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MSB at Gleaner Editors' Forum
An ambitious forecast by Phillip Paulwell, minister of science, technology, energy and mining who calculated that the energy cost to consumers could dip significantly in four years, has failed to generate support of senior technocrats who sat in a Gleaner Editors' Forum last week. Read more »
JPS can lighten burden
A study by the Jamaica Productivity Centre (JPC) offers evidence of the performance gap between Jamaica Public Service (JPS) power generation and other domestic power producers; ranks the JPS distribution operations among the least efficient in the region for total distribution losses, non-technical losses and reliability; and places JPS in the group with the highest electricity prices. Read more »
EDITORS' Forum: Energy crisis
With Jamaicans almost uniform in their belief that the cost of energy is retarding growth in all sectors of society, The Gleaner yesterday assembled a team of experts who had contributed to the latest edition of the Mona School of Business, MSB Business Review, for an Editors' Forum to further explore the energy issues raised in the publication. Read more »
From problems to apps: ideas for industry development
"Ideation is the creative process of collectively generating, developing, and communicating new ideas"
MSB recently brought together a range of stakeholders from the Public sector and Civil society to attend an Ideation session to "think aloud" about common problems and challenges and generate ideas about the potential use of new information and communication technologies in finding indigenous solutions. Read more »
MSB's 'Business Review' puts energy in the spotlight
The third issue of Mona School of Business' (MSB) Business Review is out, and it is sure to instigate thought and discussion. The primary focus of this issue is energy cost in Jamaica and there are comprehensive articles that provide in-depth analysis on Jamaica's energy issues. Read more »
