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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...

Information Service Division Manager of the Scientific Research Council, Elijah Green.

SRC to Stage Science in the Park Nov. 23

Minister without portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon.

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

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.

Rural Schools Cop SRC’s Inaugural Stem Olympiad

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.

PHOTOS: Mineral Heights Primary School Gets Smart Room

Acting Manager for the Process Development Division of the Scientific Research Council (SRC), Annaliese Aiken Min.

2 years ago 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...

2 years ago 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...

Principal Director (Acting) of the National Spatial Data Management Branch, Simone Lloyd, speaks at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank.

2 years ago Technology

Country Continues to Use Geospatial Technologies to Drive Development

As Jamaica and the rest of the world prepare to celebrate Geographic Information System (GIS) Day on November 15, the country continues to use geospatial technologies and information to drive development. Principal Director (Acting) at the National Spatial Data Management Branch (NSDMB), Simone Lloyd, told JIS News that for more than 30 years geospatial technologies and information have been used...

2 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentInformationTechnology

Jamaica to Host First Trimble Day in the Caribbean

Jamaica will host Trimble Day in the Caribbean for the first time on Thursday (November 16) as part of activities to observe Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Week. Trimble is an international technology firm delivering solutions that enable companies and organisations to operate more efficiently and improve productivity, quality, safety, transparency and sustainability. Trimble Day, which will be held at the...

2 years ago National SecurityTechnology

Arrangements Governing CMOC Being Reviewed

Arrangements governing the Crime Monitoring Oversight Committee (CMOC) are currently being reviewed and a new agreement should be reached soon. This was stated by Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with direct oversight for Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator, Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, during today’s (November 10) sitting of the Senate. “The Administration remains...

Senior GIS Manager (Acting) and Trainer at the National Spatial Data Management Branch (NSDMB), Nadisha Poyser, speaking during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ at the Agency’s Head Office in Kingston on November 8.

2 years ago EnvironmentInformationTechnology

Registration Still Open for GIS Day Expo

Registration is still open for participation in the 2023 Geographic Information System (GIS) Day Exposition, being hosted by the National Spatial Data Management Branch (NSDMB) in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation. The Exposition, being held on Wednesday, November 15 at the University of the West Indies, Mona Assembly Hall, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., forms part...

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Oversight for Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon.

2 years ago Office of the Prime MinisterTechnology

Trade Unions Urged to Leverage Their Influence to Shape Public Policy

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with oversight for Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, says trade unions should leverage their influence to shape public policy. Dr. Morris Dixon further stated that trade unions should advocate for social systems that support lifelong learning, provide social security nets for transitional periods, and...