The Government has entered into an arrangement with ReadyTV to provide a solution for 238 schools in remote areas that are currently without Internet access. Making the disclosure during a digital press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister on May 4, Minister with oversight for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, said 100 communities served by these...

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information continues to collaborate with Digicel Jamaica and Flow Jamaica to provide data plans for students and teachers in order to facilitate distance learning. Chief Education Officer, Dr. Kasan Troupe, said that the Education Data Plan arrangement is part of the Ministry’s effort to ensure that teaching and learning continue during the closure of...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, said the Government will be taking steps to expand broadband Internet access to Jamaicans. “We have to put in place the required infrastructure to ultimately facilitate the provision of Internet access as a public good,” he said. Speaking in the House of Representatives on April 28, Prime Minister Holness said talks are ongoing...

The Universal Service Fund (USF) will facilitate the establishment of 20 new Community Access Points (CAPs) and provide access to schools, libraries and post offices, along with faith-based organisations and the disabled community. This is outlined in the 2020/21 Public Bodies Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure, tabled in the House of Representatives by Minister of Finance and the Public Service,...

The Universal Service Fund (USF) has provided $17.5 million in information and communications technology (ICT) support to the Ministry of Health and Wellness. Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, handed over the cheque during a digital press conference at the Health Ministry’s New Kingston offices on Wednesday (April 22). She said that the support being provided by...

The Ministry of Tourism is providing 11 free online courses for tourism workers as part of the Government’s thrust to ensure the continued development of employees in the sector. The courses, being offered by the Jamaica Centre for Tourism Innovation (JCTI), are now available and will run until late July. Areas of training are laundry attendant, gift room attendant, kitchen...

Youth Can Do I.T. (YCDI), in partnership with the Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology (MSET), is hosting a free two-day virtual conference for female professionals, university and high-school student, in celebration of International Girls in ICT Day, beginning today (April 23). “This will involve two days of keynote speakers, panel discussions and interactive workshops around the themes ‘Inclusion and...