At a press conference on 28 July 2016, the Jamaican Government announced the sale of the old Alpart bauxite plant at Nain in St. Elizabeth to Jiuquan Iron & Steel (Group) Company Limited (JISCO) as well as a US$2 billion investment in an industrial zone, powered by a 1000MW coal-fired plant, creating 3,000 jobs. The […]

There has been voicenote circulating on Whatsapp this month (October 2016) about the proposed coal fired power plant in Jamaica. We have received several calls and messages about it from our members, who are confused by some of the things which it says. While we appreciate the passion and support expressed by the speaker in […]