Daryl Vaz
Acutely aware that the Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology (MSET) became known for controversy under the last Government, new MSET Minister Daryl Vaz is determined to shed its scandal tag.
“It has not missed me in any way that this Ministry is the make it or break it for me, despite the fact that some may feel that I am not that smart,” Vaz quipped at a press conference on Wednesday.
It is against that background that he has named a team of high-profile figures from business and academia to the boards of public bodies under his watch. Metry Seaga, Jacqueline Sharp, Professor Ishenkumba Khawa and Dr Parris Lyew-Ayee are among those chosen to advise and lead the entities which include Petrojam, which has been more associated with scandal than performance in recent years.
Daryl Vaz
Acutely aware that the Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology (MSET) became known for controversy under the last Government, new MSET Minister Daryl Vaz is determined to shed its scandal tag.
“It has not missed me in any way that this Ministry is the make it or break it for me, despite the fact that some may feel that I am not that smart,” Vaz quipped at a press conference on Wednesday.
It is against that background that he has named a team of high-profile figures from business and academia to the boards of public bodies under his watch. Metry Seaga, Jacqueline Sharp, Professor Ishenkumba Khawa and Dr Parris Lyew-Ayee are among those chosen to advise and lead the entities which include Petrojam, which has been more associated with scandal than performance in recent years.
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Daryl Vaz (File photo)
Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Daryl Vaz, has put in place new directors of boards to oversee the operations of the various entities that fall under the ministry.
“The board appointments that I have made are based on probity and performance and integrity and honesty, because the fact is, that is what the country expects and demands,” he said while making the announcement during a virtual press conference on Wednesday, December 16.
He noted that Cabinet “has approved and appointed the full slate of boards” for Petrojam Ethanol Limited (PEL), which will be chaired by Kevin Richards; Jamaica Aircraft Refuelling Services (JARS) Limited, for which Lennox Elvey has been appointed Chairman; with the man put in charge to wind up the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) is Richard Fonseca from the Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology (MSET).