Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Information, Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (left), is presented with a computer by Premier of the Cayman Islands, Hon. Juliana O'Connor-Connolly at the Office of the Prime Minister in Kingston on Monday (August 5). The Cayman Islands Premier handed over 40...

Acting Director General, Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Richard Thompson (centre), presents a gift to President, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Akihiko Tanaka, during his courtesy call and site visit at ODPEM’s head office on Haining Road in Kingston on Wednesday (July 31). Looking on is Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development,...

Telecommunications companies Digicel and Flow are reporting that significant coverage has been restored for customers, following the passage of Hurricane Beryl. Addressing the House of Representatives on July 16, Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, said Flow reported that as of July 15, out of a total of 782 sites, 588 are online and population coverage is 88 per...

Efficiency in the public sector is being enhanced through the buildout of broadband infrastructure and upgrading of the eGov Data Centre. Finance Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, made the declaration as he addressed the recent Caribbean Public Sector Financial Management Conference in Kingston, where he gave an update on gains made under the Public Sector Transformation Programme. He noted...

Esher Primary School in Hanover is the beneficiary of a fully outfitted smart room from the Digicel Foundation. The facility, which is equipped with technology devices such as laptops, tablets a printer and smart screen, is part of a programme by Digicel to bridge the digital divide by providing students in primary schools across the island with access to cutting-edge...

The Government will be bringing legislation to Parliament to protect against vandalism and theft of critical telecommunications infrastructure. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, made the disclosure during a statement in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (July 9). He said that there are persons “who have made it their business to go and steal fuel from the generators...

Scores of students from primary and secondary schools across the island will be emersed in the intricate world of robotics during the summer. For four weeks from July 2 to 30, the students will gather at selected campuses across the island, where they will benefit from an engaging and educational programme covering robotics engineering, robotics fundamentals, reactive robotics, electronic engineering,...

The Government is looking to provide more affordable broadband service to more Jamaicans in underserved communities across the country. This was stated by Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with direct oversight for Skills, Digital Transformation and Information, Senator the Hon. Dr. Dana Morris Dixon, during the eGov Digital Public Service Strategic Discussion at Jamaica House...

Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz, delivers the keynote address at the launch of a public Wi-Fi hotspot at University Square in Papine, St. Andrew, on Wednesday (June 26) by the Universal Service Fund (USF). Listening are Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (second left, seated) and Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Andrew Swaby (left,...