Progress is being made in the development of the Government of Jamaica’s National Digital Cadastral Map, thanks to the incorporation of technology in data collection. The map, which details the legal boundaries of properties, will show all of the land parcels and support land titling, environmental resource management, the development approval process and, by extension, the country’s economic growth and...

The National Land Agency (NLA) is utilising drone technology to enhance the services it offers to the public. In 2018, the NLA commenced acquiring unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), or drones, to aid in its photogrammetry activities. Since then, the agency has explored the possibility of expanding the technology’s utilisation in other areas of its operations. The use of UAVs has...

Over 80 primary and secondary level students were exposed to skills in robotics, engineering, and coding at a free five-day camp, which ended on Friday, August 19. The Junior Creators Robotics Camp, organised by Supreme Ventures Foundation in partnership with Halls of Learning, was being staged for the first time since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Participating students, including...

Scores of students were assisted in their preparations for the reopening of schools in September at a back-to-school fair staged by staff of the Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology on Thursday (August 18). The event catered to children of employees and their relatives, who were provided with packages containing notebooks, pens, pencils and masks. They also received snack items....

Minister of Finance and Public Service and Member of Parliament for St. Andrew North Western, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, pauses for a photo with children of the Ackee Walk community, during the launch of a free secured Wi-Fi hotspot in the area on Monday (August 15).

Brown’s Town and Windsor, St. Ann, had the launch of free public Wi-Fi under the Universal Service Fund (USF) Community Wi-Fi Initiative on Friday (August 12). The secure Internet connectivity has a range of 800-feet and can allow up to 200 residents to simultaneously log on with their smartphones or tablet devices. The installation of the community Wi-Fi is part...

Residents of Whithorn in Westmoreland Central now have access to a free secured Wi-Fi hotspot that was installed by the Universal Service Fund (USF) under its Community Wi-Fi Programme. The system, which was officially launched in the community on Thursday (August 11), can provide internet access for up to 200 concurrent users. It is the second Wi-Fi hotspot to be...