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Yonique Gordon, winner of the Name the System Competition, receives her prize from Project Administrator for the Fisheries Licensing and Registration System, Morris Lawrence, at a recent handover Ceremony of the National Fisheries Authority.
Yonique Gordon, winner of the Name the System Competition, receives her prize from Project Administrator for the Fisheries Licensing and Registration System, Morris Lawrence, at a recent handover Ceremony of the National Fisheries Authority.

NFA to Implement Online Licensing and Registration System Soon

The National Fisheries Authority (NFA) has chosen a name for the soon-to-be implemented online fisheries licensing and registration system, following a naming competition among its staff. The system will be called IrieFINS – Jamaica’s fisheries and aquaculture information system. Winner...
Acting Director, Safety and Security in Schools Unit, Ministry of Education and Youth, Richard Troupe.
Acting Director, Safety and Security in Schools Unit, Ministry of Education and Youth, Richard Troupe.

Family Connect App to be Operational by Month-End
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), presents a citation to Founder and Managing Director of Technological Solutions Limited, Dr. André Gordon, who received the 2022 National Medal for Science and Technology, during an award luncheon at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on Thursday (November 17).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), presents a citation to Founder and Managing Director of Technological Solutions Limited, Dr. André Gordon, who received the 2022 National Medal for Science and Technology, during an award luncheon at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on Thursday (November 17).

Dr. André Gordon is the 2022 National Medallist for Science and Technology
Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz (second left), accepts a gift from Co-Founder of Pure Chocolate Jamaica, Wouter Tjeertes (left), while touring booths at the seventh staging of the Scientific Research Council (SRC) Science and Technology Biennial Conference today (November 15). Sharing the moment (from third left) are Executive Director, SRC, Dr. Charah Watson and Chairman, SRC, Parris Lyew-Ayee Jr.
Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz (second left), accepts a gift from Co-Founder of Pure Chocolate Jamaica, Wouter Tjeertes (left), while touring booths at the seventh staging of the Scientific Research Council (SRC) Science and Technology Biennial Conference today (November 15). Sharing the moment (from third left) are Executive Director, SRC, Dr. Charah Watson and Chairman, SRC, Parris Lyew-Ayee Jr.

Minister Calls for Greater Investments in Research and Innovations
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, making her contribution to the State of the Nation Debate in the Senate, recently.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, making her contribution to the State of the Nation Debate in the Senate, recently.

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Director of Customer Service at the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Rory Stennett
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Customer Service Portal at Ministry of Finance

Customers of the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service will now find it much easier to receive attention, with the recent launch of its Customer Support Portal. Director of Customer Service at the Ministry, Rory Stennett, told JIS News that the portal will allow the Ministry’s customers to get responses to their queries quickly. “We have an online platform...
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A Kanoo Innovation Hub digital flyer
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Jamaican Entrepreneurs to Get Access to Silicon Valley Training

Local entrepreneurs are being invited to submit applications to the Bahamas-based, Kanoo Innovation Hub, to receive technical support and training to develop and grow technology-based businesses. The hub is an innovation accelerator designed in conjunction with Draper University, a leading authority on acceleration programmes, in Silicon Valley in the United States. Kanoo accelerates startups by ensuring participants have tools, techniques,...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right), unveils a billboard marking the future home of Jamaica’s first Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) Academy at Dunbeholden in Bernard Lodge, St. Catherine, on Tuesday (October 25). Joining him are Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right) and (from left) Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Maureen Dwyer; Member of Parliament for St. Catherine Southern, Fitz Jackson; and Chairman, National Education Trust, Ryan Reid.
EducationScienceTechnology

Jamaica’s First Steam Academy to be Built in St. Catherine

Land has been marked for the construction of Jamaica’s first Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) Academy in Dunbeholden, St. Catherine. A Jamaica 60 legacy project, the institution will be part of the Greater Bernard Lodge Development and will be erected on the 22 acres of land reserved for social services. Addressing a landmarking ceremony on Tuesday (October...
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Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz (left); Vice President and General Manager of Flow, Stephen Price; and the Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Karl Samuda, are in conversation at the launch of the Jump initiative at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston on October 19.
Technology

MSET Partners with Flow to Increase Internet Access

The Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology has partnered with FLOW to increase Internet access in rural communities under the Jump initiative. Jump will provide more affordable and fast broadband packages for members of the public. Speaking at a launch ceremony on October 19, portfolio Minister, Hon. Daryl Vaz, said the private-public partnership is a “game changer”. “This shows that...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), is taken on a tour of Huawei’s new offices located at 97 Hope Road, Kingston 6, by Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Neil Grant. Occasion was the inauguration of the new offices on Thursday (October 21).
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Prime Minister Welcomes $300-Million Investment by Huawei

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has welcomed the $300-million investment by Chinese technology company Huawei, with the inauguration of its new office space, located at 97 Hope Road, Kingston 6. The complex has 9,000 sq. ft. of space with digital low-carbon solutions and a modern work environment for staff. In his address at the ceremony held on Thursday...
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Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz, delivers his remarks at the reopening of the newly renovated Central Sorting Office in Kingston, recently.
Technology

Consultant Identified to Assist With Modernising Postal Sector

A consultant has been identified to assist in modernising and redefining how the Post and Telecommunications Department (Jamaica Post) operates in a globally competitive space. Speaking at the reopening of the renovated Central Sorting Office (CSO), South Camp Road in Kingston, recently, Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz, said the procurement process is in the final stages....
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Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz (centre), in dialogue with Chairman of the Postal Corporation of Jamaica, Professor Felix Akinladejo (right), and Postmaster General of Jamaica Post, Lincoln Allen, at the official reopening of the renovated Central Sorting Office (CSO), South Camp Road, in Kingston, on October 13. The CSO Post Office is the first of 24 post offices to be designated National Identification System (NIDS) enrolment centres across the island.
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More Post Offices to be Designated NIDS Enrolment Centres

Twenty-three more post offices are to be designated national identification system (NIDS) enrolment centres, alongside the Central Sorting Office (CSO). Speaking at the reopening of the renovated CSO, South Camp Road in Kingston, on October 13, Chairman of the Postal Corporation of Jamaica, Professor Felix Akinladejo, shared information about the partnership enabling the rollout. “The postal services and the national...
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