The Government is to spend $38.9 million this fiscal year to upgrade the country’s postal service to an international postal system. The money has been set aside in the 2016/2017 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. To be implemented by the Ministry of Energy, Science and Technology, the upgrade will result in an increase in the ability...

A sum of $700 million has been allocated in the 2016/2017 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House, to continue the utilisation of tablet computers to increase learning opportunities for students. Initially, the pilot project provided android tablet devices to students and teachers in 38 institutions, free of cost. An additional 25 institutions are to benefit from the extension of...

eGov Jamaica Limited is celebrating its 30th anniversary in April under the theme: ‘Transforming Lives Through Technology’. The company, which has been providing Information and Communications Technology (ICT) services to Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies since 1986, will be hosting several events in commemoration of the anniversary. Activities will get underway on Sunday (April 17) with a church service at...

Jamaica is expected to realise savings of US$2 million per year from the establishment of an Internet Exchange Point (IXP) facility locally. The IXP will allow Internet traffic to be routed within Jamaica for processing, instead of through overseas providers, as currently obtains. In addition to the cost savings, the initiative is expected to boost the ease and speed of...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Energy, Science and Technology, Hilary Alexander, is calling on Jamaicans, particularly students, to conduct more research in the field of alternative energy. She said these sets of research, which may yield positive results, will augur well for the country, especially in the application of new technology, and diversifying the country’s fuel mix, which will...

An energy expo focusing on a national shift in behaviour towards efficient uses of energy and greater conservation methods, is to be held between April 7 and 8 at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, in New Kingston. The Fourth  annual Jamaica Alternative Energy Expo is being organised by Events and Entertainment Limited and sponsored by the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ),...

The country’s young animators are being invited to submit their creative work for the Caribbean Development Bank’s (CDB) animated music video challenge. The competition is part of the CDB’s youth outreach programme dubbed ‘Vybzing’, and is open to Jamaicans ages 16 to 29. It is being organised as part of the CDB’s Board of Governors Meeting to be held in...

The Government intends to put a fuel inspectorate in place, which will have responsibility for monitoring fuel quality standards. The development comes against the background of cases of contaminated gas discovered at several service stations across the island last year. Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley, made the announcement at a ceremony to relaunch TOTAL Jamaica’s...