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Jamaica Library Service (JLS) Director General, Karen Barton (left), and Microsoft Jamaica’s Sector Manager for Education, Queenie Ko (right), observe as the entity’s Country Manager, George Gobin, demonstrates features of the Microsoft Office 2013 Pro Plus computer software applications, which were donated by the technology solutions entity, during a presentation ceremony at the JLS’ head office, Tom Redcam Drive, St. Andrew, on Friday (June 19). The overall donation is valued approximately $131.85 million (US$1.13 million)

JLS Receives Computer Software Valued at $131.85 Million

The Jamaica Library Service’s (JLS) information and communications technology (ICT) project, currently being developed, has been boosted with the provision of computer software, valued approximately $131.85 million (US$1.13 million), by Microsoft Jamaica. The donation, which is the largest to date...

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (right), is greeted by Russia’s Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment, Sergei Donskoi, before engaging in discussions yesterday (June 17) . Minister Paulwell is currently in Russia for the 19th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum from June 18 to 20.

Russia to Provide Support in Agriculture and the Environment

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (seated centre), addresses Jamaican students studying in Russia.
Minister Paulwell is in Moscow for the 19th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum from June 18–20. — Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (seated centre), addresses Jamaican students studying in Russia. Minister Paulwell is in Moscow for the 19th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum from June 18–20.

Minister Paulwell in Russia for Economic Forum

Industry, Investment, and Commerce Minister, Hon. Anthony Hylton (left), is engaged in discussion with Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) Chairman, Milton Samuda, prior to the start of Monday’s (June 15) Business Leaders Power Breakfast at Hilton Rose Hall Hotel in Montego Bay, St. James. The breakfast formed part of scheduled activities for the 6th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference, being held from June 13 to 18, at the Montego Bay Convention, under the theme: ‘Jamaica and The Diaspora: Linking for Growth and Prosperity’.

Global Logistics Big Business – Minister Hylton

Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson, addresses a workshop on open map and open data at the Mona School of Business, University of the West Indies (UWI), in St. Andrew, today (June 15).

Open Data Offers Prospects for Wealth Creation

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, addressing the opening of a three-day energy forum, today (June 9), at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, in New Kingston.

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REP Gets New Name and Mandate

The Government has changed the name and mandate of the Rural Electrification Programme (REP), to the National Energy Solution Company Limited (NESCL), with an expanded role to achieve energy efficiency. Making the disclosure, Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, said the company, while bringing electricity to the 2.5 per cent of the island that is without...

Science, Technology, Energy, and Mining Minister, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (centre); and Campus Registrar, University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona, Karen Ford-Warner (left), are engaged in conversation by UWI Mona Campus Deputy Principal, Professor Julie Meeks Gardner. Occasion was the UWI Open Campus’ 2015 Jamaica Programme Fair and Expo, on Thursday (June 4), at Mona, St. Andrew.

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Minister Paulwell Says “Tremendous” Achievements Under Tablet In Schools Pilot

Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Minister, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, is reporting outstanding achievements at several schools, in which the Government’s $1.4 billion Tablet in Schools pilot programme has been implemented. “The experiment has been tremendous, so far,...especially at the pre-primary and primary levels,” the Minister said, while addressing the University of West Indies’ (UWI) Open Campus fair and exposition on June...

Minister of State, Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson.

11 years ago Technology

CEO Being Recruited For Start Up Jamaica

The Government is in the process of recruiting a Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to oversee the operation of Start Up Jamaica. Minister of State for Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson, who made the disclosure to JIS News, informed that applicants are currently being shortlisted and it is hope that the successful candidate will be named by the...

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (3rd right), cuts the ribbon to commission into service a $162 million simulator centre and alternative energy system, at the Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI) in Kingston today (June 2). Others sharing the moment (from left) are: Director at the Universal Service Fund (USF), Dr. Mark Broomfield; Chief Executive Officer of Future Energy Corporation, Sherife Abdel Messih; Executive Director of CMI, Dr. Fritz Pinnock; Chairman of USF, Bishop Dr. Wellesley Blair; and Chief Executive Officer of the USF, Hugh Cross.

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CMI Unveils State-Of-The-Art Simulators and Solar Energy System

The Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI) today (June 2) officially unveiled an upgraded suite of simulators and an alternative energy system to facilitate training at the institution. The project was undertaken at a cost of $162 million, with $135 million provided by the Universal Service Fund (USF). It includes special simulators, 60 computers, communication infrastructure and a 125-kilowatt solar energy system....

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, addressing participants at a media and stakeholder number portability workshop on May 13 at the Courtleigh Hotel in New Kingston. Seated is Public Education Specialist, Elizabeth Bennett-Marsh, of the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR).

11 years ago Technology

Extension Granted For Number Portability

The Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining has granted a 21-day extension to telephony service providers to have their infrastructure up and running to facilitate the roll-out of number portability on Monday, June 22. At a meeting at the Ministry on May 29, involving stakeholder partners, the Minister, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, was requested to grant the extension as testing...

State Minister for Science, Technology, Energy, and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson (centre), peruses details of the smart farm prototype, developed by technology business start-up, GSP.E Solution, during Thursday’s (May 21) pitch session held at Start-Up Jamaica’s (SUJ) downtown Kingston’s offices. The members of GSP.E Solution (from left),are: Davian Anderson, Sean Miller, Oldane Graham; and Bruce McKenzie. The pitch session provided the opportunity for 10 of the 19 technology business start-ups, operating out of SUJ, to present their innovations to American venture capital investment group, Devlabs.

11 years ago Technology

Govt Looking to Source Funding for Technology Start-Ups

The Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy, and Mining is in talks with several potential investors to provide funding and business development support for young technology innovators and entrepreneurs benefitting under Start-Up Jamaica (SUJ). State Minister, Hon. Julian Robinson, said the Government is looking to partner with these investors in order to provide the budding entrepreneurs with a “broad range of...

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, uses a computer in the mobile computer lab, which will benefit eight primary and infant schools. The unit dubbed: ‘Tech De Bus II’ was officially launched on May 21, at the Ministry in Kingston.

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Eight Primary and Infant Schools to Benefit from Mobile Computer Lab

Eight primary and infant schools in the Corporate Area are to benefit from the services of a mobile computer lab. Dubbed ‘Tech De Bus II’, the unit was donated to the Ministry of Education by the Project for the Advancement of Childhood Education (PACE) Canada. The eight schools, which will have access to the lab in the first phase of...