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Acting Director, Safety and Security in Schools Unit, Ministry of Education and Youth, Richard Troupe.

Family Connect App to be Operational by Month-End

The ‘Family Connect App’, which is being developed by the Ministry of Education and Youth to locate students who have disengaged from the school system, is expected to be in operation by the end of this month. The app, which...

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 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.

Online Portal for Jamaicans Going Overseas on Short-Term Visits

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

Customer Service Portal at Ministry of Finance

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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,...

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.

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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...

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.

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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...

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...

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.

3 years ago 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....

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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Upgraded Central Sorting Office Reopens

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...