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Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (left); President, Bryan’s Bookstores Limited, Paul Bryan (centre); and Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites sign a contract for the provision of electronic content on the tablet computers, under the Tablets in Schools pilot programme, during a ceremony at the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ), New Kingston, on November 12). Standing (from right) are: Board members of e-learning Jamaica Limited, Lloyd Lovindeer and Trevor Francis.

Parents to Pay Minimal Fee for Tablet Computers After Pilot

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, says that under the next phase of the Tablets in Schools initiative, beneficiaries will be required to pay a minimal fee for the device. He noted that currently, there is...

Industry, Investment, and Commerce Minister, Hon. Anthony Hylton (standing), addressing Wednesday’s (November 12) launch of the second Gas Pro Street Style Cook-Up food festival, at the Waterhouse Community Centre, in St. Andrew. The initiative, which is slated for the community on November 29, is a public-private community-based integration programme, being led by cooking gas retailer, Gas Products Limited (Gas Pro), and the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) under its Community Renewal Programme (CRP). Listening keenly are: Gas Product Limited’s Sales Manager, Nicola Dawson (left); and Director of co-sponsor, FIRST Media.com, Dwight Scott.

Minister Hylton Lauds Gas Pro-PIOJ Partnership to Build Communities

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (second left) signs a contract for the provision of electronic content on the tablet computers under the Tablets in Schools pilot programme, during a ceremony at the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ), New Kingston, on November 12. Others (from left) are: Chief Executive Officer (CEO), e-learning Jamaica Limited, Avrill Crawford; CEO/Founder, EduFocal, Gordon Swaby; and Chairman, EduFocal, Peter Levy. Standing (from left) are: Minister of Education, Rev. Hon. Ronald Thwaites; Board members of e-learning Jamaica Limited, Trevor Francis and Lloyd Lovindeer.

Government Spends $114M on Content for Tablet Computers

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, addresses the press launch of the Public Sector Energy Champion Competition at the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica auditorium in Kingston, on November 12.

Public Sector Energy Competition Kicks Off December

Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Dermon Spence (2nd right), and Chairman of the Jamaica Citrus Protection Agency (JCPA), Peter McConnell, examine an orange affected by the citrus greening disease, during a brief tour of an orchard operated by Trade Winds Citrus Limited at its Bog Walk location in St. Catherine on November 11. This followed the 16th annual general meeting of the JCPA at the Tru Juice Sports Club located on the property.

Government Continues Measures to Tackle Citrus Greening Disease

12 years ago Technology

Government Will Not Let Up On Conservation Measures – Minister Paulwell

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, says although the price of oil on the world market is expected to continue to fall, the Government will not let up on its conservation measures. “There are some experts who believe that it will go down to US$75 per barrel…and that’s good news for us,” he asserted. However, the...

President of the Diabetes Association of Jamaica, Professor Errol Morrison (second left), speaking about the harmful effects of diabetes at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, on Tuesday, November 11. Massy Distribution (Jamaica) Limited and the JIS have partnered to host a health and wellness fair on World Diabetes Day, Friday, November 14, at the agency’s head office in Kingston. Listening (from left) are: Director of Human Resources at the JIS, Mrs. Bernita Locke; Diabetes Educator, Mrs. Ann-Moreen Wright-Brown; Commercial Manager, Pharmaceutical and Health Care Division at Massy Distribution, Ms. Maxine Findlay; and CEO of Massy Distribution (Jamaica) Limited, Mr. Richard Barrow.

12 years ago Information

JIS and Massy Host Health Expo and Workshop

Members of staff of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) and several other government agencies will benefit from a health expo and workshop, to be held on World Diabetes Day, Friday, November 14, at the agency’s head office in Kingston. The JIS will be partnering with Massy Distribution (Jamaica) Limited to host the event, which will focus on diabetes, a non-communicable...

Science, Technology, Energy, and Mining Minister, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (centre), greets Tullow Oil Plc’s Business Unit Manager for South America, John McKenna (right), during Tuesday’s (November 11) ceremony at the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) auditorium, New Kingston, to announce the Government’s awarding of a gas and oil exploration licence to Tullow Jamaica Limited. Looking on is PCJ Group General Manager, Winston Watson.

12 years ago Technology

Government Issues Oil and Gas Exploration Licence to British Firm

The Government has resumed the search for oil and gas in Jamaica with the issuing of an exploration licence to British petroleum firm, Tullow Oil Plc. The company has committed $6.7 billion (US$60 million) to undertake activities off the island’s South coast. The exercise, which commenced on November 1, is being facilitated under a Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) signed by...

Members of the organising team for the University of Technology’s (UTech) Students’ Union charity fundraiser, Tag Drive 2014, discuss documents pertaining to the week of activities with UTech’s Director, Community Services, Mr. Seymour Riley (right), at Monday’s (November 10) launch of the project at the institution. From left are Students’ Union Executive Members, Delta Wright, President; Jevon Reid, Director of Community Service; and Khamoye Williams, College of Health Sciences Representative. The highlight of Tag Drive is an islandwide collection blitz, which will take place on November 14 and 15.

12 years ago Community

Kidney Support Foundation and Blind Society to Benefit from Tag Drive

The University of Technology (UTech) Students’ Union has launched this year's Tag Drive, which is seeking to raise $3 million from donors across the island. Funds collected in the drive will benefit the Kidney Support Foundation, the Jamaica Society for the Blind and needy students at the university. Speaking at the launching ceremony on November 10, Director of Community Service,...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (left), presents first form student at Wolmer’s Trust High School for Girls, Kai-Antoinette Thompson, with the proclamation declaring November 20 as National Storytelling Day, during a ceremony at King’s House, on November 11.

12 years ago Governor General

GG Outlines Importance of Storytelling Day

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, says National Storytelling Day will form part of efforts to safeguard the cultural wellbeing of Jamaica’s heritage, particularly for the youth. Reading a proclamation on Tuesday, November 11, at King’s House, declaring November 20 as National Storytelling Day, the Governor-General said due attention should be paid to the preservation of the...

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports, Education (CHASE) Fund, William Heaven (right), and Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Tertiary Education Commission, Maxine Henry-Wilson (2nd left), are in discussion with (from left): Chairman of the Fund’s Education Committee, Dr. Rose Davies; graduate of the Shortwood Teachers’ College, Marjanice Atkinson; and Executive Director of the Early Childhood Commission Dr. Joan Reid. Occasion was Tuesday’s (Nov.11) signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with six teachers’ colleges, for the provision of scholarships in early childhood education, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston.

12 years ago Education

CHASE Signs MOU for Training of Early Childhood Teachers

The Culture, Health, Arts, Sports, Education (CHASE) Fund has formalised its funding arrangement with six teacher-training institutions for the provision of scholarships in early childhood education, at the undergraduate and post-graduate levels. Under the initiative, CHASE has to date awarded 3,383 scholarships valued at over $284 million at the undergraduate level, and in 2014/15, has committed $60 million for teacher...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller. (FILE)

12 years ago Parliament

PM Says NHT Purchased Property, Not Outameni Experience

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, says the National Housing Trust (NHT) has not purchased the tourist attraction known as Outameni Experience, in Trelawny. "The Board has advised me that the decision to purchase the property at Orange Grove in Trelawny, and not the attraction known as Outameni Experience, was firmly grounded in the National Housing Trust Act of...