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Senior Director, Modernization Initiatives and Strategic Projects, Ministry of National Security, Arvel Grant, making a recent presentation on the ‘JamaicaEye’ initiative at the Management Institute for National Development (MIND) in Kingston.
Senior Director, Modernization Initiatives and Strategic Projects, Ministry of National Security, Arvel Grant, making a recent presentation on the ‘JamaicaEye’ initiative at the Management Institute for National Development (MIND) in Kingston.
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Police Increasing Use of Technology to Arrest Crime

Within the next three years, Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) personnel will be using more technological solutions in their daily operations in a bid to reduce incidents of crime and their likely occurrence. Some of the technology-based software tools being developed,...
Senior Technical Specialist, e-Gov Jamaica, Walt Brown, addresses a JIS Think Tank on Tuesday (July 25).
Senior Technical Specialist, e-Gov Jamaica, Walt Brown, addresses a JIS Think Tank on Tuesday (July 25).

eGov Jamaica Testing Electronic Verification System for NIDS
Science and Technology Minister, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley (second right), is being shown a tablet by Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) President Elect, Dr. Garth Anderson (right), at the opening ceremony of a one-week Excellence in STEM Experimental Education (EXSEED) Jamaica 2018 workshop, at the Excelsior Community College in Kingston on July 17. Looking on (from left) are Principal of the Excelsior Community College, Philmore McCarthy; and Director of EXSEED at Loma Linda University, Douglas Havens.
Science and Technology Minister, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley (second right), is being shown a tablet by Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) President Elect, Dr. Garth Anderson (right), at the opening ceremony of a one-week Excellence in STEM Experimental Education (EXSEED) Jamaica 2018 workshop, at the Excelsior Community College in Kingston on July 17. Looking on (from left) are Principal of the Excelsior Community College, Philmore McCarthy; and Director of EXSEED at Loma Linda University, Douglas Havens.

TAP to Reach 2,000 Young People Next Year
Jamaica Eye Project Coordinator, Emil Holgate, speaks at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, today (July 18), at the agency’s Head Office.
Jamaica Eye Project Coordinator, Emil Holgate, speaks at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, today (July 18), at the agency’s Head Office.

JamaicaEye Now Has Over 100 Private Partners
Science and Technology Minister, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley (second right) is being shown a tablet by Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) President-Elect, Dr. Garth Anderson (right), at the opening ceremony of a one-week Excellence in STEM Experimental Education (EXSEED) workshop, at the Excelsior Community College in Kingston on July 17. Looking on (from left) are Principal of the Excelsior Community College, Philmore McCarthy and Director of EXSEED at Loma Linda University, United States, Douglas Havens.
Science and Technology Minister, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley (second right) is being shown a tablet by Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) President-Elect, Dr. Garth Anderson (right), at the opening ceremony of a one-week Excellence in STEM Experimental Education (EXSEED) workshop, at the Excelsior Community College in Kingston on July 17. Looking on (from left) are Principal of the Excelsior Community College, Philmore McCarthy and Director of EXSEED at Loma Linda University, United States, Douglas Havens.

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Technology

Free Summer Digital Storytelling at UTech July 25-27

The Animation Production and Development Department of the University of Technology (UTech) will host a free Summer Digital storytelling and viewing session from July 25 to 27 at its campus, 237 Old Hope Road in Kingston. This event is open to high-school students, aged 14 to 17, and will take place in UTech’s School of Computing and Information Technology, under...
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Head of the Data Management Department at eGov Jamaica, Walt Brown (at podium), makes a point during his keynote address at a meeting of the Rotary Club of Kingston East and Port Royal held yesterday (July 9) at the Eden Gardens Wellness Centre in St. Andrew. Others pictured (from left) are President of the Club, Carey Crooks, and President-Elect of the organisation, Atasha Bernard.
Technology

NIDS Will Improve Governance – eGov Official

Head of the Data Management Department at eGov Jamaica, Walt Brown, says the National Identification System (NIDS) will improve governance and the administration of all public affairs. Addressing a meeting of the Rotary Club of Kingston East and Port Royal, held yesterday (July 9), at the Eden Gardens Wellness Centre in St. Andrew, Mr. Brown explained that the NIDS is...
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Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley, speaks in the House of Representatives on July 3 at Gordon House. At left is Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton.
EnergyScienceTechnology

