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Chief Executive Officer, Universal Service Fund, Dr. Daniel Dawes
Chief Executive Officer, Universal Service Fund, Dr. Daniel Dawes

USF Bridging the Digital Divide in Rural Communities

The Universal Service Fund’s (USF) mission to bridge the digital divide is being strongly felt in deep rural communities, according to Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Dr. Daniel Dawes. The CEO, who was speaking during a recent community Wi-Fi launch in...
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (fourth left), and Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (fourth right), cut the ribbon to officially open the renovated computer room at Clan Carthy Primary School in Kingston on Tuesday (November 28). Among those sharing the occasion (from left) are Head Boy, Jhoneal Johnson; Head Girl, Jameliha Clarke; Principal, Winsome Reid; Ambassador of the Dominican Republic to Jamaica, Her Excellency Angie Martinez; and Member of Parliament, St. Andrew South Eastern, Julian Robinson.
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (fourth left), and Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (fourth right), cut the ribbon to officially open the renovated computer room at Clan Carthy Primary School in Kingston on Tuesday (November 28). Among those sharing the occasion (from left) are Head Boy, Jhoneal Johnson; Head Girl, Jameliha Clarke; Principal, Winsome Reid; Ambassador of the Dominican Republic to Jamaica, Her Excellency Angie Martinez; and Member of Parliament, St. Andrew South Eastern, Julian Robinson.

Renovated Computer Room Opened at Clan Carthy Primary School
Labour and Social Security Minister and Member of Parliament for Clarendon South Eastern, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), shakes hands with Chief Executive Officer, Universal Service (USF), Daniel Dawes, at the launch of the Longville Park Community Wi-Fi in the parish on November 24.
Labour and Social Security Minister and Member of Parliament for Clarendon South Eastern, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), shakes hands with Chief Executive Officer, Universal Service (USF), Daniel Dawes, at the launch of the Longville Park Community Wi-Fi in the parish on November 24.

PHOTOS: Longville Park Community Wi-Fi Launch
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses Hand & Mind LLC’s inaugural Robotics and turkey International Youth Robotics Conference, held recently at the Holiday Inn Resort in St. James.
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses Hand & Mind LLC’s inaugural Robotics and turkey International Youth Robotics Conference, held recently at the Holiday Inn Resort in St. James.

50 Per Cent of Jamaica’s Primary and High Schools Now Have Internet Access
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke; Minister of Education and Youth Hon. Fayval Williams (left), and Country Director, Caribbean Countries, World Bank, Lilia Burunciuc, display the Jamaica Education Project (JEP) Loan Agreement during a visibility ceremony held at the Ministry’s Heroes Circle offices in downtown Kingston, on November 20.
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke; Minister of Education and Youth Hon. Fayval Williams (left), and Country Director, Caribbean Countries, World Bank, Lilia Burunciuc, display the Jamaica Education Project (JEP) Loan Agreement during a visibility ceremony held at the Ministry’s Heroes Circle offices in downtown Kingston, on November 20.

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e-Learning Jamaica Distributes Interactive Panels to High Schools

Fifty-nine interactive panels have been distributed to multiple high schools islandwide by e-Learning Jamaica Company Limited. The devices, which are touch-sensitive screens that allow users to interact with digital content in real time, were obtained at a cost of nearly $24 million. “This procurement is part of our mandate to enable schools to continue to integrate and expand the use...
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Information Service Division Manager of the Scientific Research Council, Elijah Green.
ScienceTechnology

SRC to Stage Science in the Park Nov. 23

Students, researchers, members of the science community and the public are invited to the Science in the Park exhibition on Thursday, November 23. The event is being staged by the Scientific Research Council (SRC) at the Emancipation Park in New Kingston. Information Services Division Manager, Elijah Green, told JIS News that the primary aim of the expo is to highlight...
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Minister without portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon.
Office of the Prime MinisterTechnology

Policy Supporting Gov’t’s Private Cloud Platform to Be Established

A Cloud Policy that supports the Government of Jamaica’s Private Cloud Platform (GovCloud) is to be established. Minister without portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, underscored that Jamaica cannot have digital transformation to the extent and scale desired, without the widespread adoption of cloud...
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The Grove Town Primary and Infant School team raise the winning trophy in the Scientific Research Council’s (SRC) inaugural Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics STEM Olympiad. Members of the SRC visited the institution in Manchester recently to make the presentation.
ScienceTechnologyYouth

Rural Schools Cop SRC’s Inaugural Stem Olympiad

Manning’s School in Westmoreland and Grove Town Primary and Infant in Manchester are the inaugural winners of the Scientific Research Council (SRC) Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Olympiad. The schools copped the top awards for designing solutions focused on mitigating an effect of climate change. For their innovations, the teams and their teachers received gold medals, a cash prize...
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Minister of Labour and Social Security, and Member of Parliament for Clarendon South Eastern, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., cuts the ribbon to open a new Smart Room at the Mineral Heights Primary School. The facility was handed over by the Foundation on November 14. Sharing the moment (from left) are Minister of Education and Youth Regional Director, Region 7, Barrington Richardson; Mineral Heights Primary School Board Chairman, Collin Coke; Principal, Lanzeford Howell; and CEO of the Digicel Foundation, Charmaine Daniels.
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PHOTOS: Mineral Heights Primary School Gets Smart Room

Minister of Labour and Social Security, and Member of Parliament for Clarendon South Eastern, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., cuts the ribbon to open a new Smart Room at the Mineral Heights Primary School. The facility was handed over by the Foundation on November 14. Sharing the moment (from left) are Minister of Education and Youth Regional Director, Region 7, Barrington...
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Acting Manager for the Process Development Division of the Scientific Research Council (SRC), Annaliese Aiken Min.
CommunityScienceTechnology

SRC Offering Meat Processing for Holidays

Jamaicans looking to enjoy holiday favourites such as picnic ham and smoked chicken are being encouraged to take advantage of the meat processing services offered by the Scientific Research Council (SRC). Persons have up to December 8 to submit cuts of red meat and poultry to the entity’s smoked meat facility located at Hope Gardens, St. Andrew. “We are closing...
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Acting Manager for the Process Development Division of the Scientific Research Council (SRC), Annaliese Aiken Min.
AgricultureScienceTechnology

Pig and Chicken Farmers Encouraged to Use Services of SRC to Expand Businesses

Chicken and pig farmers across Jamaica are being encouraged to consider using the services of the smoked meat facility at the Scientific Research Council (SRC) to expand their businesses. Acting Manager for the Process Development Division of the SRC, Annaliese Aiken Min, said now is the best time for farmers to invest in this area, with the holidays approaching. “This...
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