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Team Leader for Analytical Services at the Scientific Research Council, Ray-Anne Shaw Phillips.

SRC Urges Vigilance Over Food Safety

The Scientific Research Council (SRC) is urging Jamaicans to exercise heightened caution, as the country faces increased risks of gastroenteritis and other food and water-borne illnesses, following the passage of Hurricane Melissa. Team Leader for the SRC’s Analytical Services Department,...

Team Leader for Analytical Services at the Scientific Research Council, Ray-Anne Shaw Phillips, says the organisation understands the challenges people are facing and is ready to provide the support needed to ensure their essential resources remain safe.

SRC Ready to Offer Food and Water Testing to Safeguard Public Health

Executive Director of the Scientific Research Council, Dr. Charah Watson.

Science and Technology on Display Throughout November

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (right, standing), and Co-Founder of ‘iamtheCODE’ (IATC) Caribbean, Mariéme McIntosh Robinson (left, standing), observe as Founder of the ‘iamtheCODE’ global initiative, Lady Mariéme Jamme (left, seated), and Co-Founder of iamtheCODE Caribbean (IATCC), Nadeen Matthews Blair, sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to formalise the implementation of a 12-week digital, coding and leadership programme for underserved Jamaican youth. The MOU was signed during the recent (IATCC) press launch at S Hotel in Kingston.

Jamaica Becomes 89th Nation to Launch UN-Endorsed ‘iamtheCODE’ Youth Empowerment Initiative

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Caribbean Climate Innovation Centre (CCIC), Carlinton Burrell (left), interacts with the winners of the ScaleItUp Accelerator pitch competition on ‘Demo Day’, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston on Wednesday (September 24). They are (from second left) Towerfarms’ Operations Manager Kerrie-Anne Gray; founder of Phinetic, Joanna Anderson; and Damani Thomas, creator of Carbon Neutral Initiative.

Three Climate Entrepreneurs are Scale-It-Up Accelerator Pitch Winners

Director of Research at the National Commission on Science and Technology (NCST), Dr. Isaac Morrison says Jamaica is strengthening its role in the global scientific community by deepening partnerships with countries in the Global South.

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Jamaica Deepens Partnerships with Global South Countries to Advance Role in Scientific Community

Director of Research of the National Commission on Science and Technology (NCST), Dr. Isaac Morrison, says Jamaica is strengthening its role in the global scientific community by deepening partnerships with countries in the Global South. These alliances allow developing countries of the Global South to enhance technical cooperation among states, international organisations, civil society and the private sector in areas...

Technical Assistant in the Ministry of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Donaree Muirhead (right), and University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech) President, Dr. Kevin Brown (left), converse with student representatives from the 2025 cohort of Huawei Technologies Jamaica’s Seeds for the Future Programme. They are from (second left): UTech students - Zaina Thompson and Christopher Banton; and University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona student, Demaria Walker. The occasion was the programme’s closing ceremony on Friday (August 22) at UTech in Kingston.

11 months ago EducationScienceTechnology

Eight Students Gain Global ICT Exposure in China Through Huawei’s Seeds for the Future Programme

Huawei Technologies Jamaica has concluded the 2025 edition of its flagship Seeds for the Future Programme, which provided eight Jamaican students with advanced exposure to information and communications technology (ICT) and cultural exchange in the People’s Republic of China. Each student participated in a training programme in China, featuring hands-on sessions in emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, 5G, and...

Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Volunteers on Location to Serve (VOLTS) PEP Scholarship recipients (from left) Samuel Ridgard; Adrianna Willie, and Blake Wilson display their trophies during the JPS PowerUp Scholarship awards ceremony, held on Thursday (July 24), at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.

12 months ago EducationScienceTechnology

Big Support for STEM Students by JPS Foundation

The Jamaica Public Service Foundation (JPSF) has awarded 25 scholarships and grants this year, valued at a combined $6.18 million, to secondary and tertiary students pursuing science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) studies, under its PowerUp Scholarship Programme. The programme aims to improve access to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education in Jamaica and to support the Government’s drive...

Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz (left), listens as Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) contracted engineer, Barrington Brown, highlights the features of one of the buses that will be utilised in the rural school bus system, following a press conference on Tuesday (July 8), at the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) Auditorium in Kingston.

1 year ago EnergyScienceTelecommunicationsTransport

Rollout of Rural School Bus System on Track for September – Minister Vaz

Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz, says the rollout of the rural school bus programme remains firmly on track for September 2025. He said that the total complement of 110 buses will be in the island by the end of July in time for the start of the new school year. Fourteen units arrived in the...

1 year ago EnergyScienceTelecommunicationsTransport

Gov’t Establishes Enterprise Team to Review Sangster Airport Concession Extension

The Government has established an Enterprise Team to assess the early extension of the concession agreement for Sangster International Airport (SIA) in Montego Bay, St. James. The facility is being managed by MBJ Airports Limited under a 30-year concession agreement granted in 2003 by the Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ). Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz,...

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, delivers remarks during the press launch of the University of Technology (UTech) STEM Summer Camp. The launch was held at UTech’s Western Campus in Montego Bay, St. James, on Wednesday (June 25).

1 year ago EducationScienceSkills

Stem Education Deemed Vital to Jamaica’s Security Agenda

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, is highlighting the critical role of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education in advancing Jamaica’s national security strategy and broader development agenda. Speaking during Wednesday’s (June 25) launch of the University of Technology (UTech) STEM Summer Camp at the institution’s Western Campus in Montego Bay, St. James,...

Chief Executive Officer, Universal Service Fund (USF), Charlton McFarlane.

1 year ago EnergyScienceTelecommunicationsTransport

USF Pursuing Solar Energy to Power Community Wi-Fi Services

The Universal Service Fund (USF) is taking decisive steps to improve its operational efficiency by reducing reliance on the national electricity grid to power its community Wi-Fi facilities. Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Charlton McFarlane, made the disclosure during a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’. He noted that electricity costs remain a significant expense for the agency, which is...