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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...

The United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is working on an Information Communication Technology (ICT) competency standard for teachers, which will provide guidelines to facilitate the effective use of ICT by both teachers and students. UNESCO Advisor for Communication and Information, Mr. Isidro Fernandez Abali, speaking yesterday (Nov. 23) at the opening of the fourth biennial International Conference...

The Government is steadfast in its thrust to develop the local biofuels industry, producing ethanol from local feedstock and boosting exports of this highly valued fuel, under the Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI). Minister of Energy and Mining, Hon. James Robertson, says that it is toward this end that Jamaica last year accepted an invitation to join the Memorandum of Understanding...

The Department of Local Government is turning to green technology in a major thrust to cut expenditure at the local government level. One of the areas being looked at is the use of solar-powered streetlights, and the Department is already testing one of these lights on Hagley Park Road in Kingston, just outside its offices. The Department began testing the...