The Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) has hailed winning the coveted OCCUR’s Regulator of the Year Award for 2025 and the Winston Hay Award for Most Outstanding Consumer Protection Initiative as a rare and meaningful validation of its much-vaunted position in the region.

“It's a wonderful thing to have your colleagues acknowledge the work that you do. So that is really, really appreciated. I am particularly gratified by the Winston Hay Award for the Most Outstanding Consumer Protection Initiative for 2025,” said Ansord E. Hewitt, director general of the OUR.

The awards were handed out during the OCCUR (Organisation of Caribbean Utility Regulators) Gala and Awards, which brought the curtain down on the organisation’s 20th conference in Trelawny. They signalled the OUR and Jamaica’s growing influence in shaping utility standards and consumer protection across the Caribbean.