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E-Learning Jamaica’s (e-ljam) Technology Day will be held on April 4.
E-Learning Jamaica’s (e-ljam) Technology Day will be held on April 4.

Registration Deadline For e-LJam Technology Day is March 17

The deadline for schools to register for e-Learning Jamaica (e-LJam) Technology Day 2017 is March 17. The event, which will feature an array of technology-focused activities is targeting mainly students preparing for the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations. It...
Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley (centre), officially launches the Sustainable Energy and Climate Change Master’s Degree Programme at the University of Technology (UTech), yesterday (March 2) at the school’s Papine campus. Others (from left) are Charge d’Affaires at the German Embassy, Michael Dumke; Dean, Faculty of the Built Environment at UTech, Dr. Garfield Young; President of UTech, Professor Stephen Vasciannie, CD.; UTech’s Sustainable Energy Head, Dr. Ruth Potopsingh; Manager, Energy, CARICOM Secretariat, Dr. Devon Gardner, and Representative from the German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ) in the Dominican Republic, Anya Shwerwin.
Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley (centre), officially launches the Sustainable Energy and Climate Change Master’s Degree Programme at the University of Technology (UTech), yesterday (March 2) at the school’s Papine campus. Others (from left) are Charge d’Affaires at the German Embassy, Michael Dumke; Dean, Faculty of the Built Environment at UTech, Dr. Garfield Young; President of UTech, Professor Stephen Vasciannie, CD.; UTech’s Sustainable Energy Head, Dr. Ruth Potopsingh; Manager, Energy, CARICOM Secretariat, Dr. Devon Gardner, and Representative from the German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ) in the Dominican Republic, Anya Shwerwin.

Jamaica Ahead of Energy Schedule
Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley (left), hands over tablet computers to Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (4th left), recently. The tablets have been donated to the Clifton Boys’ Home in Westmoreland. Others (from left) are Chief Executive Officer of the Universal Service Fund (USF), Suzette Buchanan; Chairman of the USF, Robert Lawrence, and Chief Executive Officer of the Child Development Agency
Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley (left), hands over tablet computers to Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (4th left), recently. The tablets have been donated to the Clifton Boys’ Home in Westmoreland. Others (from left) are Chief Executive Officer of the Universal Service Fund (USF), Suzette Buchanan; Chairman of the USF, Robert Lawrence, and Chief Executive Officer of the Child Development Agency

Clifton Boys’ Home Receives 19 Tablet Computers
Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley (left), looks on as Conrad Brown (right), explains the features of his light-emitting diode (LED) street lamp innovation, at the Science in the Gardens event held at the Hope Botanical Gardens, St. Andrew on February 16. Mr. Brown was the winner in the Energy category at the 2016 National Innovation Awards. Also looking on are students from the Minister’s alma mater St. Jago High School in St. Catherine, as well as students from Saints Peter and Paul Preparatory, St. Andrew.
Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley (left), looks on as Conrad Brown (right), explains the features of his light-emitting diode (LED) street lamp innovation, at the Science in the Gardens event held at the Hope Botanical Gardens, St. Andrew on February 16. Mr. Brown was the winner in the Energy category at the 2016 National Innovation Awards. Also looking on are students from the Minister’s alma mater St. Jago High School in St. Catherine, as well as students from Saints Peter and Paul Preparatory, St. Andrew.

Private Sector Urged to Invest in Research and Development
In this file photo, Distribution agent with GeoTechVision Limited, Varon England (left), shows Shaniqua Hibbert, student of the Greater Portmore campus of the Windsor School for Special Education, how to operate one of the tablet computers which were handed over to the institution, under the Tablets in Schools Programme.
In this file photo, Distribution agent with GeoTechVision Limited, Varon England (left), shows Shaniqua Hibbert, student of the Greater Portmore campus of the Windsor School for Special Education, how to operate one of the tablet computers which were handed over to the institution, under the Tablets in Schools Programme.

