More than 620 educational institutions islandwide are now connected to the Internet under the National Broadband Initiative. Minister without portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, made the disclosure during the Forum for Innovations in Teaching, held at the National Arena on Thursday (January 25)....

Jamaicans are being urged to be vigilant when navigating the digital space as the growing connectedness of the world continues to create privacy challenges. Chief Technical Director (CTD) in the Information and Communications Technology Division in the Office of the Prime Minister, Wahkeen Murray, in making the call said that “vigilance and awareness are our first lines of defence in...

Government Senator and Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, says the Administration continues to put local government at the centre of its development agenda. “Housing projects are inextricably linked to local government; housing projects do not happen without local government. Commercial activity does not happen without local government. Major infrastructural developments do not happen without local government. In fact,...

Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn, says the Government is committed to investing resources and partnering with international agencies to divert young people away from crime. Mrs. Cuthbert-Flynn, who was speaking at the handover ceremony for musical equipment to Flanker Primary School, Montego Bay, St. James, on January 25, said the commitment is a...

By the end of June, the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) will become the first Caribbean marketplace to facilitate the issuance of green, blue, and other sustainable coloured bonds. Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, who made the disclosure, said this forms part of the Government’s framework to ensure that financing is available for sustainable...

United States Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency N Nickolas Perry, is urging students to surround themselves with positive role models and to stay away from crime and gang related activities. Ambassador Perry, who was speaking to students, parents, school administrators and other stakeholders at the handover of musical equipment to Flanker Primary School, Montego Bay, St. James, on January 25,...

Chairman of the Trelawny Municipal Corporation and Mayor of Falmouth, Councillor Collen Gager, has outlined plans for the further development of the Falmouth Transportation Centre. Speaking at a recent press briefing, Mayor Gager described the Centre as a “work in progress”, noting that, so far, more than $40 million has been spent to upgrade the Centre and that there are...