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Students in the Faculty of Medical Sciences at the University of the West Indies (UWI) can now access electronic medical texts at a fraction of the cost for the printed material, saving them hundreds of thousands of dollars each year. The move has been facilitated through partnership between the Mona campus and local technology company, JL Mobile, makers of the...

Officers from across the various ministries, agencies and departments of Government are now participating in a seven-day Energy Conservation and Efficiency Training Programme, which is aimed at making the public sector a model for the rest of the society in energy management. In his remarks at the opening ceremony in Kingston, today (November 12), Principal Director (Energy) in the Ministry...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier, says improving energy efficiency is imperative if Jamaica is to realize savings in energy costs, which is estimated at US$10.4 million per month. He was speaking at the official launch of the ‘Developing an Energy Services Company (ESCO) in Jamaica’ project yesterday (November 8), at the Knutsford Court Hotel in New...

The latest report on Internet saturation across the Caribbean indicates that over half of Jamaica’s 2.87 million people or about 55.1 per cent, are using or has access to the internet. This places Jamaica at an impressive fourth place in the Caribbean, bettered only by the Dominican Republic, Cuba and Puerto Rico.  The survey, conducted by Internet World Stats, a...

Minister of State for Science, Technology, Energy and Mining (STEM), Hon. Julian Robinson, says that the government is committed to providing Jamaicans with access to computer technology and for them to use it in productive ways to improve their lives and the country’s economy. "Access puts you in the game. Many of our youngsters (may not) have the aptitude for...

Consumers hampered by high electricity bills will have the opportunity to manage their energy usage more closely with the installation of a SmartHome metering system. The system, which is distributed in Jamaica by the PowerfulData Ltd. (PDL), promises a number of benefits for customers, particularly in the area of managing and reducing electricity bills, as individuals are able to much...

As the economy continues to struggle with high electricity costs, citizens are finding it increasingly challenging to pay for the service, resulting in frequent disconnections for many, and payment backlogs. It is against this background that the Jamaica Productivity Centre (JPC) has embarked on an Energy Service Company (ESCO) Project, in an effort to conserve on electricity use across the...

Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Minister, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, says a working group, comprising several ministry and agency representatives, has been established to assist in guiding the formation of the central government-wide communications network, dubbed GOVNET. The initiative aims, among other things, to realize significant savings in the public sector through the use of a communications and data background platform....

Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Minister, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, says significant strides have been made in efforts to transform the manner in which government and, by extension, the public sector functions and delivers services, through the incorporation of information and communication technology (ICT). Speaking at the inaugural Government Forum hosted by telecommunications firm, LIME, at the Wyndham Kingston Hotel on...

JPS is reporting that it has significantly reduced the number of customers without power in the last two days. About 24,000 customers were brought onto the grid since Monday, leaving approximately 36,000 customers without power at the end of restoration efforts Tuesday night.The majority of these customers are in the parishes of Portland and St Mary, where JPS faces challenges...

The operations and activities of the nation's Parliament are one step closer to being transformed, through the use of Information and Communications Technology (ICT). Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Minister, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, has disclosed that the Ministry has received a formal submission and accompanying budget from the Clerk of the Houses of Parliament for the project’s consideration. The Minister...

The island’s two major utility companies, the National Water Commission (NWC) and Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS), will be continuing restoration activities over the weekend, in an effort to return water and electricity to customers, affected by the passage of Hurricane Sandy. Vice President of the NWC, David Geddes, told JIS News today (Oct. 26), that  approximately 55 per cent...