Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz, says he is seeking to have the National Broadband Initiative designated as a national development project to be funded by the Government. “This is a signal to the bureaucracy that the procurement is to be treated as a priority. This designation will also signal to the country the full support of...

The Abilities Foundation has benefited from information and communications technology (ICT) upgrading through support from the Universal Service Fund (USF). He informed that the project involved renovation of the computer laboratory and provision of interactive whiteboard and Adobe Photoshop.  Solar energy panels and grid were also installed. Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Karl Samuda, made the disclosure during...

The Scientific Research Council (SRC) is to establish a pilot plant for the production of personal care and cosmetic products, new Executive Director, Dr. Charah Watson, has said. “We have been supporting micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the development and production of products and one of the areas we have seen a lot of interest in is personal...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, says digital currency will be a game changer for Jamaica, as it will afford greater inclusion of persons in the financial system by providing an alternative payment method. He was addressing the Jamaica Customer Service Association (JCSA) Leadership Forum and Service Excellence Webinar held earlier this month. Dr....

   

The island’s largest Independent Power Provider (IPP), Jamaica Energy Partners Group, is proud to announce that fifty-nine more students/teachers residing in St Catherine, Western and Eastern Kingston are the Company’s newest recipients of tablets under its tablet distribution programme. Last week, members of the Group’s Human Resources and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) team granted the Ministry of Education, Youth and...

Entrepreneurs who are now a part of the pilot phase of the E-Commerce National Delivery System (ENDS) programme, which kicked off in Portmore, St. Catherine over a week ago, are thanking the Government for rolling out the new initiative. ENDS is a partnership between the Government and the Private Sector Organization of Jamaica (PSOJ). The web-based ENDS system enables quick-service...