17,500 Tablets to be Provided for Schools

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Budget 2017/2018Technology

Money Allocated to Improve Levels of Innovation

The Government will spend $19.2 million to improve the levels of innovation by building and strengthening capacities in the areas of Science, Technology and Innovation (ST&I). Funding for this initiative is being provided by the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States. The money has been set aside in the 2017-18 Estimates of Expenditure now before the House of Representatives....
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Energy, Science and Technology Minister, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley. (FILE)
Technology

$695 Million to Enhance Energy Efficiency Programme in Public Sector

The Government is to spend $695 million in the 2017-18 fiscal year to enhance Jamaica’s Energy Efficiency (EE) and Energy Conservation (EC) measures in the public sector. The money has been set aside in the 2017-18 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. Implemented by the Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology, it is anticipated that the measures...
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Technology

Funds Allocated for Energy Conservation in Schools

More than $90 million has been allocated for energy conservation in schools, and the development of special education centres in the 2017-18 budget. This is outlined in the Estimates of Expenditure which was tabled in the House of Representatives on February 9. During the next financial year, energy audits and structural assessment of 30 secondary schools will be completed, as...
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Caribbean Climate Innovation Center (CCIC) Project Manager, Carlington Burrel.
Technology

Jamaica Dominated CCIC Boot Camps in 2016

Approximately 40 green technology start-up entities have been established through the Caribbean Climate Innovation Center’s (CCIC) seven boot camps held across the region in 2016. Project Manager, Carlington Burrel, says that of these, 16 were Jamaican companies, with 10 coming from Trinidad and the remainder from other Caribbean islands. He notes that Jamaicans are super-competitive with a strong entrepreneurship spirit,...
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Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Hon. Dr. Andrew Wheatley (left), converses with Microsoft’s Director of Corporate, External and Legal Affairs for Latin America, Marlon Fetzner, during a digital innovation conference, organized by the technology firm’s local office, at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on Thursday, February 9.
Technology

Gov’t Recommits to Curtailing Cybercrimes

The Government remains committed to the ongoing implementation of safeguards to curtail the incidence of cybercrimes. These, according to Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley, include amendments to Cybercrimes Act, where necessary. He was speaking with JIS News after addressing a digital innovation conference, organized by Microsoft Jamaica, at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston,...
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Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley (third left), unveils signage at Wolmer’s High School for Girls in Kingston for a solar photovoltaic system that was installed at the institution by the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica. The occasion was a symbolic presentation ceremony at the school on February 10. Looking on (from left) are: School Board Chairman, Lincoln McIntyre; Principal, Colleen Montague; Head Girl, Shanae Christian; ninth grade student, Suen Chong; and Manager of the PCJ’s Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Department, Dr. Peter Ruddock.
Technology

Gov’t to Implement New Energy Efficiency Programme

The Government plans to implement a $30 million Energy Management and Efficiency Programme (EMEP) this year that will consolidate and expand on the achievements of two other major initiatives. These are the Energy Security Efficiency and Enhancement Project (ESEEP) and the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Project (EECP). Both were designed to promote and facilitate energy efficiency, security and conservation engagements...
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Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague (right), is in discussion with Head, Product Support, Flow, Troy Cockings, during a press conference at the Ministry’s Oxford Road offices in Kingston today (Jan. 26). The Ministry of National Security has partnered with telecommunications companies Digicel and Flow to make the ‘Stay Alert’ application automatically available on smartphones.
National SecurityTechnology

Stay Alert to be Automatically Available on Smartphones

The Ministry of National Security has partnered with telecommunications companies Digicel and Flow to make the Stay Alert application (app) automatically available on smartphones. The app, which is a crime-fighting mechanism, has a panic mode which, when activated, sends an alert to the police that the user is in an emergency situation. It also facilitates reporting of incidents. Stay Alert,...
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