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Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (left), interacts with students from Epping Forest Primary School in South East St. Elizabeth, at the opening of the Potsdam Information and Communication Technology (ICT)centre, which has been established by the Universal Service Fund (USF) at a cost of $2.4 million. The facility, which was opened on November 20, has 13 new computers and other supporting equipment. (FILE)
Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (left), interacts with students from Epping Forest Primary School in South East St. Elizabeth, at the opening of the Potsdam Information and Communication Technology (ICT)centre, which has been established by the Universal Service Fund (USF) at a cost of $2.4 million. The facility, which was opened on November 20, has 13 new computers and other supporting equipment. (FILE)

Increased Access to ICT Services

A project, which aims to provide Jamaicans with increased access to Information and Communications Technology (ICT) services, has received an allotment of $27 million in the 2014/15 Estimates of Expenditure, currently being reviewed by Parliament’s Standing Finance Committee. The Technology...
Science, Technology, Energy, and Mining Minister, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, emphasizes a point while delivering the keynote address at the launch of the Vision 2050 Information Technology (IT) initiative, at Oberlin High School in West Rural St. Andrew, on April 3. The programme aims to equip young people in the constituency with IT skills, through training.
Science, Technology, Energy, and Mining Minister, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, emphasizes a point while delivering the keynote address at the launch of the Vision 2050 Information Technology (IT) initiative, at Oberlin High School in West Rural St. Andrew, on April 3. The programme aims to equip young people in the constituency with IT skills, through training.

Telecommunications Firms Commit to Further Improve Internet Services
Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Minister, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (centre) signs the telecoms and spectrum licencing agreement for Digicel and LIME during a press briefing at the Ministry on April 2. The licences were renewed for 15 years. Looking on are: Digicel’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Barry O’Brien (left); and LIME’s CEO Garfield Sinclair.
Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Minister, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (centre) signs the telecoms and spectrum licencing agreement for Digicel and LIME during a press briefing at the Ministry on April 2. The licences were renewed for 15 years. Looking on are: Digicel’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Barry O’Brien (left); and LIME’s CEO Garfield Sinclair.

Government Sells 700-MHz Spectrum to Digicel
Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Hon. Julian Robinson.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Hon. Julian Robinson.

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Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (centre) presents a copy of the renewed telecoms and spectrum licence to Digicel’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Barry O’Brien (left); while CEO of LIME, Garfield Sinclair, looks on. Occasion was a media briefing at the Ministry on April 2, where the Minister signed the new licencing agreements.
Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (centre) presents a copy of the renewed telecoms and spectrum licence to Digicel’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Barry O’Brien (left); while CEO of LIME, Garfield Sinclair, looks on. Occasion was a media briefing at the Ministry on April 2, where the Minister signed the new licencing agreements.

Government Renews Telecoms Licences

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