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Member of Parliament, Manchester North Eastern, Hon. Audley Shaw (centre) and Chief Executive Officer of the Universal Service Fund (USF), Daniel Dawes (second left), are surrounded by students from the Zion Hill Primary School at the launch of free community WI-FI in Allison, Manchester, on Friday (January13).
Member of Parliament, Manchester North Eastern, Hon. Audley Shaw (centre) and Chief Executive Officer of the Universal Service Fund (USF), Daniel Dawes (second left), are surrounded by students from the Zion Hill Primary School at the launch of free community WI-FI in Allison, Manchester, on Friday (January13).

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Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz (left), participates in the ceremony for the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the Technology Advancement Programme (TAP) III), held on Thursday (January 12) at the University of Technology (UTech) campus in St. Andrew. From second left, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Universal Service Fund (USF), Daniel Dawes and CEO, Amber Group Limited, Dushyant Savadia, display the signed MOU, while Managing Director, Amber Group Limited, Michael McNaughton, shares the moment.
Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz (left), participates in the ceremony for the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the Technology Advancement Programme (TAP) III), held on Thursday (January 12) at the University of Technology (UTech) campus in St. Andrew. From second left, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Universal Service Fund (USF), Daniel Dawes and CEO, Amber Group Limited, Dushyant Savadia, display the signed MOU, while Managing Director, Amber Group Limited, Michael McNaughton, shares the moment.

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Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr Horace Chang, speaking in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, January 10.
Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr Horace Chang, speaking in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, January 10.

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Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Information and Member of Parliament for Clarendon North Central, Hon. Robert Morgan (seventh left), along with (from left) Councillor, Rock River Division, Uriah Mitchell; Sergeant Omar Fairclough, Rock River Police Station, and Representative, Social Development Commission, Polly-Ann Bailey, are joined by students of the Rock River Primary and Basic Schools, during the launch of a free and secure Wi-Fi hotspot in the district Square on Wednesday, (January 11). The facility was installed by the Universal Service Fund (USF).
Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Information and Member of Parliament for Clarendon North Central, Hon. Robert Morgan (seventh left), along with (from left) Councillor, Rock River Division, Uriah Mitchell; Sergeant Omar Fairclough, Rock River Police Station, and Representative, Social Development Commission, Polly-Ann Bailey, are joined by students of the Rock River Primary and Basic Schools, during the launch of a free and secure Wi-Fi hotspot in the district Square on Wednesday, (January 11). The facility was installed by the Universal Service Fund (USF).

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Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz (right), presents Anita Baker with her National Council on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (NCTVET) certificate at the Amber HEART Academy graduation ceremony held at the HEART/NSTA Trust Stony Hill Campus in St. Andrew on Tuesday (January 11).
Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz (right), presents Anita Baker with her National Council on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (NCTVET) certificate at the Amber HEART Academy graduation ceremony held at the HEART/NSTA Trust Stony Hill Campus in St. Andrew on Tuesday (January 11).

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Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, addresses Tuesday’s (January 10) sitting of the House of Representatives.
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Digitised Traffic Ticketing System Goes Live February 1

The Government’s end-to-end digitised ticketing system will go live on February 1, Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, has advised. In a statement during Tuesday’s (January 10) sitting of the House of Representatives, Dr. Chang said that the system will “not only increase the efficiency of the Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch (PSTEB) officers by ensuring that...
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Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Wayne Robertson.
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Work Advanced on Ministry of Legal and Constitutional Affairs Website Development

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Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor, Delroy Williams, addresses the monthly meeting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) held on Tuesday (December 13) at the Corporation’s downtown Kingston offices.
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KSAMC Using Technology to Boost Operations

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Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz.
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Gov’t Looking to Finalise Data Protection Act Regulations

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The electric bus that will be used by the Jamaica Urban Transit company in a six-month pilot project.
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JUTC Embarking on Pilot to Test Public Passenger Electric Bus

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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (at podium) addresses stakeholders and business interests at the Tech Beach Retreat, held at the Iberostar Resort in Lilliput St. James on December 8.
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Tourism Minister Highlights Importance of Technology

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Member of Parliament for St. Catherine West Central, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second left), shares a moment with Acting Principal of the Paul Mountain Primary School, Nordia McFarlane Fisher (left); Principal of the Kitson Town Primary School, Dr. Donna Mitchell-Jarrett (second right), and students from the two schools, at the unveiling of free secured Wi-Fi hotspots in Kitson Town, St. Catherine, on Wednesday (December 7).
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