The Government is optimistic of increased employment and training opportunities from the staging of the 2016 KingstOOn animation conference and film festival. Within the first six months after the staging of the inaugural event in 2013, Jamaican animation studios signed with international companies such as Disney and Nickelodeon, creating a boost for the local sector. A number of local animators...

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, says, Jamaica has the potential to be a major player in the multibillion dollar global animation industry. He noted that the country has an educated, talented youth population, with an affinity for technology, “and “our cultural diversity and creativity have aroused the interest of the world.” “This is a multibillion...

Community cookshop operators are benefiting from training being provided by the Scientific Research Council (SRC), to help them meet quality standards and improve food preparation methods. Executive Director of the SRC, Dr. Cliff Riley, told JIS News that the training involves collaboration with agencies such as the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) and Members of Parliament. “We look at some...

The Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Ministry has awarded the Jamaica Public Service Company Limited (JPSCo) the 2016 Electricity Licence, which will allow for significant changes in the sector. Last year, Cabinet approved recommendations for changes to be made to both the Amended and Restated All-Island Electric Licence 2011 and the Office of Utilities Regulation Act, to accommodate a redesigned...

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, has informed that a “slight amendment” to the law governing the Net Billing Programme will be undertaken in a bid to resume the initiative. Speaking at the opening of the Energy Services Company (ESCO) Jamaica conference at the Knutsford Court Hotel, in New Kingston, on January 27, Mr. Paulwell said...

An application is now before Cabinet for the granting of a new cellular licence for the provision of mobile telecommunications services in Jamaica. This was disclosed by Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, at the opening of the Energy Services Company (ESCO) Jamaica Conference at the Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston today (January 27). He...

The Cyber Incident Response Team (CIRT), aimed at safeguarding Government information technology (IT) systems against cyber threats, is now fully equipped and operational. The team was set up through technical assistance from the International Telecoms Union (ITU) and the Inter-American Committee against Terrorism (CICTE), an arm of the Organization of American States (OAS), which provided funding for the purchase of...