Thousands of residents of Frazer’s Content and Kitson Town in rural St. Catherine are benefiting from free secured Internet service as the Universal Service Fund (USF) continues to expand connectivity across the island. The facilities were commissioned into service during separate ceremonies on Wednesday (December 7). Minister of Health and Wellness and Member of Parliament for St. Catherine West Central,...

The Government has partnered with the private sector to curb the surging theft and vandalism of information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure islandwide. Come January 2023, Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz, will chair a taskforce that will address the issue, which is increasingly threatening national development. He made the announcement on Thursday (December 8) during a...

The Falmouth Fire Station in Trelawny has been outfitted with information and communications technology (ICT) equipment, valued at more than $1.5 million, to support the emergency services provided by the unit. The devices, which were supplied by the Universal Service Fund (USF), include three desktop computers, two laptops, one multifunction printer, one projector and one projector screen. Speaking at the...

A total of 25,000 students on the Programme of Advancement through Health and Education (PATH) will receive laptop computers during the 2022/23 academic year. This was announced by Education and Youth Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, who said more than 11,500 of the devices have already been issued. A total of 15,000 laptops were provided to PATH students during the 2021/22...

The Caribbean Transportation Hub Think Tank is working to develop and implement a multi-hub mechanism as a long-term solution to improve and strengthen connectivity among several regional postal administrations. The hub will be administered by Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Jamaica, St. Martin, and Trinidad and Tobago. The Think Tank includes representatives from Jamaica Post, the Universal Postal Union (UPU), and...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon Andrew Holness, says the Government has commenced the process of transforming the country into a digital society. Speaking on day one of the two-day Invest Jamaica 2022 Business Conference at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on November 29, Mr. Holness said this will reduce public bureaucratic procedures, which will improve the nation’s...

Steps are being taken by the Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology to have the national broadband network being established declared a national development project. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Daryl Vaz, said that “currently, the Ministry has crafted a submission, which is soon to be brought to Cabinet and, once approved, to Parliament. Our intention is to move apace to have...