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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...

Jamaicans stand to benefit from government's decision to open up investment in submarine fibre optic cable, which will allow cheaper and easier access to the Internet. Commerce, Science and Technology Minister, Phillip Paulwell, explained to JIS News, that expansion of undersea fibre would provide Jamaica with sufficient cable for the provision of broadband services to allow for speedier and cheaper...

Jamaica is set to host the inaugural Caribbean Telemedicine Symposium and Exhibition, which is slated to take place at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona campus, beginning this Thursday, July 22 through to Sunday, July 25 under the theme, "Telemedicine - Enhancing Access to Medical Care Through Technology". The symposium and exhibition are expected to explore, among a...

Cabinet has approved drafting instructions to amend the Broadcasting and Radio Re-Diffusion Act (1995) to provide for more flexibility in the granting of a subscriber television or cable television licence. Minister of Information, Senator Burchell Whiteman said that the amendments were necessary as the licensing period for cable operators expired at the end of the year, and it was imperative...

The $10 million project has been implemented through financing from the CHASE fund to equip 68 libraries with the necessary technology to provide Internet service. The project was officially launched at the Green Island Branch library in Hanover on March 4. Chairman of the Jamaica Library Board, Dr. Simon Clarke emphasises a point, while speaking yesterday (Mar. 3) at the...