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Jamaicans are being urged to be very careful in putting  personal information  on the Internet, as the police are reporting an increase in cases of cyber crimes across the island over the last few years. Inspector Warren Williams, of the Cyber Crimes Unit, Organised Crime Investigation Division (OCID), has informed that for this year alone, the division has received more...

Action is being taken by the Government to promote energy efficiency within the public sector, through the implementation of a $1.2 billion Energy Efficiency and Conservation Programme. Work has already started under the two-year initiative, which aims to reduce public sector energy consumption and cost, with Project Manager, Richard Gordon, outlining that focus will be placed on the use of...

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, is pushing for improvement in digital literacy of Jamaicans. The Minister defined digital literacy as “the capability to use digital technology and knowing when and how to use it." Speaking at the launch of the book,  ‘Streaming: Social Media, Mobile Lifestyles’, by Dr. Marcia Forbes, on August 23, at Bookophilia,...

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining (STEM), Hon. Phillip Paulwell, is lauding the recent successes of Scotiabank Jamaica’s Contact Centre, noting that the facility represents a model that can be replicated in other areas of the country’s services industry. The Scotiabank Contact Centre, which is located on Trafalgar Road in New Kingston, has been awarded the gold medal for...

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, has underscored the importance of science and technology in improving productivity and creating a globally competitive knowledge-based economy. To this end, he said it is imperative that students gain scientific knowledge at the earliest stage of learning.  “Improving science education, in particular, will directly and positively impact the level and...

The Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with representatives from the Latin-America Energy Organisation (OLADE), for the establishment of a sub-regional office in Jamaica. The office, which is the second of its kind in the region, will serve the energy needs of nine Caribbean countries, including Barbados, Cuba, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, the Dominican Republic...

Some 60 residents of three communities in St. James have been trained as fire wardens and will now be charged with helping to protect their communities from the ravages of fires. The residents, from Flanker, Rose Heights and Farm Heights, underwent two months of intensive training under the Jamaica Fire Brigade’s Community Safety Programme. They received their certificates of completion...

State Minister for Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson, has underscored the accruable benefits which the digital applications sector can yield for Jamaica’s economy, particularly for small and medium enterprises. Making his presentation in the 2012/13 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives, on July 31, Mr. Robinson noted that the "apps economy", as it is commonly known,...

The Government will be boosting training and office space as it looks to tap into the Business Processes Outsourcing (BPO) industry. Speaking in the 2012/13 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representative on July 31, State Minister for Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson, said the aim is to create 15,000 additional jobs in the Information and Communication...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson, has informed that the Data Protection Act will be promulgated within this financial year. Making his contribution to the 2012/13 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representative on July 31, Mr. Robinson said the Data Protection Act will seek to protect the privacy of individuals...

The Scrap Metal Trade could be up and running soon, with new regulations to govern its operations, according to Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton. Speaking at a press conference on Monday July 30 at the Ministry, in Kingston, Mr. Hylton said the Ministry is committed to re-instating the trade in the shortest possible time. “We have...

The Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI) is being re-positioned to serve an additional role as a learning centre for renewable energy, capable of producing alternative renewable energy, and potable drinking water. This is being pursued through the institute's renewable energy project and centre, developed at a cost of US$50,000,  with funding provided by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Global Environmental...