A pilot project to improve access to Information and Communication Technology (ICT), is to be implemented at a cost of US$500,000, to be provided by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). This is being done in conjunction with the Government, through the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining. The project will focus on the use of TV...

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining (STEM), Hon. Phillip Paulwell, is calling for broad-based support for the Tablet in Schools Programme. The Minister said the programme is a major investment by the Government, one that could lead to the unearthing of talent among the country’s young people and play a key role in their future. “This is the world...

Amendments to the Cybercrimes Act have been approved by Cabinet and the necessary drafting instructions have been issued to the Chief Parliamentary Counsel to modify the Act. This was disclosed by Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, during Wednesday’s (July 9) Jamaica House press briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister in Kingston. Promulgated in...

The Government and the Jamaica Public Service (JPSCo) have signed off on an amendment to the JPSCo Licence. “This will allow the Cabinet to manage the procurement process (for increased capacity) through the Electricity Sector Enterprise Team (ESET). It will also grant the JPSCo the right of first refusal in relation to the replacement of any of its existing generation...

Discussions are well advanced for the expansion of the arrangement between Caribbean Cement Company Limited (CCCL) and the Government of Venezuela, under the PetroCaribe Trade Compensation Mechanism, for the supply of more clinker. “This expansion requires that CCCL will supply Venezuela with an additional 240,000 tons of clinker (cement product at the intermediate stage) over a further 18 months. The...

The Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) is holding meetings with sector stakeholders to discuss the decision by Digicel and LIME to block applications that allow users to make free phone calls over the internet. The telecommunications companies have blocked Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services from accessing their networks. They argue that VoIP providers are unlicenced and therefore are unauthorized...

The Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy, and Mining is now accepting applications for the Government’s youth entrepreneurship programme, Start-Up Jamaica. Portfolio State Minister, Hon. Julian Robinson, says the process commenced on Thursday (July 3), coinciding with the launch of the programme’s website, www.start-upjamaica.com, where applications should be submitted. He made the disclosure while addressing an economic forum, jointly hosted by...