Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right) presents student of Excelsior Primary and Infant School, Kingston, Devaunte Baccas with a tablet during the handover of the devices by the Optimist Club of Kingston on February 3. Sharing in the moment are (from left): patron of Optimist Club of Kingston, Wife of the Governor- General, Her Excellency the Most...

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, says the Government is taking steps to ensure that children are protected from misleading information disseminated over the Internet. The Minister, who was delivering the keynote address at the recent launch of a free secured Wi-Fi hotspot for the community of Tavern, St. Andrew, said a goal of the Administration is to...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left), is presented with a symbolic cheque in the sum of US$2,000 by Universal Service Fund (USF) Chairman, Justin Morin, for the provision of broadband Internet service to facilitate the virtual staging of events marking Reggae Month 2022 throughout February. The presentation was made on Friday (February 4) at the...

Vice President of Marketing at Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) Gabriel Heron, says increased investments, coupled with greater use of technology such as greenhouses and hydroponics, can result in major transformation of the agriculture sector. He made the remarks on Thursday (February 3) while addressing a virtual webinar focusing on ‘Technology-Driven Agriculture Business: Boosting Production, Driving Export Sales’. “There is the...

Minister Without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, says that the idea for the upcoming National Identificaton System is not entirely new. Since the 1970s, Jamaica has been trying to find a way to identify its people to say where they are and what are their needs, so that adequate provision can be made for...

The Harry Watch Primary School in rural Manchester is to be outfitted with a Smart Computer Lab that will provide students with access to information and communications technology (ICT) in a structured learning environment, to better prepare them for a digital future. The new lab, which is being funded by the Digicel Foundation at a cost of US$55,000, will be...

The number of public Wi-Fi hotspots are set to increase by seven additional sites. “These sites are at varying stages of implementation, and I am pleased to report that we are on track to meet this target and Jamaica will have a total of 20 public Wi-Fi sites across the country by March 31, 2022,” Minister of Science, Energy and...