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Chief Executive Officer of the American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN), John Curran, speaking during the Cybersecurity and Public Safety Symposium at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston on September 30.
Chief Executive Officer of the American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN), John Curran, speaking during the Cybersecurity and Public Safety Symposium at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston on September 30.

Regional Collaboration Urged To Fight Cybecrime

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN), John Curran, is suggesting that Caribbean countries collaborate to better fight cybercrime. Mr. Curran said issues relating to cybercrime are extremely difficult to solve globally because of the...
Spectrum Management Authority Managing Director, Dr. Maria Myers Hamilton.
Spectrum Management Authority Managing Director, Dr. Maria Myers Hamilton.

Wireless Device Importers Urged To Get Spectrum Management Authority Approval
Spectrum Management Authority Managing Director, Dr. Maria Myers Hamilton.
Spectrum Management Authority Managing Director, Dr. Maria Myers Hamilton.

Spectrum Management Authority Institutes Online Payment Portal
Chief Technical Director, Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology, Wahkeen Murray (right), looks on as Group Executive Chairman, University of the Commonwealth Caribbean (UCC), Dr. Winston Adams (left), points to words on an inspiration board inside the new Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Technology Centre, at the official opening of the facility at the UCC campus in St. Andrew on Wednesday (September 25). At centre is UCC President and Exceutive Chancellor, Professor Dennis Gayle.
Chief Technical Director, Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology, Wahkeen Murray (right), looks on as Group Executive Chairman, University of the Commonwealth Caribbean (UCC), Dr. Winston Adams (left), points to words on an inspiration board inside the new Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Technology Centre, at the official opening of the facility at the UCC campus in St. Andrew on Wednesday (September 25). At centre is UCC President and Exceutive Chancellor, Professor Dennis Gayle.

University of The Commonwealth Caribbean Opens Innovation Centre
Electric cars being recharged at a charging station in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Electric cars being recharged at a charging station in Salt Lake City, Utah.

JPS To Roll Out Charging Stations For Electric Vehicles Early 2020

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Minister Williams Urges More Women To Join Engineering Field

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, is encouraging more women to join the field of engineering. "I believe our women have much to contribute to the growth of this country, and the field of engineering is no exception," she said. Mrs. Williams made the call in a speech delivered by Director of Project Management and Administration in...
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October Is Cybersecurity Awareness Month

Members of the public are invited to participate in activities for Cybersecurity Awareness month in October. The month-long activities, under the theme, ‘Cybersecurity Awareness – Own IT, Secure IT, Protect IT’, will include school tours from October 14 to 16; and roadshows in Sam Sharpe Square, Montego Bay, on October 11 and Mandeville, Manchester, on October 25. Attendees at the...
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Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams (centre), greets Vice President, Marketing, Jamaica Institution of Engineers (JIE), Godfrey Boyd (left), during the JIE
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Government Electrical Regulator To Begin Operations Shortly

Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, says the Government Electrical Regulator (GER) is to be operationalised in short order to speed up the process for the delivery of electricity. “We are changing the structure of how consumers access the inspectors to inspect their buildings and connect to Jamaica Public Service (JPS),” she noted. “It is an effort that...
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Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams (centre) converses with President, Jamaica Institution of Engineers (JIE), Christopher Hamilton (right); and Immediate Past President, JIE, Dwight Ricketts, on day two of the Engineers’ Week Conference on Tuesday (Sept. 17) at the Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston. The conference concludes on Friday (Sept. 20).
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Ministry Looking To Complete Electric Vehicle Policy This Financial Year

The Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology is seeking to complete an electric vehicle policy and promulgate regulations under the Electricity Act to treat with the use of these vehicles, during this financial year. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, made the disclosure on day two of the Engineers’ Week 2019 Conference on Tuesday (Sept. 17), at the Knutsford Court Hotel,...
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Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams (centre) is presented with artwork by President of the Jamaica Institution of Engineers (JIE), Christopher Hamilton (left) and Vice President, Marketing, JIE, Godfrey Boyd. The occasion was the JIE Engineers’ Week 2019 Conference on Tuesday (Sept. 17), at the Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston.
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Engineering Professionals Contributing To Development Agenda – Minister Williams

Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, says engineering professionals are making a significant contributing to the development agenda, by contributing their expertise to the transformation and expansion projects being undertaken across the island. “We have seen the evidence in major infrastructural works being undertaken in roads, water supply systems, and power generation plants,” she noted. “With the introduction...
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Legal Officer, Legal Aid Council (LAC), Kerona Spence (left), gives the thumbs-up sign while conversing with Head of Development Cooperation, Canadian High Commission, Pascale Turcotte (right) and Senior Development Officer, Development Cooperation, High Commission of Canada, Deborah Duperly-Pinks, at the launch of the LAC
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Easier Access to Services on Legal Aid Website

The recently launched Legal Aid Council (LAC) website will ensure that citizens have easier access to services and information provided by the Council. Legal Officer, LAC, Kerona Spence, said the dedicated website, developed in-house at the Ministry of Justice, is the latest addition to the Council’s social media platforms as it seeks to create greater public awareness about its legal-aid...
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Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck, addresses members of the audience at the launch of the Legal Aid Council website on Wednesday (September 4), at the Ministry’s Constant Spring Road office in Kingston. The website is intended to increase awareness of the work of the Counil and improve public access to the necessary information and resources available for legal aid.
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Legal Aid Council Launches Website

Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck, says the Legal Aid Council website will create greater access to quality legal services for all Jamaicans. Addressing the website’s launch on Wednesday (September 4) at the Ministry’s Constant Spring Road offices in Kingston, the Minister said this is a technological leap for the Legal Aid Council, and will have a profound impact on the...
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