The Scientific Research Council (SRC) is now accepting applications for its annual National Young Inventors and Innovators Pitch Competition (YIIC). Students at the primary, secondary and tertiary levels can submit entries online up to January 26 using the link provided on the SRC’s social media platforms. The annual contest is scheduled for February 27 where shortlisted participants will present innovative...

The Ministry of Education and Youth is preparing the procurement to enable system-wide installations and coordination of security cameras across the education system. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, made the disclosure during a statement to the House of Representatives on Tuesday (January 16). A survey conducted in July 2023 showed 154 schools with a total of 1,955 cameras. “This year,...

The world’s largest technical professional organisation, the Institute of Electrical Electronics Engineers (IEEE), will host a face-to-face workshop titled, ‘Towards Expanding Access to Quality Engineering Science Excellence Opportunities in Jamaica’. This is scheduled to take place from January 17 to 18 at the University of Technology (UTech), in Kingston. The workshop will showcase IEEE leaders globally, technical professionals, and industry...

Chief Executive Officer of the Universal Service Fund (USF), Dr. Daniel Dawes (fourth left), and Kingston Eastern and Port Royal Member of Parliament, Phillip Paulwell, are surrounded by students from Holy Rosary Primary School, at the launch of community Wi-Fi at Windward Courts (Bower Bank), Kingston, on January 15.

Minister with responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, says the Government sees internet access as a human right that should be available to citizens wherever they reside. It is for this reason that the Administration, through the Universal Service Fund (USF), is providing free secured Wi-Fi to unserved, under-served, and rural communities to facilitate greater digital inclusion. Addressing the launch...

Students across the island have until January 25 to submit applications for the Scientific Research Council (SRC) Essay, Oratory, Performing Arts and Poster Competition (EOPP). The annual contest allows students to incorporate the arts into Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines to foster creativity and innovation. It is in keeping with the organisation’s mandate of popularising and promoting the...

Minister Without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Information, and Member of Parliament for Clarendon North Central, Hon. Robert Morgan (fifth right, back row); and Chief Executive Officer, Universal Service Fund (USF), Dr. Daniel Dawes (right, back row), interact with students of the Beckford Kraal Basic School during the launch USF’s community wi-fi programme in...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has hailed Digicel founder, Denis O’Brien, for his role in establishing the company that has grown to be a major operator in Jamaica’s telecommunications landscape. “[After] Twenty-two years of being in Jamaica, the people of Jamaica are grateful and proud of what you built. We want to say thank you for an amazing...

With the establishment of a smart room, learning should improve at the Homestead Primary and Infant School in St. Catherine. Recently, the Digicel Foundation gifted the school with the facility at a cost of US$60,000. It is equipped with 12 laptops, 12 tablets, a smart board, a printer, air-conditioning units and is furnished with desks and chairs and can accommodate...