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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), greets Digicel Founder, Denis O’Brien, during a reception held in his honour at the AC Hotel by Marriott Kingston on Tuesday (January 9).

Prime Minister Holness Lauds Digicel Founder, Denis O’Brien

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has hailed Digicel founder, Denis O’Brien, for his role in establishing the company that has grown to be a major operator in Jamaica’s telecommunications landscape. “[After] Twenty-two years of being in Jamaica, the...

Grade-four teacher at the Homestead Primary and Infant School in St. Catherine, Shauna-Kaye Dehaney (right), in discussion with Social Development Consultant with the Digicel Foundation, Miguel “Steppa” Williams (left), during the recent handover of the new US$60,000 smart room, sponsored by the Foundation.

Learning Should Improve at Homestead Primary with Smart Room

Man showing woman new mobile application on smartphone.

Hundreds of Persons Now Using JCA’S New Mobile App

Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service and Member of Parliament for Southwest St. Ann, Hon. Zavia Mayne.

St. Ann Communities Get Free Wi-Fi Service

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (fifth right), is joined by (from left) Chief Executive Officer, Universal Service Fund, Daniel Dawes; General Manager of the Urban Development Corporation (UDC), L. Robert Honeyghan; St. James Central Member of Parliament, Heroy Clarke; Councillor for the Spring Garden Division, Dwight Crawford; Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte; Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister (West), Hon. Homer Davis; Mayor of Montego Bay and Chairman of the St. James Municipal Corporation, Councillor Leeroy Williams; and Deputy Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon, at the launch of the free public Wi-Fi access at Harmony Beach Park in Montego Bay, St. James, on Friday, December 15.

Harmony Beach Park Receives Free Wi-Fi Service

Community Development Coordinator, Scientific Research Council (SRC), Yanique Rodgers.

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More Communities to Benefit from SRC’s Free Agro-Processing Training

More community groups will benefit from free training in agro-processing as the Scientific Research Council (SRC) seeks to empower more Jamaicans to create sustainable livelihoods from local materials. A series of workshops are being offered in several areas, including natural juice processing, sauces, seasons, and personal care products such as bar soaps and bodywash. Community Development Coordinator, Yanique Rodgers, told...

Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz (right), symbolically presents a solar lamp to St. Andrew Western Member of Parliament (MP), Anthony Hylton, at the Ministry’s Maxfield Avenue offices in Kingston on Tuesday (December 12). The Government is providing 10,000 solar lamps to households across the island under a pilot project. The lamps will be distributed by MPs.

2 years ago EnergyScienceTechnology

Gov’t Providing 10,000 Solar Lamps under Pilot Project

The Ministry of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport is undertaking a pilot programme to provide solar lamps to households that do not have access to electricity. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Daryl Vaz, informed that 10,000 lamps will be distributed across all 63 constituencies. Members of Parliament (MPs) will be responsible for disseminating them among their constituents, with those representing deep rural...

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 Cross; Member of Parliament for Clarendon Northern, Dwight Sibblies; Pastor of the United Emmanuel Church of God, Aenon Town, Albert Cooper; and Principal of Aenon Town Primary School, Margarette Lothian.

2 years ago CommunityTechnology

PHOTOS: Aenon Town Gets Wi-Fi

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...

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (second right), tries out a tablet in the smartroom at the St. Catherine-based Homestead Primary and Infant School, while Regional Director with the Ministry, Sophia Forbes Hall (right), observes. Occasion was the official opening of the facility on Wednesday (December 6), which was established by the Digicel Foundation at a cost of US$60,000. Social Development Consultant with the Digicel Foundation, Miguel Williams (second left), and Principal of the school, Sophia Deer (third right), show students, Leandra Lawrence (right) and Shanoya Samuels, how to operate the devices.

2 years ago EducationTechnologyYouth

Homestead Primary Gets Smart Room

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, listens as the Global Jamaica Diaspora Council representative for the USA Northeast, Michelle Tulloch-Neil (right), asks a question, at last night’s (December 6) monthly series, ‘Let’s Connect with Ambassador Marks’, at the Embassy of Jamaica in Washington DC. Also listening (from left) are Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, and Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks.

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All Jamaicans to Benefit from NIDS – PM

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...

2 years ago IndustryTechnology

Customs Chronicles Feature: Doing Business with Jamaica Customs is Now Easier With New Mobile App

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.

2 years ago ScienceTechnology

PHOTOS: SRC on Show

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.