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Microsoft Senior Vice President Meets with Minister
Mullings
Minister of Energy, Mining and Telecommunications, Hon
Clive Mullings (left) and Microsoft Vice President of
Marketing and Sales in Latin America, Andy Zupsic
(Right) share some thoughts on the development of the
information and communication technology (ICT) sector in
Jamaica. The occasion was a courtesy call on Tuesday
April 22, 2008, made on the Minister by Mr. Zupsic, who
is in the island to establish greater strategic
alliances between Jamaica and Microsoft.
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ICT CAN FAST TRACK NATIONS TO FIRST WORLD STATUS |
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Minister of
Energy, Mining and Telecommunications, Clive Mullings, has said
that information technology can drive production and fast track
nations like Jamaica to first world development. “The
introduction of new and updated technologies increases both
physical and economic productivity. Computer technologies impact
all aspects of our lives and are critical to the process of
development and efficiency in all productive industries and
sectors of all societies,” Mr. Mullings stated, as he addressed
the launch of Fujitsu’s Hosted Email Services on Wednesday,
April 16 at the Jamaica .... ...[more] |
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MINISTER BRODERICK SAYS ENERGY CONSERVATION WILL CREATE ECONOMIC
GROWTH |
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Minister
of State in the Ministry of Energy, Mining and
Telecommunications, Laurence Broderick has said that
efficiency in the use of energy will boost the economy,
as less will be spent on oil. Addressing an energy
conservation seminar, hosted by HMS Trading Partners at
the Golf View Hotel in Mandeville on Wednesday, March
26, 2008, he noted that savings from energy conservation
will enable the Government to spend more on education,
health, and infrastructural development thereby creating
a smoother environment for business to operate. “The
volatility in oil prices has strong ... ...[more] |
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UNDP PLEDGES TO ASSIST IN IMPLEMENTING THE ENERGY POLICY |
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United Nations
Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative in Jamaica,
Minh Pham, has pledged to assist the government in the
finalization and implementation of the country’s energy policy.
Speaking at the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica’s (PCJ) Public
Sector Energy Efficiency Seminar, staged in tandem with the UNDP,
at the Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston on Tuesday, March 18,
2008, Mr. Pham called for measures to be factored into the
country’s national energy policy that will effectively address
the impact of high fuel costs on the society’s poor and most
vulnerable....[more] |
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Honourable Minister Clive Mullings |
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Minister of State
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