The government says a news report from an overseas publication purporting that Jamaica turned away a Cuban-registered tanker seeking to refill on Liquified Petroleum Gas, LPG is fake.

It notes that the report does not mention any credible source of information to verify its claims.

The Energy Ministry says at no time was the government or any private entity involved in the country’s oil and gas industry contacted to verify the report.

Portfolio minister Daryl Vaz says it is important to note that Jamaica’s sole oil refinery, Petrojam, a 100% government-owned entity, has never exported LPG.

Mr. Vaz says such fake news can have serious international implications.