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Training Manager at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Cheryl Nichols, addresses a JIS Think Tank today (March 15).

ODPEM Stages Seismic Youth Forum on March 17

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) will be staging a Seismic Youth Forum on March 17, at the University of the West Indies’ (UWI) Mona campus, St. Andrew. Speaking at a JIS Think Tank today (March 15),...

KingstOOn Animation Pitch Competition Winners (from left): Kevin Jackson, Dele Adams and Corretta Singer being presented with their prize by Assistant Registrar in the Syllabus and Curriculum Division at the Caribbean Examinations Council, Dr. Annette Piper, at the Awards Ceremony of KingstOOn Animation Conference and Film Festival, on March 13, at The Edna Manley College for the Visual and Performing Arts. The festival was held from March 12 to 13 at the College, with the aim of seeking to engage unattached or at risk youth to expose them to opportunities that the animation industry can offer them.

KingstOOn Animation Festival Attracts Large Crowd

Minister of Science, Technology and Energy, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley (right, foreground), observes as Director of technology entity, Esirom, Alex Morrissey, maneuvers a drone that was on display during the KingstOOn Animation Conference and Film Festival at the Edna Manley College for the Visual and Performing Arts (EMCVPA) in Kingston, on Saturday, March 12. Also looking on are patrons who attended the event. The KingstOOn conference and festival was held from March 12 to 13.

Government Exploring Possible Creation of a Technology Innovation Fund

KingstOOn Animation Festival Poster. The Festival will be held from March 12 to 13 at the Edna Manley School for the Visual and Performing Arts.

KingstOOn Animation Festival Promises to be a Success

President of the Mico University College, Dr. Asburn Pinnock, speaking at JIS Think Tank held on Wednesday, March 9.

Mico Looking to Establish Smart Classrooms

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National Science and Technology Fair March 21

The Scientific Research Council (SRC) is hoping to unearth some innovative talents at the National Science and Technology fair, on Monday, March 21. The fair, to be held at the Girl Guides Headquarters, at 2 Waterloo Road, in Kingston, will see students from primary, secondary and tertiary educational institutions competing for prizes in six main categories. Categories include Education and...

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Use of Technology Improving Public Service Operations

Principal Director of the Public Sector Transformation and Modernisation Programme (PSTMP), Wayne Robertson, says the use of technology is improving the effectiveness and efficiency of operations within public sector entities. He was speaking in an interview with JIS News about the PSTMP, which is being implemented by the Office of the Cabinet. The programme aims to enable Government Ministries, Departments...

VYBZING Animated Music Video Challenge Poster

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VYBZING Animated Music Video Challenge to be hosted in Jamaica

“Bring the vibes, bring the creativity” is the call from the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) as it announces its 2016 VYBZING Animated Music Video Challenge to be hosted in Jamaica. Under the theme, “Beam Me Up with ICTs,” young animators are being challenged to create a two-minute video which explores how information and communication technologies (ICTs) can transform the cultural,...

KingstOOn Animation Festival screening poster. The screening will be held on March 5 and 6 at the Annex Lecture Theatre of the Caribbean Institute for Media and Communication (CARIMAC) at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona, and at Studio 1 of the CPTC, in Kingston.

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Screening for Kingstoon Animation Festival March 5 and 6

The screening of 24 films from 15 countries for the KingstOOn Animation Conference and Afro-descendant Festival, will be held this weekend (March 5 and 6). It will be held at the Annex Lecture Theatre of the Caribbean Institute for Media and Communication (CARIMAC), at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, and Studio 1 at the Creative Production and...

Animator, JoWayne McFarlane, reads a promotional poster for the 2016 KingstOOn Animation Festival during a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’. JoWayne, who placed second at the inaugural staging of the festival in 2013, is a finalist at this year’s event, slated for March 12 to 13 at the Edna Manley College for the Visual and Performing Arts in Kingston.

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Young Animator Dreams Of Making It Big

Like many Jamaican children, watching cartoons on a Saturday morning was a staple for JoWayne McFarlane. It was this early love for and fascination with caricatures captured in the cartoon art of Walt Disney, Hanna-Barbera, among others that has inspired her to pursue a career in animation. Her aim is to use the art form to showcase the Jamaican and...

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (right), flips the switch to bring light to the community of Bogg Lane for the first time, on February 17, following the electrical wiring of that community and the adjoining community of Boswell Heights by the National Energy Solutions Ltd. (NESoL), at a cost of some $4 million. Some 45 houses will be connected in upcoming weeks. Others (from left) are: Chairman of NESoL, Rev. Dr. Garnett Roper; and Member of Parliament for West Rural St. Andrew, Paul Buchanan.

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West Rural St. Andrew Communities Receive Electricity

Some 45 houses in the vicinity of Bogg Lane and Boswell Heights in West Rural St. Andrew are to be provided with electricity for the first time, through the work of National Energy Solutions Ltd (NESol), in the upcoming weeks. Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, on February 17, switched on a street light at a...

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (right), is joined by People’s National Party (PNP) candidate for the February 25 General Elections for South West St. Elizabeth, Hugh Buchanan (centre) and Chairman of National Energy Solutions (NESol), Garfield Daley, to officially commission into service electricity supply for 29 houses in Gillard in South West St. Elizabeth, on February 16.

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Residents of Gillard Now Have Electricity

Electricity has been made available to some 29 households in the Gillard community of South West St. Elizabeth. Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, on February 16, officially commissioned the service in the area. The project, which was undertaken by National Energy Solutions (NESol), saw some 1.6 kilometres of cable being installed at a cost of...