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Senior Director within the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Gillian Wilkinson-McDaniel, speaking during the Eighth Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference on June 19, at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston.
Senior Director within the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Gillian Wilkinson-McDaniel, speaking during the Eighth Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference on June 19, at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston.

More Inclusion of Youth and Technology in Development of Creative Industries

Senior Director in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Gillian Wilkinson-McDaniel, is pointing to the need for greater inclusion of youth and technology in the development of the creative and cultural industries. “I want to challenge us to...
Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson (right), enjoys a good laugh with Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica National (JN) Group, Hon. Earl Jarrett (left) and Jamaica Regiment Commander, Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), Brigadier Radgh Mason, at the fifth plenary session of the Eighth Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference, on Tuesday (June 18). The four-day event is being held at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston, under the theme ‘Jamaica and the Diaspora: Building Pathways for Sustainable Development’.
Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson (right), enjoys a good laugh with Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica National (JN) Group, Hon. Earl Jarrett (left) and Jamaica Regiment Commander, Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), Brigadier Radgh Mason, at the fifth plenary session of the Eighth Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference, on Tuesday (June 18). The four-day event is being held at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston, under the theme ‘Jamaica and the Diaspora: Building Pathways for Sustainable Development’.

JCF Increases Use of Technology to Strengthen Investigative Processes
Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, addressing JIS ‘Think Tank’ on May 17 at the agency’s head office, in Kingston. (FILE)
Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, addressing JIS ‘Think Tank’ on May 17 at the agency’s head office, in Kingston. (FILE)

Smart Streetlight Programme to Reduce Energy Cost
Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams. (FILE)
Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams. (FILE)

SRC to Support Climate Innovation Businesses
Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams (second left), shares in conversation with (from left) Vice Chancellor, University of the West Indies, Professor Hilary Beckles; Managing Director, Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ), Milverton Reynolds; and Director of Development, Office of the Vice Chancellor, UWI, St. Augustine, Dr. Stacy Richards-Kennedy during the DBJ’s 2019 Private Equity and Infrastructure Development Conference, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on June 12.
Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams (second left), shares in conversation with (from left) Vice Chancellor, University of the West Indies, Professor Hilary Beckles; Managing Director, Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ), Milverton Reynolds; and Director of Development, Office of the Vice Chancellor, UWI, St. Augustine, Dr. Stacy Richards-Kennedy during the DBJ’s 2019 Private Equity and Infrastructure Development Conference, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on June 12.

Gov’t Developing Apps to Improve Services

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Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses the House of Representatives on Tuesday (June 11).
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House Passes ICT Authority Bill

The Information and Communications Technology Authority Act, which seeks to improve the use of technology across Government, was passed in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (June 11). The Bill, which was piloted by Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, establishes the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Authority. In her address, Mrs. Williams noted that the ICT...
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Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), looks on as Chief Executive Officer of tTech Limited, Christopher Reckord (centre), points out an area of interest in the company
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Parliament to Begin Debate on ICT Authority Bill Shortly

Parliament is expected to begin deliberations shortly, on the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Authority Bill, which seeks to improve the use of technology across Government. Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, in making the disclosure, said that the provisions will serve to “put all of Government on the same technology platform.” She said that by moving...
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Deputy Director General, Sustainable Development and Social Planning, at the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Claire Bernard (left), presents trophy to members of the winning team from Guy’s Hill High School (from left), Okeve Hemans, Tajeic Adams and Mikael Milford, in the Jamaica 4-H Clubs Climate Smart Technology Competition. The ceremony was held at the PIOJ in Kingston today (May 21).
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Guy’s Hill High School Wins Climate Smart Technology Competition

Guy’s Hill High School in St. Catherine has emerged winner of the Jamaica 4-H Clubs Climate Smart Technology Competition. Herbert Morrison Technical High in St. James and Manning’s School in Westmoreland, copped the second and third places, respectively. The teams were presented with book vouchers valued at $5,000, as well as trophies and climate change literature, during the recognition ceremony...
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Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), looks on as Universal Service Fund (USF) Chief Executive Officer, Daniel Dawes (centre), greets Pastor of Fellowship Tabernacle, Rev. Al Miller, at the USF’s 14th anniversary church service, held at Fellowship Tabernacle, 2 Fairfield Avenue, Kingston, on May 19.
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PHOTOS: USF Church Service

  Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), greets Pastor of Fellowship Tabernacle, Rev. Al Miller (right), at the Universal Service Fund’s 14th anniversary church service, held at Fellowship Tabernacle, 2 Fairfield Avenue, Kingston, on May 19. Looking on is USF Chief Executive Officer, Daniel Dawes.
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Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams (left); Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (second left); Chief Executive Officer, Universal Service Fund (USF), Daniel Dawes (third left), and Principal, Maverley Primary and Junior High School, Dorothy Taylor, cut the ribbon to officially open a new computer lab/access point at the school, on Wednesday (May 15). The new lab was funded by the USF.
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PHOTOS: Opening of Computer Lab at Maverley Primary

  Student, Maverley Primary and Junior High School, Mathew Millwood, performs during the opening ceremony for a new computer lab/access point at Maverley Primary and Junior High School, on Wednesday (May 15). At left are Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams; and Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke.   From Left:...
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