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Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (left), cuts the ribbon to officially open the Ebony Vale Community Access point (CAP), in Catherine, on October 30. Others (from second left) are: Social Development Officer of the National Housing Trust, Mr. Cherton DaCosta; Mrs. Margret Spooner of the Project Management Department of the National Housing Trust , and President of the Ebony Vale Citizens Association, Mrs. Avis Bryant-Tulloch.
Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (left), cuts the ribbon to officially open the Ebony Vale Community Access point (CAP), in Catherine, on October 30. Others (from second left) are: Social Development Officer of the National Housing Trust, Mr. Cherton DaCosta; Mrs. Margret Spooner of the Project Management Department of the National Housing Trust , and President of the Ebony Vale Citizens Association, Mrs. Avis Bryant-Tulloch.

Ebony Vale Gets CAP

The community of Ebony Vale in St. Catherine became the 191st recipient of a Community Access Point (CAP) on October 30, when the $4 million facility was opened by Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell. The...
Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (left), hands over a tablet computer to a student of the Cavaliers Primary School in rural St. Andrew, recently. Looking on are Member of Parliament for the area, Paul Buchanan and a member of the school’s administration.
Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (left), hands over a tablet computer to a student of the Cavaliers Primary School in rural St. Andrew, recently. Looking on are Member of Parliament for the area, Paul Buchanan and a member of the school’s administration.

Skills of Students Should Be Harnessed – Minister Paulwell
Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (right), presents Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, with the proclamation declaring November as Science, Technology and Innovation Month. This year’s theme will focus on: ‘Science and Technology for Economic Development: Science for Life’.
Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (right), presents Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, with the proclamation declaring November as Science, Technology and Innovation Month. This year’s theme will focus on: ‘Science and Technology for Economic Development: Science for Life’.

Legislation to Push Nutraceutical Industry
State Minister for Science, Technology, Energy, and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson at a recent Think Tank and the Jamaica Information Service headquarters.
State Minister for Science, Technology, Energy, and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson at a recent Think Tank and the Jamaica Information Service headquarters.

Jamaica to Set up Cyber Incident Response Team
Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, emphasizes the areas of focus of the reconstituted National Science, Technology and Innovation Commission, at a JIS Think Tank on October 30. At left is Professor Hon. Errol Morrison, who is head of the Secretariat approved by the Commission.
Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, emphasizes the areas of focus of the reconstituted National Science, Technology and Innovation Commission, at a JIS Think Tank on October 30. At left is Professor Hon. Errol Morrison, who is head of the Secretariat approved by the Commission.

Govt to Review Science and Technology Policy

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Jamaica Must Harness Cultural Science to Create Wealth – Professor Morrison

Director General of the National Commission on Science and Technology (NCST), Professor Errol Morrison, says Jamaica must harness the “cultural science” of the nation to create wealth. This cultural science, he said, has been neglected for too long, especially in developing the medicinal plants industry. “There is a tremendous opportunity here, to build on that, to build an awareness, to...
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Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’ on October 30 about updating the Science, Technology and Innovation Policy. At left is Director General of the National Commission on Science and Technology, Professor Errol Morrison.
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Committee Established to Upgrade STI Policy

A Committee has been established to update the Science, Technology and Innovation Policy (STI). This was announced by Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on October 30. The Minister also pointed out that the update will reflect a joined up government approach. “There will be greater synergy and coordination and we...
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Director General of the National Commission on Science and Technology, Professor Errol Morrison (right), in discussion with Acting Executive Director of the Scientific Research Council (SRC), Hawthorne Watson (left) and Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, prior to a JIS ‘Think Tank’, where details of activities for Science and Technology Month (November) were outlined. The ‘Think Tank’ was held on October 30.
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Focus on Science in November

‘Science for Life’ will be the focus of National Science and Technology Month, which will be observed in November. Acting Executive Director of the Scientific Research Council (SRC), Hawthorne Watson, says a number of activities targeted all sectors of the country, will be undertaken this year. Mr. Watson was addressing a JIS ‘Think Tank’ at the agency’s headquarters, in Kingston,...
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Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, giving details of the Prime Minister’s Medal for Science and Technology to be presented on November 12, as part of Science and Technology Month, which is observed in November. He was addressing a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on October 30.
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PM to Present National Medal for Science and Technology

Prime Minster, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson-Miller, will present a National Medal to an individual who has contributed to the development of Science and Technology in Jamaica, at Gala dinner on November 12. The recipient will be chosen from three nominees, and forms part of activities to celebrate National Science and Technology Month in November, under the theme: ‘Science for...
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House Passes Amendments to Quarries Control Act

The Quarries Control (Amendment) Act, which seeks to improve the management of quarries in Jamaica and increase fines for illicit quarrying, was passed on Tuesday, October 28, in the House of Representatives. In piloting the legislation, Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, noted that the increase in illicit quarrying has highlighted the need for more effective...
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Cedar Grove Academy to Create Virtual School

The Portmore-based Cedar Grove Academy intends to establish a virtual school, by utilizing the 435 tablet computers allocated to students under the Government’s $1.4 billion Tablets in Schools pilot programme. The project, which is expected to be fully operational by next year’s Easter term, will see students being able to access educational resources outside of regular school hours. Making the announcement...
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These two students are fully engrossed in their new tablet computers, which they received during a distribution exercise on October 24, at the Sir Clifford Campbell Primary School in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland.
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Tablets Will Empower Students To Be Innovators – State Minister Robinson

The Government’s Tablets in Schools programme is crucial in empowering the country’s young people to be global innovators, says Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson. Mr. Robinson made the comment at the Clan Carthy Primary School in St. Andrew on October 27 before the start of a distribution exercise in which 960...
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