More than 380 community Wi-Fi hotspots have been established across the island, benefiting hundreds of thousands of residents in underserved areas, as the Universal Service Fund (USF) works to further expand Jamaica’s digital reach. Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Charlton McFarlane, provided the update recently while speaking to JIS News. “The USF has retrofitted and furnished over 300 Community Access Point...

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, has commended schools in St. Ann for their exemplary programmes and innovative integration of technology into the teaching and learning process. Speaking with JIS News following a tour of six schools in the parish on Thursday (June 12), Senator Morris Dixon highlighted several standout features, chief...

Residents of Portland and surrounding areas are being encouraged to come out in their numbers to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Universal Service Fund (USF) at a one-of-a-kind Wi-Fi Watch Party, on June 14. The Watch Party, the flagship event in a series of islandwide activities marking the milestone, promises a fun-filled, family-friendly evening of entertainment and community connection...

To improve its service to persons with visual impairment and other disabilities, National Commercial Bank (NCB) is now providing an audio guidance feature on select ABMs. The new audio guidance feature assists users, both customers of NCB and others. It facilitates plug-in of a standard pair of headphones into the ABM to get clear voice prompts guiding them in their...

Since the start of the year, the Government has invested more than $500 million in modern technology for the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, said the investment has significantly improved the tools available to officers, ensuring they are better equipped, more connected, and more efficient. “It does reduce, in...

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang on Friday (June 6) lauded the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) for its ongoing evolution towards a modern, intellectually driven and highly effective law enforcement agency. He was speaking at the launch of the second staging of JCF’s Transformations People Quality Technology Expo (Expo 2.0) and the JCF Mensa...

Jamaica’s first Artificial Intelligence (AI) Lab will be established at the University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech Ja) in St. Andrew, by September 1. In collaboration with the Amber Group, 100 data analysis engineers will be onboarded to create the lab and build agentic AI – a class of AI which can autonomously make decisions and take actions without constant human...