Bay, on October 26.

PM Commends OUR

By: Garwin Davis, October 27, 2016
Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley (second left), speaking at the launch of Science and Technology Month at the Scientific Research Council (SRC), on October 26. The Minister called on the private sector to lead the way in research and development. Others (from left) are Director General of the National Commission on Science and Technology (NCST), Professor the Hon. Errol Morrison; Executive Director of the SRC, Dr. Cliff Riley and Marketing and Corporate Communications Manager at the SRC, Roselyn Fisher.

Private Sector Urged to Take Lead in Research and Development

By: Tomeica Gunn, October 27, 2016

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A shipment of Liquefied Natural Gas arrived at the Port of Montego Bay aboard the feeder ship Anthony Veeder on October 22.
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LNG Arrives for JPS Bogue Power Plant

The Government’s drive to bring cheaper and cleaner energy to the people of Jamaica has been advanced with the arrival of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) for the Jamaica Public Service...
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By: Garwin Davis, October 25, 2016
Chairman of the Universal Service Fund (USF), Robert Lawrence (second left), displays computers (on table), which he handed over to the Golden Age Home recently. Others (from left) are Assistant General Manager of the Golden Age Home, Mishka Townsend-Brown; General Manager of the Golden Age Home, Laurette Adams-Thomas and Acting Chief Executive Officer of the USF, Everold Simms.
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Golden Age Home Gets Computers from USF

The Universal Service Fund (USF) has donated three desktop computers to the Golden Age Home, located in Vineyard Town, Kingston. Chairman of the USF, Robert Lawrence, told JIS News that...
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By: Tomeica Gunn, September 17, 2016
Senior Expert with the Improving Innovation Capacities in the Caribbean (INVOCAB) project by the Scientific Research Council (SRC), Mr. Rhoen Kerr (second right) and Principal of the Seaward Primary and Junior High school, Mrs. Arlene Thomas (right), cut the ribbon to officially open a science lab at the school on September 15, while students and teachers look on. The school is one of eight provided with science laboratories outfitted with equipment and apparatus through the project funded by the European Union and the Government of Jamaica.
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SRC Opens Science Labs in Schools

The Scientific Research Council (SRC) has, so far, officially opened science laboratories in four of eight participating primary and secondary schools in its Improving Innovation Capacities in the Caribbean (INVOCAB)...
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By: Denise Dennis, September 16, 2016