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The Government wishes to make it clear that there will be no retroactivity in the application of the General Consumption Tax (GCT) on electricity. A statement from the Ministry of Finance notes that there was never any intention to apply the special GCT rate of 10% to bills issued in January, since the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPSCo) bills its...

Computer services at the Oracabessa Branch Library, St. Mary, have been restored with the presentation of two new computers to the facility by Member of Parliament for Western St. Mary, Hon. Robert Montague. Mr. Montague, who is the Minister of State with responsibility for Local Government in the Office of the Prime Minister, made the presentation during a brief ceremony...

The Cybercrimes Act, with sanctions for the misuse of computer systems or data and to facilitate investigation and prosecution of such crimes, was passed on Friday (December18) in the Senate. Leader of Government Business and Attorney General, Senator the Hon. Dorothy Lightbourne, explained that the Act provides criminal sanctions for unauthorised access to and use of computer systems and data...

Minister with responsibility for Information and Telecommunication Daryl Vaz, has emphasised that the Government must lead by maximizing the use of technology. Speaking at a recent Digicel Business Seminar in Kingston, Mr. Vaz said one of the ways that the Government of Jamaica must lead is, "making ready our public institutions to maximise the use of new technologies to deliver...

The Jamaica Public Service Company (JPSCo) has boosted its power-generating capacity with the re-opening of the Constant Spring Hydroelectric Power Plant, which had been out of service since 2001. The plant is powered by the Hermitage Dam and the Wag Water and Boar Rivers and will allow the JPS to add 0.77 megawatts of electricity to the national grid, which...

A Bill seeking criminal sanctions for the misuse of computer systems or data was tabled in the Senate on December 5, by Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Senator the Hon. Dorothy Lightbourne, Q.C. The Bill is entitled: 'An Act to Provide criminal sanctions for the misuse of computer systems or data and the abuse of electronic means of completing...

Minister of Energy and Mining, James Robertson has proposed to Cabinet that the Jamaica National Energy Policy 2009-2030 be tabled in Parliament as a White Paper to facilitate its timely implementation. Minister of Information, Daryl Vaz told this week's Post Cabinet Press briefing at Jamaica House in Kingston that the Energy Minister had presented Cabinet with a Submission in connection...

The E10 roll out is a very positive step in advancing Jamaica's renewable energy initiatives, says Group Managing Director of the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ), Dr. Ruth Potopsingh. "The environmental benefits are tremendous, and it is in keeping with worldwide trends for countries to use ethanol instead of Methyl Tertiary Buthyl Ether (MTBE) as an octane enhancer," Dr.Potopsingh told...

The Sir Howard Cooke Thursday Group Character Development Centre in Nannyville, Kingston, officially opened its computer lab and internet caf

The Government has been doing a lot of work to ensure the protection of the rights of persons living with HIV/AIDS, Minister of Health, Hon Rudyard Spencer, said in his World AIDS Day Message issued on Monday. Mr. Spencer noted that the Cabinet approved the National HIV/AIDS Workplace Policy in 2008, with recommendations for changes. "One major change, recommended by...

President of Tanzania, His Excellency Jakaya Kikwete, has underscored the need for national efforts by developing nations, particularly in Africa and the Caribbean, towards leveraging Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in the academic programmes of their schools. In an address at the Mona Campus of the University of the West Indies (UWI) on Thursday (November 26), on the theme: "Africa...

Governments in the region have a critical role to play in providing an appropriate environment for the development and growth of the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) sector, says Minster of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Michael Stern. "This is particularly important at this time when Governments throughout the Caribbean are increasingly recognising the significant...