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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Dr. Kenneth Baugh, has said that an Information Communication Technology (ICT) Training Centre, created at the Excelsior Community College, Kingston, should produce a cadre of persons capable of transferring their skills to others within their communities. "This initiative is important, as it represents progress, consistent with the development of Jamaica's information and communication...

Residents of Guava Ground, in Clarendon, are happier, now that electricity has been turned on in their area. The first set of street lights were turned on in the area, on February 5, under the Rural Electrification Programme (REP), through which 16 households will also be provided with electricity. "I would like to see a ceremony like this every week...

Approximately 500 children from early childhood institutions in Eastern Westmoreland are being trained in basic computer skills, under a project being carried out by the Bluefields Peoples' Community Association (BPCA). The six-month project, which got underway at the beginning of the Easter school term in January, is estimated to cost some $600,000 and is being undertaken in partnership with the...

The crime fighting capacity of the Jamaica Constabulary Force has been boosted by the introduction of a Video Witness Identification System. Speaking with JIS News on a tour of the facility at the Kingston Central Police Station Wednesday (January 28), Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Les Green, said that this new system would improve the effectiveness and fairness of identification...

The Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ), will partner with Norwegian firm, Wavefield Inseis, on a multi client offshore seismic survey to explore for oil and gas resources in Jamaica's territorial waters. A multi client survey is one conducted to source data for sale to multiple parties, based on the results of the exploration. According to a brief issued by the...

The Major Investigation Task Force (MIT) is improving its capacity to probe major crimes, in particular gun-related murders and shootings. Speaking during his contribution to the State of the Nation Debate in the Senate yesterday (Jan. 23), Minister of National Security, Senator Colonel Trevor MacMillan, noted that the capacity-building process has benefited from a range of initiatives introduced over the...

The Government of the United Republic of Tanzania, intends to learn from and incorporate Jamaica's practices regarding its energy and water sectors, as part of a study embarked on by that country to improve these areas. The Tanzanian delegation, who has been in the island since Tuesday (Jan. 20), yesterday (Jan. 21) met with the Minister of Energy, Clive Mullings...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Mining and Telecommunications, Laurence Broderick, has said that Government is committed to ensuring that all Jamaicans have access to information technology as part of the development process. Mr. Broderick, who was addressing the press launch of the Caribbean Institute of Technology's (CIT) week of activities in Montego Bay, St. James recently, said that...

In an effort to enhance the standard of education in secondary schools, the Ministries of Energy, Mining and Telecommunications, and Education have jointly embarked on an e-Learning Project. The project seeks to utilize current state-of-the-art technology in Jamaican high schools to improve the quality of education delivered to students, enhancing their learning experience in the process, thereby improving the level...

Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Christopher Tufton, has said that agriculture must be transformed into a modern and competitive sector in order for it to survive and grow. Dr. Tufton was speaking on November 7 at the agriculture task force workshop at the Terra Nova Hotel in Kingston, to discuss the draft vision for the sector as part of Jamaica's plan...

Freight forwarders, shipping and airline agents can expect to see a 50 per cent reduction in the processing time of cargo when the Jamaica Customs Department introduces the electronic manifest system, tomorrow (February 1), at APM Terminals (Berth 11). Speaking with JIS News, Nadine Shirley-Moore, Director, Information Management Unit, Jamaica Customs Department, explained that, "the processing time as it relates...

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Central Information Technology Office (CITO), Michael duQuesnay, is urging both public and private sector organizations to include disaster preparedness measures in their overall strategic plans, in light of the recent disasters that have occurred locally and internationally. Mr. duQuesnay made the call while addressing executives and decision makers from both the public and private...