Attorneys at Law, Tricia Gaye Watson and Peter Goldson (centre) of the law firm Myers Fletcher and Gordon show plaques they received from Minister of Energy, Mining and Telecommunications, Clive Mullings (right) on
Tuesday, January 22, 2008. Also on hand at the handing over was Director General in the Ministry, Karlene Francis.

The two lawyers were awarded for providing voluntary legal services during the Public Education Programme for the E-Transactions Act. The objective of the Programme is to educate Jamaicans about their roles, rights and responsibilities under the Electronic Transactions Act 2006.

Goldson and Watson, together, contributed in excess of fifteen hours of legal service to the Ministry during the focus group meetings, public fora and interview sessions.

In lauding the work of the two lawyers, Minister Mullings said they made the process for the entire Ministry team much easier than it could have been, and commended them for the spirit of voluntarism they had demonstrated throughout the process.

Minister Mullings further suggested that this was even more commendable because of the level of sacrifice it required on their part to volunteer their time and energies to the consultation process.