The Government continues to make the requisite investments in new technologies, particularly those designed to enhance public safety and citizen security, and remains focused on ensuring their effectiveness when deployed, according to Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. Addressing Tuesday’s (November 12) graduation ceremony for the second cohort of participants in the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s (JCF) Inspector Development...

The Public Broadcasting Corporation of Jamaica (PBCJ) has launched an exhibition chronicling 100 years of the country’s audiovisual history. The exhibition, which covers the period 1913 to 2013, encompasses photos, images and equipment, highlighting some of the people, technology and programmes that paved the way for Jamaica’s vibrant broadcasting industry. It can be viewed at PBCJ’s South Odeon Avenue offices...

TeenTechJa will be hosting its highly anticipated annual conference at Wolmer’s Boys School in Kingston on November 8, under the theme ‘The Future is Here! We Are Ready!’. The event, scheduled to start at 8:00 a.m., will include an exciting lineup of workshops, presentations and interactive activities designed to prepare young minds for the rapidly evolving technology industry. Chief Executive...

The Government has invested billions on digital transformation in education to ensure teachers can access the requisite tools to deliver quality education to students. According to Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, among the financing programmed for technology in education is a £9.5 million grant being used to integrate Information and Communication...

The Jamaica 4-H Clubs is actively incorporating technology in its agricultural programmes to attract more young people. “In fact, our career expos will be focusing heavily on robotics and the technology aspect of agriculture,” said 4-H Clubs Manager for St. Ann, Tedroy Gordon. He was speaking to JIS News at the Runaway Bay Primary and Infant School 4-H Club’s inaugural open day on...

The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, in collaboration with the National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC), on Friday (November 1), launched National Parent Month 2024 under the theme: ‘Surf Beyond the Surface’. This theme focuses on empowering parents and guardians to embrace and responsibly utilise new technologies, particularly artificial intelligence (AI), in their parenting practices. The theme is bolstered...

Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz, has called for enhanced collaboration in leveraging nuclear technology to meet Jamaica’s sustainable development goals. He made the appeal on Tuesday (October 29), while speaking at the Scientific Research Council (SRC) 31st Science and Technology Conference, which lasts from October 29 to November 2 at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown...