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Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the  House of Representatives on Tuesday (November 7).
Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the  House of Representatives on Tuesday (November 7).

Hundreds of Entities Connected to Internet under National Broadband Initiative

A total of 14 parish courts, six police stations, all municipal corporations and 524 educational institutions across the island are now connected to the Internet under the national broadband initiative. The institutions have been connected via dedicated internet access (DIA),...
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (centre), and Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (second right), engage in conversation with student at Meadowbrook High School, Jadiel Lindsay (left), during the handover of 4,103 tablets computers by the Republic of Korea, valued at over $92 million, at a ceremony held at the offices of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade in downtown Kingston, today (November 7). Others pictured (from left) are Korea’s Chargé d’Affaires, Jin-wook Kim, and student at the Abilities Foundation, Tanisha Gaynor.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (centre), and Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (second right), engage in conversation with student at Meadowbrook High School, Jadiel Lindsay (left), during the handover of 4,103 tablets computers by the Republic of Korea, valued at over $92 million, at a ceremony held at the offices of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade in downtown Kingston, today (November 7). Others pictured (from left) are Korea’s Chargé d’Affaires, Jin-wook Kim, and student at the Abilities Foundation, Tanisha Gaynor.

Students Begin to Receive Tablets Donated by the Republic of Korea
Dean of the Faculty of the Built Environment at the University of Technology (UTech), Jamaica, Professor Garfield Young, speaks at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.
Dean of the Faculty of the Built Environment at the University of Technology (UTech), Jamaica, Professor Garfield Young, speaks at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.

Students Encouraged to Consider Urban Planning as Career Option
Dean of the Faculty of the Built Environment, University of Technology (UTech) Jamaica, Professor Garfield Young, speaks during a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ at the agency’s head office in Kingston.
Dean of the Faculty of the Built Environment, University of Technology (UTech) Jamaica, Professor Garfield Young, speaks during a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ at the agency’s head office in Kingston.

Educational Institutions Deemed Key to Developing Resilient Communities
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (second right), displays one of the over 90 computer tablets presented to students attending schools in Western Kingston and sections of St. Andrew, where there are Zones of Special Operations (ZOSO). The event was a handover ceremony held on November 3 at the Denham Town High School, in Kingston. Others (from left) are Minister of State, Ministry of National Security, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn; Vice Principal at the school, Novette Christian; Acting Principal, Yvette Richards-Thompson; and Chief Executive Officer of e-Learning Jamaica Company Limited, Andrew Lee.
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (second right), displays one of the over 90 computer tablets presented to students attending schools in Western Kingston and sections of St. Andrew, where there are Zones of Special Operations (ZOSO). The event was a handover ceremony held on November 3 at the Denham Town High School, in Kingston. Others (from left) are Minister of State, Ministry of National Security, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn; Vice Principal at the school, Novette Christian; Acting Principal, Yvette Richards-Thompson; and Chief Executive Officer of e-Learning Jamaica Company Limited, Andrew Lee.

Students Receive Tablet Devices

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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left), listens as Financial Controller, Universal Service Fund, Andrew McRae (centre), explains the features of the FortiGate Firewalls devices, at the Ministry’s offices on Hagley Park Road in Kingston on Friday (November 3). Also listening is Department Head, Network Services, eGov Jamaica Limited, Christopher McKenzie.
DevelopmentLocal GovernmentTechnology

10 Additional Municipal Corporations Receive Technological Devices Valued $12.3M

Ten additional Municipal Corporations are being provided with FortiGate devices, valued approximately $12.3 million, to strengthen their digital framework and boost their technological capabilities. The Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, through collaboration with the National Works Agency (NWA), e-Gov Jamaica Limited and the Universal Service Fund (USF), was able to procure FortiGate Firewalls to improve the Corporations’ information...
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Cattle enjoying pasture.
AgricultureTechnologyYouth

Farmers Encouraged to Use Technology to Prevent Farm Theft

Farmers and stakeholders in the agricultural sector are being encouraged to use technology to help prevent farm theft. The advice comes from Chairman of the Youth in Agriculture Committee, Joseph Small. In a recent JIS Get the Facts Interview, Mr. Small pointed out that there are measures farmers can implement to safeguard their crop, property and livestock. “What we would...
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Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (right), converses with Managing Director, AJAS Aviation Services Barry Bryne (left), and Quality Manager, Export Complex Montego Bay, Dalton Hastings, during the new FACE of food stakeholder engagement at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew on Thursday (November 2). 
AgricultureClimate ChangeTechnology

Agriculture Ministry Looking to Boost Agro Park Surveillance with Technology Integration

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining is moving to increase the surveillance of agro parks through the introduction of technological aids, in a bid to heighten security. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, says plans are in place to utilise features such as geofencing and closed-circuit televisions (CCTVs). “That is something that we [have asked] to be brought forward coming...
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Sugar cane being harvested.
AgricultureTechnology

State Minister Says Sugar Industry Requires Overhaul

Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Franklyn Witter, says the sugar industry requires an overhaul that must be rooted in a complete modernisation strategy. Mr. Witter was delivering the main address at the 86th annual conference of the Jamaica Association of Sugar Technologists (JAST), held at the Research Division of the Sugar Industry Authority...
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Minister Without Portfolio with Responsibility for Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (centre), congratulates members of Jamaica’s team copping Gold in the Robotics Olympics, which took place in Singapore from October 7 to 10. Minister Morris Dixon met with the members during their courtesy call at Jamaica House on Tuesday (October 31).
Office of the Prime MinisterTechnologyYouth

PHOTOS: Senator Morris Dixon Hosts Jamaica’s Robotics Olympics Champions

Minister Without Portfolio with Responsibility for Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (centre), congratulates members of Jamaica’s team copping Gold in the Robotics Olympics, which took place in Singapore from October 7 to 10. Minister Morris Dixon met with the members during their courtesy call at Jamaica House on Tuesday (October 31).
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Members of the Waterhouse Steppers Band perform during the launch of community Wi-Fi service in Yallahs, St. Thomas, on Monday (October 30).
ScienceTechnology

Yallahs Square Gets Wi-Fi Boost

Residents of Yallahs and its environs in St Thomas are now enjoying free and safe Wi-Fi connectivity, thanks to the Universal Service Fund (USF). The service was launched in Yallahs square on Monday (October 30), and is expected to bolster the social, economic and educational well-being of the users. USF Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Daniel Dawes, who led the proceedings,...
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