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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.

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...

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.

Gov’t to Implement New Energy Efficiency Programme

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.

Stay Alert to be Automatically Available on Smartphones

Chief Executive Officer of the Universal Service Fund (USF), Suzette Buchanan.

Loitering Discouraged at Wi-Fi Hotspots

Coordinator for Science and Technology Education at the Scientific Research Council (SRC), Amanda McKenzie.

SRC Hosts Science Fair Workshops

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Jamaica’s Second Public Wi-Fi Facility Launched

PRESS RELEASE - Mandela Park is now officially the second public Wi-Fi facility, in Jamaica, following yesterday’s (Thursday, January 12) launch staged by the Universal Service Fund in conjunction with the Ministry of Science Energy and Technology the Fund’s USF ConnectJA project. Making the point that “2017 will be bigger and better when it comes to technological development,” Dr. the...

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology (MSET), Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley

9 years ago Technology

Electricity Power-Wheeling Licences to be Introduced Shortly

The Minister of Science, Energy and Technology (MSET) will be introducing licences for electricity power wheeling shortly. Wheeling will allow Jamaicans who generate excess electricity in one location to be able to use the credit obtained from the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) at another site. Portfolio Minister, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley, said it will be useful to persons with...

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley (right), presents a laptop and a plaque to Campion College student Kharissa King, during a courtesy call on the Minister at the Ministry’s New Kingston Offices on December 14. Kharissa received the highest mark in the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Information Technology for the island. At left is Chief Executive Officer, Universal Service Fund, Suzette Buchanan.

9 years ago Technology

Top IT Students Receive Laptops

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley, presented laptops to the two top-performing students in the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Information Technology examination for 2016. The students, Desmond Edwards and Kharissa King, are currently in lower sixth-form at Campion College. Desmond Edwards received top marks for the entire region in Information Technology, while Kharissa received...

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley (right), engages in conversation with Resident Representative, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Bruno Pouezat, at the launch of the Deployment of Renewable Energy and Improvement of Energy Efficiency in the Public Sector Project on November 30, at the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) in New Kingston.

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Gov’t Launches Project to Cut Energy Costs in Public Sector

The Government is undertaking a three-year project that is expected to cut energy costs in the public sector by putting renewable systems in place and increasing conservation methods. The Deployment of Renewable Energy and Improvement of Energy Efficiency in the Public Sector Project is being undertaken through US$12,003,741 in funding from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Trust Fund. The United...

9 years ago Technology

Innovator with Big Dreams for Recycling Machine

Paul Jackson is the winner of the ‘Environmental Sustainability Award’, at the recently held National Innovations Awards at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, in New Kingston. He received the award for his invention ‘Environment Focused Recycling Machine’. The inventor said that he has had this idea for approximately two years, and started working on it in 2014. With a degree in...

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley (right), in discussion with Retail Coordinator, Kingston Bookshop, Tashana Johnson (left), during the fourth staging of the National Cyber Security Conference at the Regional Headquarters of the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona on November 29. At centre is Director of the Mona Information and Communication Technology Policy Centre, at the Mona Campus of the University of the West Indies (UWI), Professor Hopeton Dunn. The two-day conference examined issues related to cybersecurity and mobile money; countering cybercrime; protecting telecommunication services; banking and e-Government; cyberthreats to online banking; and building citizen awareness.

9 years ago Technology

Gov’t to Provide More Free Wi-Fi Hotspots

In a drive to facilitate greater Internet access to Jamaicans, the Government will continue to roll out free secured Wi-Fi hotspots in popular public places across the island. The initiative is being made possible through the Universal Service Fund (USF), an agency of the Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology, which will carry out the installation in the select locations....

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley, addresses the fourth staging of the National Cyber Security Conference at the Regional Headquarters of the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, on November 29. The two-day conference examined issues related to cybersecurity and mobile money; countering cybercrime; protecting telecommunication services; banking and e-Government; cyberthreats to online banking; and building citizen awareness.

9 years ago Technology

Gov’t to Strengthen Legislation to Protect Personal Information in Cyberspace

The Government will be making changes to critical pieces of legislation that will enable a more robust framework in protecting personal information in cyberspace. These include the Data Protection Act, which is slated to be tabled in Parliament next year, and the establishment of a single Regulator for information and communications technology (ICT). This was disclosed by Minister of Science,...