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The Post and Telecommunications Department’s Central Sorting Office (CSO), on South Camp Road, Kingston.

Central Sorting Office to Accommodate BPO Operations

The Government has set aside offices at the Central Sorting Office (CSO) for business process outsourcing (BPO)/call centre operations as is looks to meet the huge demand for space to accommodate the fast-growing outsourcing firms, which generate thousands of jobs....

Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson (left), exchanges greetings with Chief Executive Officer of the Child Development Agency (CDA), Rosalee Gage-Grey (right), prior to the start of a cyber security forum organised by the Office of the Children’s Advocate (OCA) on Friday (November 20), at the Terra Nova Hotel in St. Andrew. Others (from left) are: Children’s Advocate, Diahann Gordon Harrison (centre), and the agency’s Public Education and Special Projects Manager, Nicole Hayles.

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Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, addresses the National STEM Symposium at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on November 18. Looking on at right is Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Coordinator in the Ministry, Senator Wentworth Skeffrey.

STEM Curriculum to Roll Out Next School Year

State Minister for Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson (left), is in discussion with Director, Caribbean Institute of Media and Communication (CARIMAC), Professor Hopeton Dunn. Occasion was the third annual Cyber Security Conference at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Regional Headquarters, Mona, St. Andrew today (November 17).

Data Protection Act To Be Tabled 2016/17

Chairman of the Cannabis Licensing Authority, Dr. Andre Gordon, speaking at a conference on Jamaica’s Cannabis Reforms, held in Negril on November 14. Dr. Gordon said it is expected that final regulations governing the cannabis industry will be in place during the first quarter of 2016.

Chairman Says Cannabis Licensing Authority Will Operate in Transparent Manner

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Limit Your Lights This Christmas

The Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) has embarked on a public education campaign aimed at encouraging citizens to use less energy during the Christmas holidays. “Christmas is usually a high usage period for electricity. People are just burning more energy with the various events and activities associated with the holiday season, so at PCJ, we thought it was very important...

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Girls Coding Clubs To Be Established In Schools

Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining is moving to establish coding clubs for girls at institutions that are involved in the Tablet in Schools programme. State Minister in the Ministry, Hon. Julian Robinson, who made the disclosure to JIS News at a college fair at the Kingston High School on November 25, said the initiative will be led by...

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Gaynstead High Commended For Academic Performance

Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson, has commended staff and students of Gaynstead High School, in Kingston, for their outstanding academic performance for 2014/15. Addressing the school’s annual prize-giving, on November 25, at the Swallowfield Church, Swallowfield Road, in Kingston, the State Minister said it is important to recognise excellence. “It...

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Technology Minister Impressed with Results of Tablets in Schools Pilot

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, says he is impressed with the initial results from the evaluation of the Tablet in Schools pilot project which, he notes, has resulted in tremendous improvement in literacy at the primary level. The Minister pointed out that the full evaluation report will be made available to the public shortly. Mr....

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Business Incubators Urged To Assist Local Scientists

Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson, is calling for more business and innovation incubators to assist local scientists to convert research into commercially viable ventures. He said that making these resources readily available is essential for national development. “I think there is an absolute link between science, innovation and national development...When...

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Employers Urged To Be Flexible In Arranging Work Hours

A call has been made for employers to be flexible in arranging work hours for employees as new trends are indicating that where such arrangements exist, there is increased productivity and worker satisfaction is high. The call came from Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, while delivering the keynote address at the opening of the Human...

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Government to Implement Co-Location Policy

The Government will shortly implement a co-location policy, aimed at facilitating increased participation by new entrants in Jamaica’s wireless telecommunications industry. Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Minister, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, says the policy will enable new investors to access existing infrastructure, primarily cell towers, owned by existing service providers, at a cost, in establishing their operations, thereby minimizing “entry barriers...