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Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, (seated at centre) points to the new computer as he speaks with students of the Bickersteth Primary School during a tour of the computer facility on April 24. The occasion was the opening of the Bickersteth Computer Skills Training and Homework Centre, located at the Bickersteth Church of God of Prophecy. Looking on (at right) is Chief Executive Officer of Universal Service Fund, Hugh Cross.
Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, (seated at centre) points to the new computer as he speaks with students of the Bickersteth Primary School during a tour of the computer facility on April 24. The occasion was the opening of the Bickersteth Computer Skills Training and Homework Centre, located at the Bickersteth Church of God of Prophecy. Looking on (at right) is Chief Executive Officer of Universal Service Fund, Hugh Cross.

Bickersteth Computer Centre Opened

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell on Friday, April 24 officially opened the Bickersteth Computer Skills Training and Homework Centre in Southern St. James. The centre has been established through the collaborative efforts of the Ministry,...
Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson (left) and Senior Research Scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Walter Bender (right), assists Grade 6 students of the Clan Carthy Primary School, Anastasia Seville (seated, left) and Ashanti Daley (seated, right) to do work on their computer tablets. Occasion was the International Girls in ICT Day Workshop, held today (April 23), at the Jamaica National Building Society (JNBS) offices in Downtown Kingston. Founder of Jamaican Girls Coding, Melanie Subratie (centre), looks on.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson (left) and Senior Research Scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Walter Bender (right), assists Grade 6 students of the Clan Carthy Primary School, Anastasia Seville (seated, left) and Ashanti Daley (seated, right) to do work on their computer tablets. Occasion was the International Girls in ICT Day Workshop, held today (April 23), at the Jamaica National Building Society (JNBS) offices in Downtown Kingston. Founder of Jamaican Girls Coding, Melanie Subratie (centre), looks on.

State Minister Urges More Young Women to Enter ICT Sector
Minister of Science, Technology Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (right), gives his remarks at a Jamaica House press briefing held on April 22, at the Office of the Prime Minister. Seated at left is Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Science, Technology Energy and Mining, Michelle Forbes.
Minister of Science, Technology Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (right), gives his remarks at a Jamaica House press briefing held on April 22, at the Office of the Prime Minister. Seated at left is Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Science, Technology Energy and Mining, Michelle Forbes.

No Decision on Closure of Post Offices – Minister Paulwell
Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (2nd right), offers advice as Research Fellow at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Louis Moyston (2nd left); and Principal of UWI, Professor Archibald McDonald (centre), plant Jamaica’s first legal cannabis plant today (April 20), in front of the Faculty of Medical Sciences’ Teaching and Research Complex. Others at the symbolic planting ceremony are: Minister of Justice, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding (background, centre); Mayor of Kingston, Senator Dr. Angela Brown Burke (right); and President of the Toronto-based Timeless Herbal Care, Courtney Betty (left).
Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (2nd right), offers advice as Research Fellow at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Louis Moyston (2nd left); and Principal of UWI, Professor Archibald McDonald (centre), plant Jamaica’s first legal cannabis plant today (April 20), in front of the Faculty of Medical Sciences’ Teaching and Research Complex. Others at the symbolic planting ceremony are: Minister of Justice, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding (background, centre); Mayor of Kingston, Senator Dr. Angela Brown Burke (right); and President of the Toronto-based Timeless Herbal Care, Courtney Betty (left).

Jamaica Plants First Legal Ganja Plant
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hilary Alexander (right), converses with Executive Director, Scientific Research Council (SRC), Dr. Cliff Riley, during the opening ceremony for the National Workshop on Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Policy and Indicators on April 8, at the SRC in Kingston.
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hilary Alexander (right), converses with Executive Director, Scientific Research Council (SRC), Dr. Cliff Riley, during the opening ceremony for the National Workshop on Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Policy and Indicators on April 8, at the SRC in Kingston.

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