The Government has undertaken a number of preparatory activities, as it readies for the roll out of the $1.4 billion Tablets in Schools pilot project for the new academic year. State Minister for Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson, informed that schools and parents have been sensitized in the use and care of tablets; a Tablet in Schools...

A three-year contract valued at $53 million has been awarded to TP Systems Ltd. for the provision of a Child Case Management System (CCMS) for the Child Development Agency (CDA). The software is being introduced to allow the CDA to better manage data pertaining to children and families who interface with, or come into the child protection system. Details of...

Passage of the Banking Services Act has paved the way for commercial banks and other deposit taking institutions to begin using agents to offer banking services to the Jamaican population. This was disclosed by Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson, during his contribution to the 2014/15 Sectoral Debate in the House...

The University of the West Indies (UWI) is to coordinate six innovation hubs under the Caribbean Mobile Innovation Project. This was disclosed by Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson, during his contribution to the 2014/15 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on June 11. “These hubs are specialized business incubation...

The Ministries of Tourism and Entertainment, and Education, have partnered in an engagement that will see several high schools being utilised as performing arts centres. Arising from this, an initial four institutions - Jamaica College and St. Andrew High School in St. Andrew; Guys Hill High School, St. Catherine; and Manchester High School, Manchester - have been selected for improvement...

Residents in East Rural St. Andrew are benefitting from a 10-year programme of educational development, which should see each household gaining three Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) subjects, and at least one professional over time. Providing details of the plan during his contribution to the 2014/15 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives, on June 10, State Minister for Tourism and...

Government has executed a further bauxite levy concession agreement with Russian aluminium company, UC Rusal, for an additional two years. The agreement will see the company benefiting from a relief of bauxite levy for the West Indies Alumina Company Limited (Windalco) Ewarton plant for the period October 1, 2013 to September 1, 2015. Making the announcement in the House of...