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JAM-DEX Phased Rollout Underway

Bank of Jamaica (the Bank) advises that a phased rollout of JAM-DEX, Jamaica’s Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), is currently underway while the process to amend the Bank of Jamaica Act (BOJA) progresses. Currently National Commercial Bank (NCB) offers JAM-DEX...

Cutting the ribbon to officially hand over the multipurpose court in Catherine Hall, St. James, on Monday (May 9) are (from left) Terminal Manager at New Fortress Energy, Montego Bay, Robert Rodney; Caretaker of the Spring Garden Division, Paul Nelson; President of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Janet Silvera; Councillor of the Spring Garden Division, Dwight Crawford and President of the Community Development Committee, Ava-Gaye Gordon. The court was completed by the St. James Municipal Corporation and New Fortress Energy.

New Multipurpose Court For A Montego Bay Community

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz, makes his contribution to the 2022/2023 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (May 10).

Technology Minister Appeals To MDAs To Protect Their Data

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz, makes his contribution to the 2022/23 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 10. Listening to the Minister is his wife, Ann Marie Vaz, who is also Member of Parliament for Portland East.

30,000 Parents/Guardians Redeem Vouchers For Devices

Minister Without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda.

Jamaica Strengthens Climate Action

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz, speaks in the House of Representatives on May 10. Listening to the Minister is his wife, Ann Marie Vaz, who is also Member of Parliament for Portland East.

4 years ago IndustryParliamentSectoral Debate 2022/23

Energy Ministry Makes Proposal To BSJ For More Testing In Mo-Bay

A proposal to the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) has been developed for the restructuring of the certification of cargo at the Montego Bay Terminal, in relation to cargo carried by third-party vessels. Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz, made the announcement during his contribution to the 2022/23 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May...

Chief Executive Officer at Mandeville Regional Hospital, Alwyn Miller (left), in dialogue with (from second left) Chairman, Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Godfrey Dyer; Chairman, Southern Regional Health Authority, Wayne Chen, and Senior Medical Officer, Mandeville Regional Hospital, Dr. Everton McIntosh, at the handover of clinical supplies and equipment to the Hospital on May 10.

4 years ago Health & Wellness

PHOTOS: Handover Of Medical Supplies At Mandeville Regional Hospital

Chief Executive Officer at Mandeville Regional Hospital, Alwyn Miller (left), in dialogue with (from second left) Chairman, Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Godfrey Dyer; Chairman, Southern Regional Health Authority, Wayne Chen, and Senior Medical Officer, Mandeville Regional Hospital, Dr. Everton McIntosh, at the handover of clinical supplies and equipment to the Hospital on May 10.

4 years ago EducationParliamentScienceSectoral Debate 2022/23Youth

Science Being Promoted In Schools

The Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology is implementing several programmes for the popularisation of science in schools. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Daryl Vaz, said that the move is aimed at creating a scientifically literate society that can make informed choices, better understand decisions of the Government that are founded on scientific information, as well as promote science as a viable...

4 years ago EnergyParliamentSectoral Debate 2022/23Technology

Work In Progress For Introduction Of Electric Vehicles

Cabinet has approved the strategic framework for electric mobility, which will guide the introduction of electric vehicles (EVs) in Jamaica. Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz, made the disclosure during his contribution to the 2022/23 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 10. “We are now waiting on the fiscal policy framework, which we expect...

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second right), in discussion with (from left) Councillor, Angels Division, Patricia Harris; Member of Parliament, St. Catherine North Central, Natalie Neita Garvey; and Mayor of Spanish Town, Councillor Norman Scott, during a tour of several communities in St. Catherine North Central, recently.

4 years ago Local GovernmentTransport

Multi-Agency Approach To Rehabilitate Roads In St. Catherine North Central

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says a multi-agency discussion will take place regarding road rehabilitation and other infrastructural works in several scheme communities, in St. Catherine North Central. “We are going to bring in the National Works Agency (NWA), because the Ministry [in collaboration] with the Municipal Corporation, on its own, would not be able...

4 years ago EnergyParliamentSectoral Debate 2022/23

Government To Spend US$30 Million Over Two Years Under EMEP

The Government is to spend US$30 million over the next two years under the Energy Management and Efficiency Programme (EMEP). Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz, made the disclosure during his contribution to the 2022/23 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 10. The programme is a collaborative effort among the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB),...

Minister of Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz, speaking in the House of Representatives on May 10.

4 years ago ParliamentSectoral Debate 2022/23Technology

Digital Access To Be Increased

Expansion of the GovNet infrastructure will continue this fiscal year, says Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz. Making his contribution to the 2022/23 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 10, Mr. Vaz said the expansion and buildout supports the Government’s drive to increase digital access. He pointed out that eGov and the National Works...