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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.
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
Science, Technology, Energy, and Mining Minister, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, says National Energy Solutions Limited (NESol) is currently developing the appropriate expertise to enable the delivery of electricity, generated from renewable...
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
Governor-General, His Excellency The Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen greets Minister of Science Technology Energy and Mining Hon. Phillip Paulwell at the Proclamation of November as Science and Technology Month held at King’s House recently.

Science and Technology the Main Focus in November

By: Tomeica Gunn, October 30, 2015

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Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (centre), presents a $300,000 cheque to Sashell McKenzie, while attorney-at-law, Hugh C. Hart, looks on. Scholarships and bursaries valued at $1.3 million were awarded to six tertiary-level students under the Glencore Scholarship Fund for the 2015/16 academic year, at a ceremony held recently at the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) Auditorium in Kingston.
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Paulwell Urging Students to Do STEM Subjects

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, is again calling for more Jamaican students to pursue subjects in the areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)....
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By: Tomeica Gunn, October 27, 2015
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Gov’t Awards Third Ganja Research Licence

Canadian nutraceutical and pharmaceutical company, Timeless Herbal Care Limited (THC), which has operations in Jamaica, is the first private entity to be granted a ganja research licence by the Government....
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By: Chris Patterson, October 26, 2015
Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson, holds up a copy of the National Cyber Security Strategy, while addressing a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank.
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Be Careful What You Click On

State Minister for Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson, is advising Jamaicans to be careful about opening links that are found in emails, tweets, posts, and online advertising....
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By: Tomeica Gunn, October 26, 2015
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OUR Act Amended To Improve Transparency

The Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) Act has been amended to enhance transparency and investor confidence within the electricity sector. The Bill, which was piloted by Minister of Science, Technology,...
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By: Latonya Linton, October 19, 2015