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...

The Central Sorting Office (CSO) on South Camp Road has officially reopened for business, following months of extensive renovation works on the facility. A major part of the transformation involved the introduction of technological solutions to automate processes. The facility also received 16 desktop computers to improve efficiency and service delivery. The project also included tiling, replacement of the counters...

Founder of the Denham Town-based Golden Foundation, Sandre Rhoden, has been lauded for his donation of 70 tablet computers to seven schools in Western Kingston communities. Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, who addressed the recent handover of the devices at the Denham Town Community Centre, said it was a “happy occasion” that would enable the students to...

The Universal Service Fund (USF) continues to accept applications for the third cohort of the Technology Advancement Programme (TAP), with hopes of impacting 300 unattached youth across Jamaica. Interested persons have up to October 23 to secure a placement in the year-long Information and Communications Technology (ICT) training initiative. Applications and qualification documents must be submitted online through the USF’s...

The National Education Trust (NET) is undertaking a programme aimed at strengthening the integration of science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics (STEAM) into the fabric of the country’s education system. Executive Director of NET, Latoya Harris-Ghartey, said that the initiative seeks to build and enhance the capacity of teachers, assist the Ministry of Education and Youth with its education...

Lowe River and Ulster Spring in Trelawny are the latest communities to receive free Internet service under the Universal Service Fund (USF) Community Wi-Fi Programme. The secured hotspots were officially launched in the two communities on Monday (October 10). The initiative aims to increase access to the Internet across Jamaica’s 63 constituencies as part of the Government’s digital inclusion programme....

Governor General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, has called for national conversation on how the innate technology skills of young people can be leveraged for the country’s development. He noted that young persons “have been using powerful technology for devious activities such as lottery scams”, adding that “technology is perhaps playing an even more significant role in...