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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), participates in the handover of tablets to students of Chatsworth Primary and Infant School in Maroon Town, St. James, by First Heritage Co-operative (FHC) Credit Union, at the entity’s Montego Bay Branch office on Thursday, January 27. Joining the Minister is FHC Branch Manager, Marcia Bailey (back row, left); Chatsworth Primary’s Principal, Lesga Miller (centre); and students Camoyah Gordon (front row, left); and Dejanae Cole.
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), participates in the handover of tablets to students of Chatsworth Primary and Infant School in Maroon Town, St. James, by First Heritage Co-operative (FHC) Credit Union, at the entity’s Montego Bay Branch office on Thursday, January 27. Joining the Minister is FHC Branch Manager, Marcia Bailey (back row, left); Chatsworth Primary’s Principal, Lesga Miller (centre); and students Camoyah Gordon (front row, left); and Dejanae Cole.

PHOTOS: FHC Hands Over Tablets To Chatsworth Primary And Infant School Students

Corporal Kayla Keane of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Corporate Communications Unit.
Corporal Kayla Keane of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Corporate Communications Unit.

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: Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), counts the tablets that will be distributed to students on the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH), under the Tablets in School (TIS) Project. Joining her is Chairman, Board of Directors, Postal Corporation of Jamaica, Professor Felix Akinladejo. The handover of the tablets was held at the Postal Corporation of Jamaica in Kingston, on January 25.
: Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), counts the tablets that will be distributed to students on the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH), under the Tablets in School (TIS) Project. Joining her is Chairman, Board of Directors, Postal Corporation of Jamaica, Professor Felix Akinladejo. The handover of the tablets was held at the Postal Corporation of Jamaica in Kingston, on January 25.

PHOTOS: Tablet Donation
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), and Minister of Transport and Mining and Member of Parliament for Manchester North Eastern, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), participate in the handover of tablets to students of Christiana High School by First Heritage Co-operative Credit Union (FHC), at the entity’s Manchester Branch office on Friday (January 21). Branch Manager, Sharna Hutchinson Scott (second left), hands over a device to Michaelia Blackwood.
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), and Minister of Transport and Mining and Member of Parliament for Manchester North Eastern, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), participate in the handover of tablets to students of Christiana High School by First Heritage Co-operative Credit Union (FHC), at the entity’s Manchester Branch office on Friday (January 21). Branch Manager, Sharna Hutchinson Scott (second left), hands over a device to Michaelia Blackwood.

PHOTOS: FHC Donates Tablets To Christiana High School Students
Chief Executive Officer of the Universal Service Fund (USF), Daniel Dawes (third left); Custos of Manchester, Hon. Garfield Green (fourth left); Member of Parliament for Manchester North West, Mikael Phillips (right), and community members celebrate the recent launch of the free secured Wi-Fi hotspot, in Mile Gully, Manchester.
Chief Executive Officer of the Universal Service Fund (USF), Daniel Dawes (third left); Custos of Manchester, Hon. Garfield Green (fourth left); Member of Parliament for Manchester North West, Mikael Phillips (right), and community members celebrate the recent launch of the free secured Wi-Fi hotspot, in Mile Gully, Manchester.

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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), receiving one of 500 laptops that were donated by the Transformational Implementation Unit (TIU) to the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA). The handover ceremony was held at the CPFSA headquarters in Kingston on Wednesday (January 19).
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TIU Donates 500 Laptops To Children In State Care

Children in State care will benefit from a donation of 500 laptops to assist with remote schooling as part of the blended approach to teaching and learning. The laptops were donated by the Transformation Implementation Unit (TIU) to the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) at their headquarters in Kingston on Wednesday (January 19). This donation falls under the...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (second left), hands a tablet to student of the Windsor School of Special Education in St. Catherine, Ajaunie Johnson (second right), during a ceremony on Tuesday (January 18), at the First Heritage Co-operative Credit Union (FHC) Portmore Branch in St. Catherine. Looking on are FHC Portmore Branch Manager, Tania Oglesby, and Member of Parliament for St. Catherine, South Eastern, Robert Miller.
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PHOTOS: First Heritage Co-operative Credit Union Tablet Donation

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (second left), hands a tablet to student of the Windsor School of Special Education in St. Catherine, Ajaunie Johnson (second right), during a ceremony on Tuesday (January 18), at the First Heritage Co-operative Credit Union (FHC) Portmore Branch in St. Catherine. Looking on are FHC Portmore Branch Manager, Tania Oglesby, and Member...
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Information Technology Manager, Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Andrew Evelyn.
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CAC Provides Tips For Shopping Online

The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) is offering tips to ensure a safer experience for persons who shop online. Speaking at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, Information Technology Manager CAC, Andrew Evelyn, said that consumers should use the “very latest web browser” when shopping online. “They keep updating your web browser with better security features which will protect...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, delivers his main address at the virtual launch of the ‘The Reform of Education in Jamaica 2021 Report’ on Thursday (January 13).
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Jamaica Being Positioned as Caribbean Innovation Hub – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government is taking deliberate steps to position Jamaica as the technology and innovation hub of the Caribbean. Mr. Holness, who was speaking at the virtual launch of the ‘The Reform of Education in Jamaica 2021 Report’ on Thursday (January 13), said that several initiatives are being undertaken in this regard, including...
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Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (right), and Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson (centre), observe as Constable Alex Fredankey demonstrates the use of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Smart Check E-Ticketing System, during a tour of Half-Way Tree, Kingston, on Wednesday (January 12) to witness the use of the system in the field.
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New E-Ticketing System Will Promote Greater Driver Discipline – Minister Chang

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says the new Smart Check E-Ticketing System will promote greater driver discipline on the roadways. The e-ticketing application is to replace the existing manual traffic ticketing system used by the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). With the impending passage of the New Road Traffic Act Regulations, Minister Chang said this, coupled with the...
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Member of Parliament for St. Catherine South Eastern, Robert Miller (second right), and residents of Portmore Gardens in St. Catherine, point to the free Wi-Fi hotspot sign, following the launch of the service in the community on Monday (January 10). The service was provided by the Universal Service Fund (USF), at a cost of $7.5 million.
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Portmore Gardens Gets Free Wi-Fi Hotspot

Residents of Portmore Gardens in St. Catherine now have access to reliable Internet service as the Government continues to roll out free secured Wi-Fi hotspots across the island. The facility was installed by the Universal Service Fund (USF) at a cost of $7.5 million. Chief Executive Officer of the USF, Daniel Dawes, in his remarks at the launch of the...
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