The Universal Service Fund (USF) is taking decisive steps to improve its operational efficiency by reducing reliance on the national electricity grid to power its community Wi-Fi facilities. Chief Executive...

The $81.5-million Forest Hill Solar Park, which will result in millions in annual energy savings for the National Water Commission (NWC), was commissioned into operation by Prime Minister, Dr. the...

The Jamaica Public Service (JPS) will invest $13.2 billion (US$84 million) over a 10-year period to improve its technical and commercial operations. Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport Minister, Hon. Daryl...

Legislation providing for a significant increase in the penalties under the Telecommunications Act for trespassing, meddling, interfering or tampering with any telecommunication facility, was tabled in the House of Representatives...

Jamaica is on track to meeting its goal of generating 50 per cent of electricity from renewables by 2030, with sources such as solar and wind accounting for 12.5 per...

Petrojam’s project to convert heavy fuel oil (HFO) into asphalt is progressing and is scheduled for completion in the first quarter of the 2025/26 fiscal year. This initiative involves installing...

Petrojam has exported 4.5 million barrels of petroleum products since 2024, generating more than US$500 million in export earnings. Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport Minister, Hon. Daryl Vaz, made the...

The Government’s promised reduction of General Consumption Tax (GCT) on electricity is now in effect. Effective May 1, a reduced GCT rate of seven per cent was applied to the...