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Commissioner of Customs, Devon Rowe, says the department will soon roll out an Information Communication Technology (ICT) system that will improve the infrastructure at Customs sites and data sharing among stakeholders, as well as allow greater coordination between agencies. Mr. Rowe, speaking at a Customs Week 2012 Symposium, on Wednesday (January 25) at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, said that...

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining (STEM), Hon. Phillip Paulwell, said the government intends to keep its promise to remove the General Consumption Tax (GCT) on electricity. The move, he said, will be undertaken within the framework of a review of taxation in the country. Speaking at a recent press briefing at the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica’s (PCJ) auditorium...

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining (STEM), Hon. Phillip Paulwell, has announced plans to establish a National Energy Council (NEC), to work with other stakeholders to implement the recently drafted National Energy Policy. "I intend to invite the Opposition Spokesperson on Energy to sit with me, as the leadership of that Council,” Mr. Paulwell said at Thursday’s (January 19)...

The St. Elizabeth Homecoming Foundation has launched a website (www.visitstelizabeth.com.jm), to promote tourism in the parish, and expose other developmental activities to targeted audiences. The website is being financed from a grant of $4.9 million provided by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), and a $2.58 million contribution from the community. It was launched on Wednesday (January 18). Speaking at...

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining (STEM), Hon. Phillip Paulwell, says the government is committed to cultivating and preserving a competitive environment in the information and communications technology (ICT) sector. Speaking at a press briefing at the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) auditorium, New Kingston on Thursday (January 19), Mr. Paulwell assured that the country would not return to...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining (STEM), Hon. Julian Robinson, says more computer equipment will be provided soon for educational institutions, under the Government’s e-Learning Jamaica Project. “In the coming months, the e-Learning programme will roll out additional lap tops to be delivered to 176 institutions, to support Grades 10 and 11 and group...

Newly appointed State Minister for Mining, Energy and Information Communication Technology (ICT),  Hon. Julian Robinson, says he will be aggressively targeting and pursuing prospects for ICT investments in the country. In an interview with JIS News, Mr. Robinson, who has been assigned responsibility for ICT in the Ministry, headed by Hon. Phillip Paulwell, said Jamaica is viewed "favourably" as an...

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller explores the features on the new Apple iPhone 4S with LIME’s Managing Director, Jamaica and the Cayman Islands, Garry Sinclair. The occasion was a courtesy call on Mrs. Simpson Miller by LIME representatives at Jamaica House on January 11. Mrs. Simpson Miller is the first in the Caribbean to receive the iPhone 4S, which is...

Students at the Tivoli Gardens High School in West Kingston, now have access to interactive learning equipment, which will stimulate greater interest in education, while enhancing the numeracy and literacy programmes at the institution. The equipment, which are housed in the school’s library include computers, document and digital cameras, and a digital whiteboard, among others. They were donated by Petrojam...

The Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC) recently launched its website, during a luncheon ceremony at the Mona Visitors’ Lodge and Conference Centre, University of the West Indies (UWI). An information-based facility, development of the website was guided by technology solutions firm, International Network Management Limited. Speaking at the launch, Human Resource and Services Consultant at JANAAC, Vivienne Stennett, said...

KINGSTON — The Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) has been given the green light by the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR), to construct a 360MW Combined Cycle modern plant.  A release from the OUR Thursday (December 08) said that the regulatory agency has awarded the JPS the right to complete the plant by mid-2014, as part of a project to...

KINGSTON — A major investment in the information and communications technology (ICT) sector has been secured by Jamaica, which will result in the employment of nearly 1,000 persons when fully operational in 2012. Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. Christopher Tufton, made the announcement at a press briefing at JAMPRO, New Kingston on Tuesday (December 7).   The multi-million...