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State Minister for Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson addresses a Jamaica Information Services (JIS) Think Tank on September 25, at the agency’s headquarters in Kingston

Gov’t to Address Online Safety Under School Tablet Programme

The government is moving to address concerns about the safety of children online, as it prepares to pilot the School Tablet Computer Programme during the current academic year. Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining,...

State Minister for Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson (left), Director of the Mona ICT Policy Centre, and Director of CARIMAC, Professor Hopeton Dunn (centre) and attorney-at-law, Georgia Gibson-Henlin converse during a JIS Think Tank at the agency headquarters recently.

Commercial Espionage to be Discussed at Conference

Director of the Mona ICT Policy Centre, and Director of CARIMAC, Professor Hopeton Dunn, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank held on September 25, at the Jamaica Information Service’s (JIS) Half-Way-Tree Road offices in Kingston. Professor Dunn was speaking about the upcoming two-day National Conference on Cyber Security and Digital Forensics to be held from September 30 to October 1, at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Regional Headquarters at Mona, St. Andrew.

Public Invited to Two-Day Cyber Security Conference at Mona

Recommendations for Changes to Cybercrimes Act to be Tabled Next Week

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (right), seems impressed with the capabilities of the solar emergency light shown to him by CEO of Solarbuzz Jamaica, Jason Robinson (left), while on a tour of the expo at the Jamaica Alternative Energy Conference, on September 20, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre.

Energy Most Critical Issue Facing Country – Minister Paulwell

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Minister Paulwell Responds to OCG Report

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining (STEM), Hon. Phillip Paulwell has responded to the report presented by the Office of the Contractor General (OCG) on the 360 megawatts power plant project. In a written response tabled in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, September 24, Minister Paulwell sought to clarify the bidding process by responding to three of the...

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (right), inspects energy saving devices at the Jamaica Alternative Energy Conference and Expo, held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, in Rose Hall, St. James on September 20.

12 years ago Technology

Benefits Evident from Use of Alternative and Renewable Energy

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining (STEM), Hon. Phillip Paulwell, says the benefits from the use of alternative and renewable energy across Jamaica are beginning to flow, and will amount to savings in the country’s oil importation bill. “The Jamaica Public Service Company (JPSCo) is telling me that there has been a significant reduction in the use of electricity...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson (right) in discussion with founder of the United States Company, Venture Hive, Susan Amat (second left) during a special forum at the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) in Kingston on September 10. The forum was entitled ‘Stimulating Growth, Enabling Entrepreneurship and Innovation’. Others (from left) are: Business Incubation Specialist, infoDev, World Bank, Sophia Muradyan; infoDev Regional Facilitator in Africa, Steve Giddings.

12 years ago Technology

Gov’t Committed to Boosting Technology Sector

The Government has reiterated its commitment to providing assistance to entrepreneurs, particularly in the technology sector, in order to stimulate economic growth. Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson gave the assurance during a special forum at the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) in Kingston on Wednesday, September 10. “We have been...

12 years ago Technology

Jamaica to Host IP Conference in November

Jamaica has been selected by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) to host the Intellectual Property and Creative Industry conference in mid-November, at the University of the West Indies, Mona campus. Biennially, various countries bid to become the host country of the conference and this year, the Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO) bid was deemed successful. “Jamaica is highly regarded...

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, the Hon. Phillip Paulwell.

12 years ago Technology

Digicel Roaming Charges to be Abolished in Caribbean

Caribbean Telecommunications Union President, Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, the Hon. Phillip Paulwell on Wednesday, August 7, announced an agreement with regional mobile telecoms provider Digicel that will see roaming rates abolished for users of Digicel’s networks when they travel within CARICOM countries. “After some negotiation, Digicel has agreed as of October 1, 2013, on the abolition of...

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell
(centre) flicks the switch to turn on lights in the communities of Wells Bottom and Goshen in St. Elizabeth. The Rural Electrification Programme
(REP) Limited provided the service to 26 houses at a cost of over $4 million. Others (from left) are: Deputy Chairman of the REP, Wesley Saulter; Member of Parliament, North East St. Elizabeth, Raymond Pryce; Councillor Donovan Pagon and Mayor of Black River, Everton Fisher.

13 years ago CommunityTechnology

Energy Minister Urges Electricity Stealers to Get Regularised

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, has urged all Jamaicans who have not already done so, to get their electricity connections regularised or prepare to face harsher penalties. “There is a significant amount of theft taking place in the country, amounting to some 15 per cent,” the Minister revealed. Mr. Paulwell was addressing residents at an...

Residents of Bottom Yard, in Bath, St. Thomas, bask in the glow of the street light which was symbolically turned on by Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Minister, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, on Tuesday (July 23), to mark the formal provision of electricity by the Rural Electrification Programme (REP) Limited, at a cost of $2.5 million.

13 years ago CommunityTechnology

REP Pushing Ahead to Provide Electricity for All

General Manager of the Rural Electrification Programme Limited (REP), Garfield Daley, says the agency is pushing ahead to provide electricity for the remaining three per cent of rural communities islandwide, which do not currently have the service. “This is what we will be doing over the very short to medium term. We will be going full speed ahead to ensure...