Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley, says hydro-feasibility studies have been completed on 12 rivers, which show a potential of adding 26 megawatts (MW) of generating capacity to the grid. Making his contribution to the 2017/18 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on April 18, Dr. Wheatley said the feasibility studies were conducted with...

A web security policy for the Government is being developed and will be completed within the next six months. This was stated by Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley, during his contribution to the 2017/18 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives, today (April 18). This comes on the heels of the completion of a...

The Government will shortly do a full roll-out of the Tablets in Schools initiative, following a successful pilot stage of the programme. Making the disclosure in the 2017/18 Sectoral Debate in the House on April 18, Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley, said e-Learning Jamaica has done a reassessment of the project, and Cabinet will...

President of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce, Gloria Henry, says her organisation is not averse to the Government’s policy shift to move the resources of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) into the consolidated fund. Ms. Henry, who was addressing a chamber luncheon at the Montego Bay Convention Centre recently, said the entity will be keeping a close eye on...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the $1 billion renovation of the Appleton Estate Rum Tour in Siloah, St. Elizabeth, will be a “game changer” for tourism along the south coast. He noted that the region, which has been lagging behind the north coast in terms of both offerings and arrivals, will be significantly boosted by a world-class attraction....

Head of the General Studies Department at Holland High School in Trelawny, Dageanna Spencer-Hull, has pointed to the need for Jamaican students to be more aware about matters relating to regional integration. She noted that social studies results in the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examination have been below par over the years and students have been shying away from...

The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport will be mounting a third gateway sign to the Blue and John Crow Mountains in Port Morant, St. Thomas. Other signs have been installed at access points to the World Heritage Site in Papine, St Andrew and in Port Antonio, Portland. Principal Director, Creative Industries Policy Division, Dr. Janice Lindsay, told JIS...