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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.

Importance of Schools Tablets Programme Underscored

State Minister for Science, Technology, Energy, and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson, says the Ministry’s Tablets in School Programme will strengthen the culture of entrepreneurship and innovation in Jamaica, particularly among students. Speaking at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think...
Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining (MSTEM), Hon. Julian Robinson (left), experiments with the classroom feature on one of the tablets to be used in the Tablet In Schools pilot project, at a JIS Think Tank held on Thursday, August 14. Chief Executive Officer of eLearning Jamaica Avrill Crawford (right); and Technical Services Manager at GeoTech Vision Enterprises Limited, Dean-Ray Grant, also participated in the session.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining (MSTEM), Hon. Julian Robinson (left), experiments with the classroom feature on one of the tablets to be used in the Tablet In Schools pilot project, at a JIS Think Tank held on Thursday, August 14. Chief Executive Officer of eLearning Jamaica Avrill Crawford (right); and Technical Services Manager at GeoTech Vision Enterprises Limited, Dean-Ray Grant, also participated in the session.

Don’t Try To Steal Computer Tablets
Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, addresses the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) and the Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI), to undertake a $5.17 million project to replace 200 streetlights along Palisadoes road with light emitting diode (LED) technology. The signing was held on August 8 at the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Sports Club in Kingston. At the head table are: President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), JPS, Kelly Tomblin; and Director of Transmission and Distribution Asset Management at JPS, Steve Dixon.
Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, addresses the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) and the Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI), to undertake a $5.17 million project to replace 200 streetlights along Palisadoes road with light emitting diode (LED) technology. The signing was held on August 8 at the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Sports Club in Kingston. At the head table are: President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), JPS, Kelly Tomblin; and Director of Transmission and Distribution Asset Management at JPS, Steve Dixon.

Tougher Penalties Coming For Stealing Electricity
Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (centre), looks on as President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Jamaica Public Service (JPS), Kelly Tomblin (2nd left), points out the features of light emitting diode (LED) technology that will be installed along the Palisadoes roadway in Kingston under a project being undertaken by JPS and Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI). Others (from left) are: Executive Director, CMI, Dr. Fritz Pinnock; Director of Transmission and Distribution Asset Management, JPS, Steve Dixon; and Project Director, Dr. Mark Broomfield. Occasion was the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to under the works, held on August 8, at the JPS Sports Club in Kingston.
Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (centre), looks on as President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Jamaica Public Service (JPS), Kelly Tomblin (2nd left), points out the features of light emitting diode (LED) technology that will be installed along the Palisadoes roadway in Kingston under a project being undertaken by JPS and Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI). Others (from left) are: Executive Director, CMI, Dr. Fritz Pinnock; Director of Transmission and Distribution Asset Management, JPS, Steve Dixon; and Project Director, Dr. Mark Broomfield. Occasion was the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to under the works, held on August 8, at the JPS Sports Club in Kingston.

200 Streetlights Along Palisadoes to be Replaced With LED Lamps
Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, giving an update on private sector companies that are joining the renewable energy revolution at a recent function in Montego Bay.
Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, giving an update on private sector companies that are joining the renewable energy revolution at a recent function in Montego Bay.

Several Private Companies Embracing Renewable Energy

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Tablets In Schools Programme to be Monitored Quarterly

A quarterly monitoring system is to be implemented to keep an eye on the Tablets in Schools programme, the pilot of which is to be rolled out in September. This was disclosed by Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at eLearning Jamaica, Avrill Crawford, at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, on August 14. Some 25,000 tablet computers are to be distributed islandwide to...
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Technology

Education Ministry Will Monitor Course Content for Tablets

The Ministry of Education will be ensuring that the content and general use of the computer tablets, which are to be introduced in some schools in September, are in tandem with the set curriculum. Chief Education Officer at the Ministry, Dr. Grace McLean, gave the assurance on Thursday, August 14, while addressing a JIS Think Tank. “We will ensure that...
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Finance & Public ServiceTechnology

Government Will Continue to Work with ICT Investors – Finance Minister

Finance Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, says the Government will continue to work with investors in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector, to find creative ways to address operational costs, especially in the area of energy. In an interview with JIS News after he toured the soon-to-be-opened Barnett Tech Park in Montego Bay, on August 4, Dr. Phillips...
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Montego Bay businessman, Mark Kerr-Jarrett (right), has the full attention of Finance Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (left) and Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (centre), during a tour of the Barnett Tech Park in Montego Bay on Monday August 4. During the tour, Mr. Kerr-Jarrett updated the Ministers on the construction progress of the centre, which is set to welcome its first ICT client in November of this year.
Technology

Technology Minister Remains Optimistic of Growth Potential in ICT Sector

Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Minister, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, remains optimistic about the potential for growth in the island’s Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector. In an interview with JIS News, following a tour of several ICT companies in the Montego Bay Freezone, on Monday, August 4, along with Finance Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, Mr. Paulwell said the...
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Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell. (FILE)
Technology

Energy Minister Calls on JPS to Address Unscheduled Power Outages

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon Phillip Paulwell has received an explanation from the Jamaica Public Service Company, following his call for an immediate explanation to the recent spate of power outages and assurances that as far as possible and when necessary, outages should be scheduled and affected customers informed in a timely and reasonable manner. “We have...
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Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (centre) presents Principal of Clan Carthy Primary School, Sheldon Richards (2nd left), with one of the 30 tablet computers, which were handed over to the school by Geo TechVision Enterprises on July 28, under the Government’s Tablets in Schools in initiative, which is being implemented by eLearning Jamaica. Also participating in the occasion were (from left): Chairman of eLearning Jamaica, Yvonne McCalla Sobers; Chief Executive Officer of eLearning Jamaica, Avrill Crawford; and Project Manager for the Tablets in Schools project at Geo TechVision, Carlton Smith.
Technology

Clan Carthy Primary Teachers Get Tablet Computers

The teaching staff at Clan Carthy Primary School was presented with 30 tablet computers on Monday, July 28, under the government’s Tablets in Schools initiative, which is being implemented by eLearning Jamaica. The teachers also began training sessions in the use of the devices, which were presented under the government’s US$1.5 million contract with Geo TechVision Enterprises, to provide 10...
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State Minister in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson addresses a stakeholders meeting on the AgriHack Talents Programme, held on July 22 at the Knutsford Court hotel in New Kingston.
Technology

Youth Urged To Develop Apps That Solve Agricultural Problems

State Minister in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson, has challenged the country’s youth to use their skills and imagination to develop applications (apps) that will solve the country’s agricultural problems. These, problems, he said, relate to food security, praedial larceny, linking buyers to suppliers, drought, and addressing the high food importation bill. “We spend...
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