(Jamaica Observer) Phillip Paulwell is insisting that Jamaica’s foray into commercial production of rare earth metals is much more than dollars and cents.
‘Since we made the initial announcement to the Parliament and Jamaica, two weeks ago, most of the attention attracted both locally and internationally has focused on the dollars and cents and the economic opportunity, but the project means much more,’ Paulwell, the science, technology, energy, and mining minister said yesterday.
He was speaking at a ground-breaking ceremony for a US$3-million pilot plant on the Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI) premises at Hope Gardens in St Andrew.