Cuba Gives Energy Saving Bulbs to Jamaica

Thirty Cubans have been assigned to Jamaica to help with the distribution of 30,000 energy saving fluorescent bulbs donated by the Republic of Cuba to help the Jamaican government suppress the country’s growing energy bill.

Jamaica spends over us$1billion on energy alone each year, a figure that grows each year as oil prices get higher and more and more development takes place in Jamaica. Commerce, Science and Technology minister Phillip Paulwell says that the initial shipment of energy saving bulbs will be distributed in his East Kingston and Port Royal constituency as the pilot project and further distributions will take place over the coming months throughout the island.

Replaced Incandescent light bulbs will be collected from householders and destroyed.

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