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Executive Director of the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD), Dr. Christine Hendricks (right), greets Executive Director of the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), Dr. Velton Gooden, at the recent launch of the BSJ information and communications technology (ICT) accessibility standards at the BSJ Multipurpose Facility in Kingston.

New ICT Standards For Digital Inclusion Are A Game Changer For Persons With Disabilities

Advocates representing Jamaica’s community of persons with disabilities have hailed the island’s new information and communications technology (ICT) accessibility standards as a digital game changer, marking a pivotal step towards inclusion for all Jamaicans in the modern tech landscape. The...

Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Education Skills Youth and Information, Senator Marlon Morgan (second left), shakes hands with President, University of Technology (UTech), Dr. Kevin Brown (second right), following the launch of the UTech and Kiwanis Club Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Project on Monday (March 23), at Ardenne High School in St. Andrew. Sharing in the moment are (from left) Lieutenant Governor, Kiwanis Division 23 Central, Michael Powell; Principal, Ardenne High School, Dr. Jacqueline Pinto; and District Governor, Kiwanis Eastern Canada and Caribbean, Cynthia Blackman.

Science Labs to Be Built, Upgraded, Equipped

Community Relations Education Officer for Region Two in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Tanya Sinclair.

Students Encouraged to Embrace Artificial Intelligence and Other Technological Solutions

Chief Information Officer, Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Authority, Anika Shuttleworth, speaking at a post-Cabinet press briefing held at Jamaica House on March 25, to launch the implementation of the Electronic Transactions Act and the e-Transactions Policy.

ICT Authority Says E-Signatures Will Boost Public Sector Efficiency

College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE) past student, Anthony Bogle (third left) and CASE President, Dr. Derrick Deslandes (second right) join others in cutting the ribbon to mark the dedication and relaunch of the Denna Bogle Computer Laboratory at the institution on March 19. Also pictured is Tanya Sinclair (right), Community Relations Education Officer for Region Two in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information.

CASE Gets Cutting-Edge AI Technology

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, making his contribution to the 2026/27 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on March 19.

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Ground to Be Broken This Year for STEM Schools In St. Catherine and St. Ann

Ground will be broken this year for two Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) schools in Bernard Lodge, St. Catherine and Minard, St. Ann. Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, made the announcement during his contribution to the 2026/27 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Thursday (March 19). The institutions are the first of six STEM...

Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Assistant Secretary-General for Human and Social Development, Alison Drayton, addresses the opening ceremony for the 2026 Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) Ministerial Forum, held on Wednesday (March 18) at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.

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CARICOM Urges Bold Regional Education Transformation In The Digital Age

Caribbean countries are being urged to act with urgency to build resilient and inclusive education systems. Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Assistant Secretary-General for Human and Social Development, Alison Drayton, has underscored that the digital age is already reshaping Caribbean societies, economies, and futures. “We cannot afford incremental adjustments. The pace of technological change demands bold, systemic transformation. Every delay risks widening...

Chief Executive Officer (CEO), e-Learning Jamaica Company Limited (e-LJam), Andrew Lee, delivers remarks during the announcement of winners and awards ceremony for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Youth Creative Expression Competition, on Thursday (March 19) at the Altamont Court Hotel in Kingston.

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Scores of Schools In Hurricane-Affected Parishes to Receive Satellite Broadband Internet

The e-Learning Jamaica Company Limited (e-LJam) is set to enhance connectivity and resilience in the education system, with 150 schools in hurricane-affected parishes to receive satellite broadband internet by the end of March. Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Andrew Lee, said the initiative forms part of the agency’s ongoing efforts to ensure that teaching and learning can continue uninterrupted, even during...

Energy, Transport and Telecommunications Minister, Hon. Daryl Vaz, addresses the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) 12th Annual Director- General’s Stakeholders Engagement, on Thursday (March 19), at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston.

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Utility Providers Urged to Incorporate Disaster Preparedness In Operational Model

With the increase in severe weather events impacting the island, utility providers are being urged to incorporate disaster preparedness into their operational and financial models. The call comes from Energy, Transport and Telecommunications Minister, Hon. Daryl Vaz, who says this should include mechanisms such as insurance coverage for critical infrastructure; investment in catastrophe or resilience bonds; emergency contingency; strengthened infrastructure;...

Some of the students who recently received laptops under the St. Catherine North Police Community Safety and Security Peace Ambassadors in School Initiative. They are (from left) Sheldon Walters, Britany Thompson, Elizabeth Cunningham, Ashley Jones, and Justine Stone. In the background (from left) are Territorial Officer in the St. Catherine North Police Division, Inspector Ishmael Williams; Assistant Police Youth Club Coordinator for the St. Catherine North Police Youth Club Council, Corporal Shantel Powell, who is also the LASCO/JCF Police Officer of the Year; and donor of the computers, Donique Sinclair-Chambers. Occasion was a recent handover ceremony, held at the Spanish Town Police Station in St. Catherine.

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High-School Students Receive Laptops

Several high-school students have received laptops under the St. Catherine North Police Community Safety and Security Peace Ambassadors in School Initiative. The programme seeks to reform young people who exhibit behavioural problems in school and empowers them to become peace ambassadors. Assistant Police Youth Club Coordinator for the St. Catherine North Police Youth Club Council, Corporal Shantel Powell, who spoke...

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister responsible for Efficiency, Innovation and Digital Transformation, Hon. Ambassador Audrey Marks (right), and Founder of Intellibus, Ed Watal (left), present a cheque valued at US$5,000 to the winners of the Intellibus Artificial Intelligence (Al) Hackathon, Fingers Cramped. The team members are (from second left) Bhavesh Sharma; Christian Douglas; Shamar Malcolm; Dayna Clare; and Vedang Kevlani. The awards ceremony was held at the National Arena in Kingston, on Sunday (March 15).

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Fingers Cramped Codes Way to Victory At Intellibus AI Hackathon

After 24 gruelling hours of coding, testing and refining their idea, a team of young developers emerged from the Intellibus Artificial Intelligence (AI) Hackathon not only exhausted but victorious. They claimed the top prize of US$5,000 with a solution designed to help locate missing and wanted people. Team Fingers Cramped, comprising Vedang Kevlani, Bhavesh Sharma, Christian Douglas, Shamar Malcolm and...

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NERHA Hands Over 12 Fogging Machines To Three Parish Health Departments

The North East Regional Health Authority (NERHA) has handed over 12 new Swingfog fogging machines, valued approximately $5.6 million, to the St. Ann, St. Mary, and Portland Health Departments. The equipment, which includes adapters and silencers, was officially presented during a recent handover ceremony at the Ocean Village Shopping Centre in Ocho Rios, St. Ann. The St. Ann Health Department...