Chinese Firm Recommended for Upgrade of VDU at Petrojam

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley, says Chinese firm, Sinohydro, has been recommended as the contractor to undertake the first phase of the refinery upgrade project, which is the improvement of the Vacuum Distillation Unit (VDU) at Petrojam. Addressing the House of Representatives on July 3 at Gordon House, the Minister noted that in February...
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Director, Institute for Sustainable Development, University of the West Indies, Dr. David Smith (left), speaks with Acting Director, Caribbean School of Media and Communication (CARIMAC), Dr. Livingston White, at a function to announce a new course to be developed by CARIMAC, called ‘Communication Planning and Media Relations for Disaster Risk Reduction’. The ceremony was at CARIMAC, University of the West Indies, Mona, on Monday (July 2).
EducationTechnology

CARIMAC Contracted to Develop New Online Course on Preparing for Natural Disasters

The Caribbean School of Media and Communication (CARIMAC) has been contracted to develop a new online course aimed at training persons in the Caribbean region on how to prepare for natural disasters and to manage communication in the aftermath. Offered by the Disaster Risk Reduction Centre of the Institute for Sustainable Development at the University of the West Indies (UWI),...
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Universal Service Fund (USF) Chief Executive Officer, Suzette Buchanan, interacting with the students participating in the USF’s Technology Advancement Programme training session at the Young Women’s Christian Association in Kingston in April.
Technology

First Student Cohort Trained under USF’s Technology Advancement Programme

The first cohort of student to be trained under the Universal Service Fund’s (USF) Technology Advancement Programme (TAP) 1000 initiative, will graduate and be placed in jobs within the next four weeks. TAP 1000 is a training and job placement programme for unattached youth, which facilitated an initial 1,000 participants who were enrolled in computer-related courses from April to June...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Mike Henry.
Office of the Prime MinisterSectoral Debate 2018/2019Technology

JIS Acquiring Cutting-Edge ICT Equipment

The Jamaica Information Service (JIS) is to secure cutting-edge information and communications technology (ICT) systems and equipment to enhance its performance in the delivery of services as well as ensure compliance with records management best practices. Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Mike Henry, made the disclosure during his contribution to the 2018/19 Sectoral Debate...
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Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Jamaica, Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska, speaking at a recent JIS Think Tank.
Technology

EU Plans to Make Film Festival an Annual Event

The European Union (EU) Film Festival will be back next year, and the organisers are promising that the event will be bigger and better. The festival returned to Jamaica this year after a long break, and plans are to make it an annual event. “Next year, we want to make the festival bigger, but also take it outside of Kingston...
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The Most Hon. Andrew Holness, Prime Minister of Jamaica, addressed the 9th Annual Mona School of Business Management (MSBM) Roundtable CEO Breakfast Forum on Thursday (June 21)
Prime MinisterTechnology

Jamaica Moves Toward Becoming a Digital Economy – PM Holness

The Government of Jamaica is taking steps to transform the Jamaican economy into a digital economy. Speaking this morning (June 21), at the 9th Annual Mona School of Business Management (MSBM) Roundtable CEO Breakfast Forum at the Mona Visitors Lodge, Prime Minister Andrew Holness underscored that the Government has taken several steps and will now see the results. “The government...
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Senior Director, Modernization Initiatives and Strategic Projects, Ministry of National Security, Arvel Grant, makes a presentation on the Jamaica Eye initiative at the Management Institute for National Development (MIND), Old Hope Road, in St. Andrew, on June 18.
National SecurityTechnology

One Thousand CCTVs to be Installed Islandwide

By year end, 1,000 closed-circuit televisions (CCTVs) will be installed by the Government in strategic locations islandwide. These CCTVs will be fully integrated in the monitoring system of the ‘JamaicaEye’ initiative. JamaicaEye is a public-private partnership designed to network CCTV cameras owned by the Ministry as well as accommodate feed from privately owned CCTV cameras. The feeds will provide useful...
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