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Information Technology Manager, Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Andrew Evelyn.

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...

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).

Jamaica Being Positioned as Caribbean Innovation Hub – PM

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.

New E-Ticketing System Will Promote Greater Driver Discipline – Minister Chang

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.

Portmore Gardens Gets Free Wi-Fi Hotspot

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, speaks in the House of Representatives on January 11.

Government Providing Internet For Schools Close To Fibre Infrastructure

4 years ago EducationParliamentTechnologyYouth

42,311 Devices For Primary And Secondary Students

The Ministry of Education and Youth, through e-Learning Jamaica Limited, will be procuring 42,311 devices for lower primary and secondary students. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, said that eLearning Jamaica has already acquired 11,500 tablets and is preparing to start the distribution to lower secondary-school students in the rural schools across the island. “This will help to significantly reduce the...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses a virtual post-Cabinet press briefing on Wednesday (January 5). (FILE)

4 years ago CabinetFinance & Public ServiceHousingTechnology

Tablets Being Procured For 2022 Population And Housing Census

A total of 7,525 tablets are being procured for use in conducting the 2022 Population and Housing Census. This is the first time the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) will be using tablets to carry out this exercise. Making the announcement during a virtual post-Cabinet press briefing on Wednesday (January 5), Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams,...

Member of Parliament for St. Andrew West Rural, the Hon. Juliet Cuthbert Flynn (left), and Minister of Education, Youth and Information, the Hon. Fayval Williams (centre), hands over a cartridge-free Epson printer to the Acting Principal of Rock Hall Primary School, Keisha Mehabear, during a visit to the school in rural St. Andrew on Tuesday (January 4). The printer, along with printing paper, was donated by the Usain Bolt Foundation.

4 years ago CoronavirusEducationTechnologyYouth

Rock Hall Primary Gets Printer From Usain Bolt Foundation

Rock Hall Primary School in rural St. Andrew has benefited from a donation of cartridge-free printer and printing paper by the Usain Bolt Foundation, which will better enable the institution to meet the learning needs of students during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Minister of Education, Youth and Information, the Hon. Fayval Williams, participated in the handover of the supplies at...

Chief Executive Officer of the Universal Service Fund (USF) Daniel Dawes (left), and Member of Parliament for St. Catherine East Central Hon. Alando Terrelonge (third left), welcome the launch of a free wi-fi hotspot for the community of Newlands, in Portmore, St. Catherine, recently. Others pictured from left are residents of the area, Lennox Hinds and Delroy Dobey. Photo: contributed

4 years ago Technology

Portmore Community Welcomes Free Wi-Fi

The community of Newlands in Portmore, St. Catherine, has become the first in the area to get free wi-fi under the Universal Service Fund (USF) initiative to increase internet service in various communities. Speaking at the launch, Member of Parliament for St. Catherine East Central Hon. Alando Terrelonge, welcomed the $7 million facility as a great tool to further the...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addressing a recent handover ceremony for the Universal Service Fund’s (USF) presentation of a cheque for $20 million to the Public Broadcasting Corporation of Jamaica (PBCJ) for the procurement of cutting edge equipment to establish a dedicated 24-hour television education channel. The presentation took place at the PBCJ in Kingston.

4 years ago Technology

PM Praises PBCJ And USF

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has praised the Public Broadcasting Corporation of Jamaica (PBCJ) for its work in televising matters of national interest, including coverage of proceedings in the Houses of Parliament. “In fact, you have developed a news broadcast, and people do pay attention to it and do watch the coverage,” he noted. Mr. Holness pointed out...

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams

4 years ago EducationScienceTechnology

Increasing Tertiary STEAM Enrolment A National Priority – Minister Williams

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, the Hon. Fayval Williams, says increasing tertiary enrolment in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) programmes of study is a national imperative. “This position recognises the urgent need to increase the level of innovation and critical thinking required for future careers and economic advancement in Jamaica,” she said. Minister Williams was speaking at the...

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz, addressing a ceremony for the Universal Service Fund’s (USF) presentation of a cheque for $20 million to the Public Broadcasting Corporation of Jamaica (PBCJ) for the establishment of a dedicated 24-hour television education channel. The presentation took place at the PBCJ in Kingston on December 17.

4 years ago Technology

USF On Track To Establish 189 Wi-Fi Hotspots By March 2022

The Universal Service Fund (USF) in on track to establish 189 additional community wi-fi hotpots island-wide by the end of the 2021/22 fiscal year on March 31, 2022, to facilitate increased public internet access. These will be in addition to 13 high-trafficked locations where the service has been established, among the latest being Hope Bay in Portland, which was launched...