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Coordinator for the Science and Technology Education Unit of the Scientific Research Council, Leigia Hall.
Coordinator for the Science and Technology Education Unit of the Scientific Research Council, Leigia Hall.

SRC Stages Free Workshops for CSEC Students

The Scientific Research Council (SRC) is staging a series of free workshops to boost students’ readiness for the upcoming sitting of the 2025 Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) tests. This will begin on May 1 with...
Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz (third right), points to the Half Way Tree Wi-Fi sign at the launch of the service at the Half Way Tree Transport Centre in St. Andrew on Friday (April 25). He is joined by (from left) Chief Executive Officer of the Universal Service Fund (USF), Charlton McFarlane; Member of Parliament for St. Andrew Southeast, Julian Robinson; Member of Parliament for St. Andrew Northeast, Hon. Delroy Chuck; General Manager, Transport Authority, Ralston Smith; and Acting Managing Director of the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), Owen Ellington.
Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz (third right), points to the Half Way Tree Wi-Fi sign at the launch of the service at the Half Way Tree Transport Centre in St. Andrew on Friday (April 25). He is joined by (from left) Chief Executive Officer of the Universal Service Fund (USF), Charlton McFarlane; Member of Parliament for St. Andrew Southeast, Julian Robinson; Member of Parliament for St. Andrew Northeast, Hon. Delroy Chuck; General Manager, Transport Authority, Ralston Smith; and Acting Managing Director of the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), Owen Ellington.

Thousands Benefit From Free, High Speed Internet in Half Way Tree
Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz, delivers the main address at the launch of local Artificial Intelligence (AI) company, Vox Technology Limited, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on Friday (April 25).
Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz, delivers the main address at the launch of local Artificial Intelligence (AI) company, Vox Technology Limited, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on Friday (April 25).

Jamaica Must Not Be Left Behind in AI – Minister Vaz
Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz (right), greets High Commissioner of India to Jamaica, His Excellency Shri Mayank Joshi (left,) at the launch of Vox Technology Limited at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on Friday (April 25). Sharing in the moment is Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Vox Technology, Ranjita Sanumpudi.
Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz (right), greets High Commissioner of India to Jamaica, His Excellency Shri Mayank Joshi (left,) at the launch of Vox Technology Limited at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on Friday (April 25). Sharing in the moment is Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Vox Technology, Ranjita Sanumpudi.

VOX Technology Providing AI-Powered Solutions For Businesses
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, addresses day one (April 22) of the three-day Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) Education Conference 2025, being held at Ocean Coral Spring in Trelawny.
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, addresses day one (April 22) of the three-day Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) Education Conference 2025, being held at Ocean Coral Spring in Trelawny.

Education Ministry Testing AI Tools in Schools to Assist Teachers

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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., adresses the 2025 Organisation Development Transformation Week Conference, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, on Tuesday (April 15).
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Labour Ministry Works with Partners to Promote Digital Literacy

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., says the Ministry is working with partners to promote digital literacy and emotional competence from early childhood through to the adult workforce. “At some point, we're also going to have to have the discussion on artificial intelligence (AI) fluency, because similar to different languages, we will have to have a...
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Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport Minister, Hon. Daryl Vaz (centre) peruses a document with University of Technology Jamaica (UTech) President, Dr. Kevin Brown (right), and Chief Category Manager, Hardware and Lumber Limited, Patrick Chambers. The event was the UTech Jamaica’s Research, Technology and Innovation Day held on Thursday (April 10) at the institution’s Old Hope Road location.
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Partnerships Key In Driving Research And Innovation – Minister Vaz

Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz, has highlighted the importance of partnerships in building a robust research and innovation ecosystem to propel the country into a knowledge-based economy. He noted that even as the Administration invests in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education, scientific research and building a digital infrastructure, focus is also being placed...
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Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon.
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AI Pilot in Several Schools to Mark Papers

The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information has introduced a pilot programme in several schools where artificial intelligence (AI) is being used to assist teachers with marking papers. “We are actually piloting this with some of our schools to see how it works, and the interesting thing is that we at the Ministry can actually see the results real...
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Students of the Black River Primary and Infant School in St. Elizabeth, get familiar with newly installed computers in the smart room opened by the Digicel Foundation at the school. Occasion was the handover ceremony for the lab held on March 27.
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Black River Primary Gets State-of-the-Art Smart Room

Black River Primary and Infant School in St. Elizabeth is the latest recipient of a state-of-the-art Digicel Smart Room. The school is the 20th institution on the island to receive the infrastructure from Digicel. At the handover ceremony on March 27, Senior Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Youth, Skills and Information – Region Five, Nevadeene Gallimore-Miller, said that...
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Chairman of the Digicel Foundation, Joy Clarke (centre), observes as students from St. Jude’s Primary School use the computers in the smart laboratory, which was officially handed over to the institution in St. Andrew on Tuesday (March 25). The laboratory, established by the Digicel Foundation, is equipped with 24 computers, an interactive smart board, a printer, a smart door lock for safety and Digicel’s high-speed Internet connectivity.
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St. Jude’s Primary Gets Smart Lab

Students and teachers at St. Jude’s Primary School in St. Andrew are now benefiting from a smart laboratory that leverages technology to enhance teaching and learning. Donated by the Digicel Foundation, the facility is equipped with 24 computers, an interactive smart board, a printer, a smart door lock for safety and Digicel’s high-speed Internet connectivity. Speaking at the official handover...
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