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Acting Senior Geographic Information Systems Manager and Trainer, National Spatial Data Management Branch (NSDMB), Nadisha Poyser provide details about ‘Geo-Talks’ during a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ at the Agency’s head office in Kingston.

Students to Benefit from Geo-Talks on Geographic Information Systems Day

Students attending the upcoming Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Day exposition on Wednesday, November 15, are set to benefit from ‘Geo-Talks’. Geo-Talks is a career session being organised by the National Spatial Data Management Branch (NSDMB) as part of activities oganised...

Acting Deputy Director General, Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Michelle Edwards, speaking during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ at the Agency’s Head Office in Kingston on Thursday (November 9).

National Risk Information Platform Being Developed

Senior GIS Manager (Acting) and Trainer at the National Spatial Data Management Branch (NSDMB), Nadisha Poyser, speaking during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ at the Agency’s Head Office in Kingston on November 8.

Registration Still Open for GIS Day Expo

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (second right), and Chief Executive Officer, Universal Service Fund (USF), Dr. Daniel Dawes (right), share a photo opportunity with Vauxhall High School USF ICT Club members during Friday’s (November 10) club launch and pinning ceremony at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, Assembly Hall. At left is educator at Vauxhall High School, Kevene Harris.

Sixteen Schools Launch USF ICT Clubs

Principal Director (Acting), National Spatial Data Management Branch, Simone Lloyd, speaking during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ at the Agency’s Head Office in Kingston, on Wednesday (November 8).

Activities for Geography Awareness Week Get Under Way on Nov. 9

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan.

2 years ago Information

Misinformation is a Threat to Democracy – Minister Morgan

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, says the pervasion of misinformation is one of the biggest threats to democracy that must be thwarted at every opportunity. The Minister, who was speaking on day two of the Broadcasting Commission’s three-day Strategic and Operational Planning Retreat at the Moon Palace Resort...

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, addresses the recent post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House in St. Andrew.

2 years ago Information

Work Continues to Update ATI

Work continues to update the access to information (ATI) legislation, says Minister without Portfolio with responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan. Providing an update during the recent post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House in St. Andrew, Minister Morgan said the Government is very serious about the ATI reform. “As Minister with responsibility for Information, I asked the Information Division when...

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, responds to a question posed during Wednesday’s (July 19) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House.

3 years ago Foreign AffairsInformation

No Asylum Application Made By Haitians Illegally Entering Jamaica Recently

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, says no application for asylum was made by the group of Haitians who entered the island illegally recently. A total of 37 Haitian nationals arrived in the island by boat last week. “They would have been briefed [that], as part of the process,...

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, addresses staff members at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) on Tuesday (June 27), during a visit to the agency’s headquarters in Kingston.

3 years ago Information

JIS Encouraged to Be the Vanguard of Facts

Minister with Responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, has charged the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) to be the vanguard of facts, particularly given the rise in fake news. The Minister, who visited the agency’s Half-Way Tree Road headquarters on Tuesday (June 27) to engage with staff, noted that a major challenge facing Jamaica is misinformation and disinformation. “So, the fact-checking...

Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz (second right), presents a certificate and tablet to Lacovia High School student, Kwan Bailey, for his honourable achievement in the Universal Service Fund’s (USF) 2022 Essay Competition. Also sharing in the presentation (from left) are USF Chief Executive Officer, Daniel Dawes and Flow’s Director of Corporate Communications and Stakeholder Management, Kayon Mitchell. The occasion was a Project Funding Agreement signing ceremony to provide digital literacy and skills training to over 1,500 PATH households, at the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) Auditorium in Kingston, on Friday (June 23). The USF and Flow have partnered to undertake the engagement.

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Over 1,500 PATH Households to Benefit from Digital Literacy and Skills Training Project

Over 1,500 households on the Programme of Advancement through Health and Education (PATH) will benefit from digital literacy and skills training under a partnership between the Universal Service Fund (USF) and telecommunications firm, Flow. Representatives of the entities, on Friday (June 23), signed a Project Funding Agreement at the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) Auditorium in Kingston to facilitate pilot...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., addresses yesterday’s (June 21) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House in St. Andrew.

3 years ago Information

Job Descriptions Positive Step In Governance Structure – Minister

The recently tabled job descriptions for Parliamentarians and Ministers are a positive step in the governance structure of the country, says Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. Mr. Charles Jr. was responding to a question posed during yesterday’s (June 21) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House in St. Andrew. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness,...

Minister without Portfolio with responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan (right), in discussion with Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, at today’s (June 7) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House in St. Andrew.

3 years ago Information

Measures Implemented to Ensure Highest Standards of Conduct Among Political Leaders

Jamaica has implemented several measures to ensure the highest standards of conduct, accountability, and ethics among its political leaders. This was noted by Minister without Portfolio with responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, at today’s (June 7) post-Cabinet press briefing, at Jamaica House, in St. Andrew, in response to a recent press release issued by the Integrity Commission. “In addition...