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JIS Urges Vigilance Amid Circulation of Deceptive AI Content

The Jamaica Information Service (JIS) is alerting members of the public to a fraudulent video circulating online that deceptively uses Al-generated content featuring the agency’s branding, programme format, one of our presenter’s image and voice replica, to promote an investment...
Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz (left), listens as Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) contracted engineer, Barrington Brown, highlights the features of one of the buses that will be utilised in the rural school bus system, following a press conference on Tuesday (July 8), at the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) Auditorium in Kingston.
Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz (left), listens as Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) contracted engineer, Barrington Brown, highlights the features of one of the buses that will be utilised in the rural school bus system, following a press conference on Tuesday (July 8), at the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) Auditorium in Kingston.

Rollout of Rural School Bus System on Track for September – Minister Vaz
Managing Director, Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE), Dr. Marlene Street Forrest.
Managing Director, Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE), Dr. Marlene Street Forrest.

JSE Launches First Summer Camp to Teach Investing to Young Students
Minister of Finance and Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), is in conversation with businesswoman Audrey Stewart-Hinchcliffe at e-Learning Jamaica’s 20th Anniversary Gala and Awards held recently at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.
Minister of Finance and Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), is in conversation with businesswoman Audrey Stewart-Hinchcliffe at e-Learning Jamaica’s 20th Anniversary Gala and Awards held recently at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.

E-learning Jamaica a Critical Partner in Creating Digital Society
Students of Chetwood Memorial Primary School in St. James participate in their graduation exercise, held at the Blessed Sacrament Cathedral in Montego Bay, on Tuesday (July 1).
Students of Chetwood Memorial Primary School in St. James participate in their graduation exercise, held at the Blessed Sacrament Cathedral in Montego Bay, on Tuesday (July 1).

Primary School Graduates Encouraged to Remain Committed to Excellence

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Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz.
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Gov’t Establishes Enterprise Team to Review Sangster Airport Concession Extension

The Government has established an Enterprise Team to assess the early extension of the concession agreement for Sangster International Airport (SIA) in Montego Bay, St. James. The facility is being managed by MBJ Airports Limited under a 30-year concession agreement granted in 2003 by the Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ). Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz,...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Efficiency, Innovation, and Digital Transformation, Senator the Hon. Ambassador Audrey Marks (left), is greeted by Privacy and Legal Management Consultants (PLMC) Lead Compliance and Software Engineer, William Henlin (right), during PLMC’s Prioritising Privacy: Protect, Comply, Thrive conference, held at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Regional Headquarters in St. Andrew, on Tuesday (July 1). Sharing the moment is PLMC Managing Director, M. Georgia Gibson Henlin.
InnovationOffice of the Prime MinisterTechnology

Modern Digital Society Must Be Built on Trust – Minister

Jamaica’s modern digital society must be built on a solid foundation of trust, privacy and protection of citizens' data rights. This has been emphasised by Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Efficiency, Innovation, and Digital Transformation, Senator the Hon. Ambassador Audrey Marks. Addressing Tuesday’s (July 1) Privacy and Legal Management Consultants (PLMC) Prioritising...
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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, delivers the keynote address during Wednesday’s (June 25) launch of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security’s Solidarity Programme at Jamaica House
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Gov’t Launches $1b Solidarity Programme to Support 50,000 Vulnerable Jamaicans

Fifty thousand vulnerable Jamaicans are set to benefit from the Ministry of Labour and Social Security’s $1-billion Solidarity Programme. The initiative was launched by Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on Wednesday (June 25) at Jamaica House. The Solidarity Programme will target the elderly; unattached youth, aged 18 to 35; persons with disabilities; informal and low-income workers; medically...
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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), shares a photo opportunity with (from left) Chairman, MJS Industrial and Technology Park, Michael Subratie, and Executive Chairman, Musson Group, Paul B Scott, during the opening ceremony for the MJS Industrial and Technology Park in Spanish Town, St. Catherine, on June 24.
CommerceEconomic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentIndustryInvestmentPrime MinisterTechnology

Strategic Steps Being Taken to Attract More Businesses to Manufacture in Jamaica

The Government is taking deliberate and strategic steps to attract more businesses to manufacture and invest in Jamaica, thereby growing the economy and providing opportunities for Jamaicans. Addressing the opening ceremony for the MJS Industrial and Technology Park in Spanish Town, St. Catherine, on June 24, Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, said that “in a few days”...
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Chief Executive Officer of the Universal Service Fund, Charlton McFarlane, is encouraging students to apply for the organisation
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Students Encouraged to Apply for ICT Scholarship

Students have until July 11 to apply for the Universal Service Fund (USF) Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Scholarship for the 2025/26 academic year. With the application period officially opened today, June 23, five students from underserved communities across the island will receive financial support to pursue academic studies in ICT locally. The initiative targets individuals who are former beneficiaries...
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Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck.
Technology

GOV’T Looking to Fast-track Implementation of Electronic Court System

The Government is looking to fast-track implementation of the Integrated Electronic Case Management System (IECMS) – a paperless, electronic court process – as part of the ongoing modernisation and digitisation of Jamaica’s justice system. “Within the next year or two, I hope courts will operate electronically, reducing congestion and making justice more efficient. We are also working on a national...
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President, Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Shullette Cox
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Local Tech Companies Demonstrate Innovative Solutions They Can Provide

The Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) Innovation Exchange Pitch brought together 11 local tech companies and representatives across various industries to demonstrate the innovative solutions they can provide for the domestic and international markets. Held on Wednesday (June 18), at JAMPRO’s New Kingston offices, the Innovation Exchange Pitch aimed to raise awareness about the capabilities of Jamaican tech companies among corporate...
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