During the fiscal year 2015/2016, the Government will be undertaking further work to improve the regulation of the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector, as part of measures to increase growth in the industry. This will be done under the Enhancing the ICT Regulatory Environment project, for which $3.9 million has been allocated in the Estimates of Expenditure, now before...

Energy Minister, Hon Phillip Paulwell advises that no decision has been arrived at with respect to the divestment of any of the government’s shares in the state oil refinery Petrojam and that if and when an offer is received, the process would be subject to the oversight of the Contractor General and the Government’s Contracts Committee consistent with the divestment...

The handing over of computer tablets under the Government’s Tablets in Schools Programme pilot project ended this week, with distribution to students in the two remaining institutions on January 28 and 29. Some 449 students at Parry Town Primary and Infant School in St. Ann were presented with the devices on Wednesday, January 28, while 250 tablets were handed over...

The Government has strengthened its resolve to protect the country’s Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector, with the launch of the National Cyber Security Strategy. In addition to the strategy, there is the ‘Stop, Think, Connect’ campaign, aimed at public education on ways to protect systems from cyber attacks. Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, says...

Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Minister, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, says the Government is increasing its focus on developing a “well-ordered” nutraceutical industry. This, he said, is to better position the country to tap into the global nutraceutical market, estimated to be valued at US$600 billion. The Minister informed that action will include the establishment of a Steering Committee to undertake...

The Government of Jamaica is receiving support from the United States Government to increase access to the Internet in rural parishes and implement clean, sustainable energy initiatives in the country. The support comes through two Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) signed on Wednesday (January 21) at the PCJ auditorium in Kingston. The first MoU seeks to make use of unused television...

To simplify the information on the pricing mechanism of Petrojam, the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) held a forum on January 22, in Kingston, where its Chairman and senior management team explained the issue, and answered related questions. Chairman of the PCJ, Christopher Cargill, led the discussion by giving a perspective on how petroleum refineries operate, and how they make...