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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.

$2.1 Billion for Second Phase of Tablets in Schools Programme

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says the Government plans to spend $2.1 billion over the next three years to facilitate the second phase of the Tablets in Schools programme. In an interview with JIS...
Grade three teacher at the Sir Clifford Campbell Primary School, Karine McIndoe (left), assists two of her students as they familiarize themselves with the new tablet computers that they received during a distribution exercise at the school in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland (File photo).
Grade three teacher at the Sir Clifford Campbell Primary School, Karine McIndoe (left), assists two of her students as they familiarize themselves with the new tablet computers that they received during a distribution exercise at the school in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland (File photo).

Parents Urged to be Careful When Buying Smart Devices for Children
Rank and file members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) display body-worn cameras during the launch at the Police Commissioner’s Office in St. Andrew, on August 25.
Rank and file members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) display body-worn cameras during the launch at the Police Commissioner’s Office in St. Andrew, on August 25.

Greater Use of Technology to Further Reduce Crime Recommended
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw (third right); Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley (second right); Chief Executive Officer, eGov Jamaica Limited, Herman Athias (right); Financial Secretary in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Everton McFarlane (second left), sign a memorandum of understanding between the Ministry and eGov Jamaica Limited at the Ministry’s Heroes Circle offices on Aug. 25. Looking on are Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams (third left); Director, Strategic Public Sector Transformation Project, Dunstan Bryan (standing, left); and Director, Communication and Public Relations, Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Elaine Oxamendi Vicet.
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw (third right); Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley (second right); Chief Executive Officer, eGov Jamaica Limited, Herman Athias (right); Financial Secretary in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Everton McFarlane (second left), sign a memorandum of understanding between the Ministry and eGov Jamaica Limited at the Ministry’s Heroes Circle offices on Aug. 25. Looking on are Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams (third left); Director, Strategic Public Sector Transformation Project, Dunstan Bryan (standing, left); and Director, Communication and Public Relations, Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Elaine Oxamendi Vicet.

US$1.4 Million Allocated to eGov Jamaica
Team Leader, Caribbean Energy Information Systems (CEIS) Department, Scientific Research Council (SRC), Curtis Deenah.
Team Leader, Caribbean Energy Information Systems (CEIS) Department, Scientific Research Council (SRC), Curtis Deenah.

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Online Platform for Entrants to JCDC Competitions

Entrants in the festival competitions staged by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) will be able to apply electronically next year. The online platform, which should be ready by February 2017, is being created by students from the Vocational Training Development Institute (VTDI). Head of the School of Applied Technology at the VTDI, Carolyn O’Connor, told JIS News that nine...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (left) looks on as Senior Director for D&C Drones, Nigel Davy (2nd left), prepares to launch a drone. Occasion was a demonstration of the use and benefits of the technology to farmers in Lowe River, Trelawny, on August 16.
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Agriculture Ministry Introduces Drones to Farmers

The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, is collaborating with local company D&C Drones to revolutionise the agriculture sector through the introduction of drone technology. On Tuesday (Aug. 16) the Ministry took the technology to farmers in Lowe River, Trelawny, to demonstrate its use and applicability. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, who observed the tests,...
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Executive Director, Scientific Research Council (SRC), Dr. Cliff Riley (3rd right), accepts a cheque for $170,000 from NCB Matilda’s Corner Branch Manager, Dave Wilson (4th left), at the SRC’s Hope Road Office on August 10. The funds will go towards expanding the ‘Energy For Young Minds’ (EFYM) programme of the SRC’s Caribbean Energy Information System (CEIS) Department. Others pictured (from left) are Team Leader for the CEIS, Curtis Deenah; Manager for the Information Services Division at the SRC, Kerry-Ann Curtis; Technical Information Officer, CEIS, Carol Davis; Kingston High School student, Alethia Thompson; Ardenne High School students Nicholi Bogues and Fabrizio Darby; and St. Hugh’s High School student, Oshen Constable.
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CEIS Looking to Raise $6 Million for Student Energy Competition

The Caribbean Energy Information Systems (CEIS) is looking to raise $6 million to roll out the competition component of the Energy for Young Minds (EFYM) programme. EFYM is an energy awareness and education programme for secondary-school students. It aims to inform and educate them on energy-related topics, prepare them for examinations and challenge them to make energy innovations. It comprises...
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Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley (right), exchanges greetings with United States Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Luis Moreno (left), while head of the Virgin Group, Sir Richard Branson, looks on. The occasion was the opening of Blue Mountain Renewables (BMR) Jamaica Wind Project in Potsdam, St. Elizabeth on August 11.
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Ambassador Says US Ready to Partner with Jamaica for Clean Energy

United States Ambassador to Jamaica, Luis Moreno, says the US Government stands ready to partner with Jamaica to bring clean, reliable and affordable energy to the island. Speaking at the opening of the BMR Energy wind farm in Potsdam, St. Elizabeth, on August 11, Mr. Moreno said the objective is to break Jamaica’s dependence on expensive, high-carbon and fossil fuels....
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Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley (left), with International Finance Corporation (IFC) Head of the English Speaking Caribbean, Judith Green (second left); IFC Regional Manager in charge of Central America and the Caribbean, Luc Grillet, and IFC Head of Blended Climate Finance, Kruskaia Sierra-Escalante, at the opening of the BMR Wind Farm in Potsdam, St. Elizabeth, on August 11.
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International Finance Corporation (IFC) Official Praises Jamaica

Regional Manager for the International Finance Corporation (IFC) of the World Bank Group, Luc Grillet, says Jamaica deserves high praise for its commitment to modernise and diversify its energy sector. He said this is critical to a sustainable economic future, and that like many of its Caribbean neighbours, Jamaica is vulnerable to the environmental impacts associated with fossil fuel usage....
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Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley (right), speaks with (from left): United States Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Luis Moreno; Head of the Virgin Group, Sir Richard Branson; and BMR’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Bruce Levy. The occasion was the opening of Blue Mountain Renewables (BMR) Jamaica Wind Project in Potsdam, St. Elizabeth on August 11.
Technology

Agreement for 33.1-Megawatt Solar Facility to be Finalised

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley, says the Government is to finalise an agreement with Eight Rivers Energy Company to build and operate a 33.1-megawatt solar facility at Paradise Park, in Westmoreland. The plant will contribute to the grid at US8.54 cents per kWh, and represents an investment of US$50 million. Construction, Dr. Wheatley noted,...
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Chairman of the Postal Corporation of Jamaica, Marcus James, speaking at the launch of the Mobile Post Office service in the community of Steer Town, St. Ann, on Friday (August 12).
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Postal Corporation Will Continue Modernisation Thrust

Chairman of the Postal Corporation of Jamaica, Marcus James, says the agency will continue to modernise its operations in order to remain relevant and viable. He noted that technology has removed a lot of the legacy services that the post offices normally handle and as such, “we have to implement new programmes and become more private sector-like in our thinking”....
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