Chief Executive Officer, Universal Service Fund (USF), Dr. Daniel Dawes (fourth right), points to the Aenon Town community Wi-Fi sign, which was unveiled during Friday’s (December 8) launch of the service in the Clarendon community. Sharing in the moment (from left) are USF Director of Projects, Jaime Robinson; Social Development Commission (SDC) Community Development Officer, Nicola Bailey; Community Representative, Simone...

Students attending the St. Catherine-based Homestead Primary and Infant School now have access to a smartroom, which is equipped with information and communications technology (ICT) devices to enhance learning. Digicel Foundation retrofitted an existing space to accommodate the smartroom, which represents an investment of US$60,000. It boasts 12 laptops, 12 tablets, a smart board, a printer, air-conditioning units and is...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the National Identification System (NIDS) is for the benefit of all Jamaicans, noting that stronger laws and penalties are in place for the handling of personal information. “It is important that we are able to identify all our citizens [in a way] that does not invade the privacy of the citizen. The...

The Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) has introduced its new mobile application, JaCustoms Connect, in an effort to further ensure stakeholders have a more seamless, efficient and easier way of doing business with the Agency. The cutting-edge mobile application which went live in October 2023, is aimed at fostering greater efficiency and transparency for various stakeholder groups, including Customs Brokers, importers,...

Construction Engineer in the Wastewater Unit at the Scientific Research Council (SRC), Andrew Samuda (left), shows a composite sampler to Executive Assistant at the SRC, Carolyn Ferguson, during Thursday’s (November 30) staging of ‘SRC on Show’ at the entity’s Hope Gardens headquarters in St. Andrew.

Chief Executive Officer of the Universal Service Fund (USF), Dr. Daniel Dawes (fifth left); and Member of Parliament for Portland Eastern, Ann-Marie Vaz (centre), are surrounded by students and teachers from the Sherwood Forest Primary School, during the launch of Wi-Fi service in the Portland-based community on November 30.  

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, has commended the University of Technology (UTech) Jamaica and e-Learning Jamaica Company Limited for partnering to facilitate data protection within the education sector. More than 100 data protection officers were trained over three weeks under the national data protection training programme for schools. The design and implementation of the curriculum was undertaken...