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Students gather in the newly renovated media room and library at Ken Wright Primary School in Portland, to get a closer look at the CHEETAH Mascot, following the official handover of the room during a recent ceremony. Also sharing the moment are (from left): Education Officer the Ministry of Education and Youth’s Region II, Lebert Drysdale; founder of CHEETAH Toys and More, LLC, Paulette Trowers; Senior Teacher at Ken Wright Primary School, Babara Ferron-Maxwell, and the school’s Principal, Ivorine Bailey-Taylor.

Ken Wright Primary School Receives Renovated Media Room and Library

Ken Wright Primary School in Port Antonio, Portland, recently received a newly renovated media room and library, valued $1.3 million, from the Tasrell and Josephine Trowers Foundation. The room was officially handed over by past student and founder of CHEETAH...

Chief Executive Officer, Universal Service Fund (USF), Daniel Dawes (right); and Mayor of May Pen, Councillor Winston Maragh (second right), unveil the Western Park Wi-Fi sign during a ceremony to officially launch the service in the Clarendon community on September 16. They are joined by Councillor for the Denbigh Division, Joel Williams (second left) and Councillor for May Pen North Division, Clarendon, Tanya Lee Williams.

Western Park in Clarendon Gets Free Wi-Fi Service

Chief Executive Officer, Universal Service Fund (USF), Daniel Dawes (back row right); Councillor for the Denbigh Division of Clarendon, Joel Williams (back row centre) and Councillor, May Pen North Division, Tanya Lee Williams (back row left) along with community members and other stakeholders unveil the Western Park community Wi-Fi sign during a ceremony held in Clarendon on September 16.

PHOTOS: Western Park Community in Clarendon gets free Wi-Fi

Head of the Jamaica Cyber Incident Response Team (JaCirt), Lieutenant Colonel Godphey Sterling.

Parents Urged to Watch out for Cyberbullying

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz (third left), shakes hands with Vice President, Hydrogene de France (HDF) Caribbean, Thibault Menage, following a courtesy call at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston on September 8. Others (from left) are Business Developer, HDF Caribbean, Dwight DaCosta, Managing Director, RUBIS Energy Jamaica, Michel Malatino, and officers at the Ministry’s Brian Richardson and Olive Cross.

PHOTOS: Minister Vaz Gets Courtesy Call from Hydrogene de France (HDF) Caribbean Executives

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton.

3 years ago Health & WellnessTechnology

Health Ministry Hosting Online Prostate Cancer-Awareness Sessions

Companies with large cohorts of male employees are being invited to participate in several interactive online prostate cancer-awareness sessions, scheduled throughout September. Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, made the call in his message to mark Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, being observed under the theme ‘The More You Know, You’ll Go’. “Through the various channels, we...

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz, speaks at the signing of a grant agreement with the United States Trade & Development Agency (USTDA) at the Hilton Rose Hall Hotel, St. James, on September 7.

3 years ago EnergyTechnology

Emergency Communication System to be Upgraded

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz, says Jamaica’s emergency communication system will be significantly boosted, through a grant agreement with the United States Trade and Development Agency (USTDA). He was speaking at the signing ceremony for the USTDA’s Emergency Communication Network Technical Assistance Programme, at the Hilton Rose Hall, St. James, on September 7. The Minister said...

Manager of the Mapping Services Branch in the Survey and Mapping Division of the National Land Agency (NLA), Milton Saunders.

3 years ago EnvironmentTechnology

Use of Drone Technology Could Increase Land Registration

Increased land registration could be a potential spin-off from the use of drone technology, says Mapping Services Manager at the National Land Agency (NLA), Milton Saunders. “To the extent that use of the technology can bring greater efficiencies in the creation of cadastral maps, then it can contribute to aiding with the quicker turnaround time where titling is concerned,” Mr....

Hon. Floyd Green (left), Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for the National Identification System (NIDS), shows a sample card to Custos Rotulorum for the parish of Manchester, Hon. Garfield Green, following the Minister

3 years ago Technology

Green Talks NIDS with Manchester Stakeholders

Under the upcoming National Identification System (NIDS), there will be a renewal period of every 10 years for adults and five years for children who get their cards at birth. So says Hon. Floyd Green, Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, as he responded to questions from Justices of the Peace in Manchester, following his presentation...

Chief Product Officer of Lynk, Jamaica’s first digital wallet, John Matthew Sinclair, speaks at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.

3 years ago Finance & Public ServiceTechnology

LYNK to Support Government’s Agenda of Digital Adoption

Several government social and welfare programmes are being targeted for support through upcoming digital payment solutions being offered by Lynk. As Jamaica’s first fully digital wallet, Lynk is targeting public subsistence payment programmes, such as the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH), and initiatives like the Christmas Work Programme, to bring ease to the process of disbursement, collection...

Information Commissioner, Celia Barclay.

3 years ago Technology

Businesses Encouraged to Begin Practising Data Protection Standards

Local businesses are being encouraged to start practising the country’s data-protection standards, ahead of the full implementation of the Data Protection Act, 2020. The Act will take full effect in November 2023. Information Commissioner, Celia Barclay, said this will help entities to become familiar with the guidelines and implement measures that will prevent them from committing avoidable breaches. Under the...

Information Commissioner of the Office of the Information Commissioner, Celia Barclay.

3 years ago Technology

Jamaicans Urged to Get Acquainted with Data-Protection Standards

Jamaicans are being urged to get acquainted with the eight data-protection standards outlined in the Data Protection Act, 2020. While the Act will take full effect in 2023, the Information Commissioner in the Office of the Information Commissioner (OIC), Celia Barclay, told JIS News that citizens must get a full understanding of what is required of them. Ms. Barclay is...