Six new science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) academies are to be developed at the high-school level that will prepare students in the public education system for careers in STEM fields. This was disclosed by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, as he outlined some of the plans of the Government for the new term, at his swearing-in ceremony...

Postgraduate students studying in the field of information and communications technology (ICT) will now be able to apply for the ICT research grant of up to $15 million under the Universal Service Fund (USF) Tertiary ICT Graduate Research Grant Programme. Through the programme, which was launched on Wednesday (August 12), at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston, the USF will...

Hundreds of residents in Oracabessa and Three Hills in Tower Isle, western St. Mary, are now benefitting from internet and other related services, which are being provided at two community access points (CAP) that have been established in those areas. The facilities, the Spicy Grove Youth Centre CAP in Oracabessa, and the Three Hills Resource Centre, were officially commissioned into...

Chief Executive Officer of e-Learning Jamaica (eLJam), Keith Smith, is commending Jamaica Post, for the efficient delivery of thousands of tablets to teachers under the Government’s Tablet for Teachers Programme. “Jamaica Post was contracted to aid us in delivering 25,000 tablets to teachers. They have so far done an excellent job and we look forward to this continued level of...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says Jamaicans need to make a mental shift from merely being users of technology to becoming developers and creators of technology. “It may seem like an audacious vision for a small island like Jamaica, but in addition to being known for our speed on the track, our music and… for leading resistance to...

Chief Executive Officer of e-Learning Jamaica, Keith Smith, says teachers in St. Thomas have expressed their satisfaction with the tablet computers they received recently under the Government’s ‘Tablet for Teachers’ programme. “We have completed distribution to teachers in St. Thomas, and the feedback received was tremendously positive,” Mr. Smith told JIS News. He noted that since schools have had to...

The Government will continue to roll out free secured Wi-Fi hotspots in public places across the island this financial year. Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, made the disclosure at the official ceremony for the distribution of 32 tablet computers to teachers at the Hope Valley Experimental School, St. Andrew, recently. Mrs. Williams said the service will...