Sixty teachers from Regions 3 and 4, comprising St. Ann, Trelawny, St. James, Hanover and Westmoreland, benefited recently from a two-day workshop focusing on artificial intelligence (AI) in the classroom. Titled, ‘Artificial Intelligence: An Orientation and Exploration of its Classroom Applications’, the interactive session was held at the University of the West Indies, Western Jamaica Campus, in Montego Bay, St....

The Government has completed upgrades to the eGov Data Centre at a cost of $600 million. The project, which began in 2020, forms part of the public-sector transformation programme, being managed by the Transformation Implementation Unit (TIU). Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, noted that information and communications technology (ICT) is one of the...

The Scientific Research Council (SRC) has extended the deadline for entries in the National Young Inventors and Innovators Competition (YIIC) to March 31. Speaking with JIS News recently, Executive Director, Dr. Charah Watson, said the extension was made in the best interest of students who wish to participate. “We launched the competition at the end of November, then students went...

The Scientific Research Council (SRC) has committed its support to student entrepreneurs of the Papine High School in St. Andrew, following their call for approval of their personal-care products. Executive Director of the SRC, Dr. Charah Watson, said assistance will be given to ensure that the students are successful in their shampoo and lotion project and any future enterprise that...

Students should build their technology skills and seek careers in the lucrative cyber security sector, says Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with oversight for Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon. Delivering the keynote address during the launch of a free wi-fi hotspot in Waterford, St. Catherine, on Thursday (February 22),...

Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz (third right), unveils the sign symbolising the commissioning into service of the Glenwood Springs Community Wi-Fi in Clarendon North Western on Wednesday (February 21). Sharing the moment (from left) are: Chief Executive Officer, Universal Service Fund (USF), Daniel Dawes; Member of Parliament, Clarendon North Western, Phillip Henriques; Councillor-Caretaker, Ritchies Division,...

A total of 120 government facilities, including 50 public buildings, will be retrofitted with energy efficient lighting during the new financial year. The work will be done under the Energy Management and Efficiency Programme (EMEP), which has been allocated $713.3 million in the 2024/25 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. Being implemented by the Ministry of Science,...