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Chief Executive Officer, Universal Service Fund (USF), Daniel Dawes (left); and Chief Technical Director, Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology, Wahkeen Murray (right), assist students of the Caribbean Christian Centre for the Deaf (CCCD) in the use of computers. Occasion was the commissioning of a Community Access Point (CAP) at the institution's Cassia Park Road location in Kingston on Tuesday (October 8).

USF Allocates Another $50 Million For Special Needs Community

The Universal Service Fund (USF) has earmarked another $50 million for the implementation of projects to benefit the special needs community during this financial year. The entity’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Daniel Dawes, made the disclosure at the commissioning of...

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), speaking with Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Carol Palmer, at the Ministry’s press briefing held at Eden Gardens Wellness Resort & Spa in St. Andrew on Tuesday (October 8).

ICT Authority Transition Team To Begin Work November

Chief Executive Officer of the Universal Service Fund (USF), Daniel Dawes (right), cuts the ribbon at the commissioning of the new community access point (CAP) at the Caribbean Christian Centre for the Deaf (CCCD) at Cassia Park Road in Kingston, on Tuesday (October 8). It was developed by the USF at a cost of approximately $7.6 million. Sharing the moment (from left) are Executive Director, CCCD, Tashi Widmer; Principal, CCCD, Earl Daley; and Chief Technical Director, Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in the Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology, Wahkeen Murray.

CAP Established At Centre For The Deaf

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Persons Urged To Employ Cyberthreat Safeguards

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), listens to Chief Executive Officer of 876 Technology Solutions, Trevor Forrest (centre), at the DESCON 2019 Security and Encryption Conference, on Wednesday (October 2), at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, in Kingston. At left is Chairman of the Universal Service Fund, Robert Lawrence.

Jamaicans Encouraged To Protect Their Data

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), listens keenly to a point being made by Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Company President, Emanuel DaRosa (left), while on a tour of Paradise Park Solar Farm in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, on October 2. Also on the tour (from third left) are Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams; and Deputy Director General of the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR), Cheryl Lewis.

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PM Says Jamaica Could Develop Solar Technology For Export

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says Jamaica has been aligning itself with the right contacts and expertise, where it could, one day, develop its own locally generated solar technology for export. Mr. Holness, who was giving the keynote address at the inauguration of Paradise Park Solar Farm in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, on October 2, said “projects like these”, where...

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.

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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 inherent nature of the Internet regarding its deficiency and accountability. “While there is no locality to the Internet and it...

Spectrum Management Authority Managing Director, Dr. Maria Myers Hamilton.

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Wireless Device Importers Urged To Get Spectrum Management Authority Approval

The Spectrum Management Authority (SMA) is reminding importers of second-hand vehicles, and other devices using a signal, that type approval is required from the agency to ensure these equipment function properly in Jamaica. Managing Director, Dr. Maria Myers Hamilton, told JIS News that a Type-approval Certificate is issued for products meeting a minimum set of regulatory, technical and safety requirements....

6 years ago EnergyScienceTechnology

Spectrum Management Authority Institutes Online Payment Portal

The Spectrum Management Authority (SMA) has instituted an online client payment portal. Managing Director, Dr. Maria Myers Hamilton, told JIS News that in reviewing the agency’s arrangements, it was decided to establish the system to make it more convenient for clients to pay their fees. “For example, for amateur radio operators, the payment is $500, and in order to make...

6 years ago EnergyScienceTechnology

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...

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.

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University of The Commonwealth Caribbean Opens Innovation Centre

The University of the Commonwealth Caribbean (UCC) has established an Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Technology Centre, thereby providing a space for students and innovators with entrepreneurial and new technology-driven ideas to create practical solutions that can contribute to Jamaica’s growth. The facility, located at the UCC’s main campus along Worthington Avenue in St. Andrew, was officially opened on Wednesday (September 25)...