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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...

Farmers have been encouraged to make better use of modern technology, so as to obtain better yields. Speaking yesterday (November 29) at a special agricultural expo and field day for students at Lacovia High School, St. Elizabeth Homecoming Foundation (SEHF) Director, Dr. Randolph Watson stressed that it was high time for farmers in the country to take a more business...

The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) is appealing to parents to practise comparative shopping, to get the best deals for back-to-school. Dorothy Campbell, Education, Information and Communications Specialist at the Commission, tells JIS News, that the CAC was aware that there were still a number of shoppers awaiting salary payments or remittances from abroad, to complete their back-to-school shopping, and has...

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) has introduced an Automatic Vehicle Locator (AVL) system to ensure greater efficiency in the dispatch of buses and to ascertain the precise location of vehicles at any point in time. Nimal Amitirigala, Manager of the Information Technology Department at the JUTC, said that the bus company recently introduced the AVL system on three of...

Dr. Arnoldo Ventura, Chief Advisor for Science and Technology in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), has called on regional governments to utilize the use of science and technology in solving their developmental problems. Speaking at the first biennial symposium on Science and Technology in Barbados on Tuesday (March 8), Dr. Ventura said "the production and employment of modern...

Minister of Commerce, Science and Technology, Phillip Paulwell has emphasised that the Government was committed to enhancing the country's telecommunication sector, and had recently awarded two licences for fibre optic cables to be laid in Jamaica. These hi-tech cables, he explained, would boost the information communication capacity that was presently available to computer users in Jamaica. The Minister was addressing...