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Executive Director of the Scientific Research Council (SRC), Dr. Cliff Riley (left), shares a photo opportunity with (from second left):: Executive Chairman, Medicanja Limited, Dr. Henry Lowe; Director General, National Commission on Science and Technology, Professor Errol Morrison; and Executive Chairman and Principal Consultant Conrad Douglas and Associates Limited, Dr. Conrad Douglas, at the launch of Science and Technology Month during a press briefing at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston on Wednesday (October 31).
Executive Director of the Scientific Research Council (SRC), Dr. Cliff Riley (left), shares a photo opportunity with (from second left):: Executive Chairman, Medicanja Limited, Dr. Henry Lowe; Director General, National Commission on Science and Technology, Professor Errol Morrison; and Executive Chairman and Principal Consultant Conrad Douglas and Associates Limited, Dr. Conrad Douglas, at the launch of Science and Technology Month during a press briefing at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston on Wednesday (October 31).

November Is Science and Technology Month

November is being observed as Science and Technology Month, under the theme ‘Science, Technology and Innovation in Business: Facilitating Trade and Global Competitiveness’. The month-long activities were launched by the Scientific Research Council (SRC) during a press briefing at the...
Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (second right), converses with Assistant Chief Education Officer, Dasmine Kennedy (left), and Regional Director, Dr. Nadine Leachman (second left), during the Ministry’s Region Five Parent Sensitisation Session at Bishop Gibson High School in Mandeville, Manchester, on Tuesday (October 23). Also listening is Chief Education Officer, Dr. Grace McLean.
Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (second right), converses with Assistant Chief Education Officer, Dasmine Kennedy (left), and Regional Director, Dr. Nadine Leachman (second left), during the Ministry’s Region Five Parent Sensitisation Session at Bishop Gibson High School in Mandeville, Manchester, on Tuesday (October 23). Also listening is Chief Education Officer, Dr. Grace McLean.

Education Ministry Providing 300 Tablet Computers for Primary School Teachers
Film Commissioner at Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Renée Robinson, showcases collateral material produced to promote the work of the Commission while highlighting various initiatives that the entity is undertaking to support local film-makers.
Film Commissioner at Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Renée Robinson, showcases collateral material produced to promote the work of the Commission while highlighting various initiatives that the entity is undertaking to support local film-makers.

Film Commission Promoting Local Industry
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, speaking at Wednesday’s (October 17) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, speaking at Wednesday’s (October 17) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House.

Contracts Totalling US$30 Million Awarded Under Tablets in Schools Project
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), tours Isratech’s retail outlet with Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Benjamin Hodara, prior to the official opening of the company’s new complex in Reading, St James, on Wednesday (October 10).
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), tours Isratech’s retail outlet with Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Benjamin Hodara, prior to the official opening of the company’s new complex in Reading, St James, on Wednesday (October 10).

Agriculture Minister Calls on Farmers to Utilise New Irrigation Technology

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Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang.
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Minister says Tertiary Institutions Must Invest More in Robotics

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says tertiary institutions must contribute to nation-building by investing more research funds in the fields of robotics and artificial intelligence. The Minister, who was addressing a symposium on cybercrime at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Western Jamaica Campus in Montego Bay on October 11, said the Government will be depending...
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Head of the Jamaica Cyber Incident Response Team (Ja-CIRT) at the Ministry of Science and Technology, Dr. Moniphia Hewling, addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’ recently.
National SecurityTechnology

Parents Encouraged to be More Vigilant About Internet Use in the Home

Parents are being encouraged to be more vigilant about Internet use in the home as the country observes October as Cybersecurity Awareness Month, under the overarching theme ‘Cybersecurity, our Shared Responsibility’. For week one, the theme ‘Ensuring Online Safety at Home’ has been chosen to focus on sharing basic cyber essentials for the family and measures individuals can employ to...
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Communications Specialist in the Ministry of Science and Technology, Patrice Gilpin.
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Jingle Competition for Cyber Awareness Month

The Jamaica Cyber Incident Response Team (Ja-CIRT) in the Ministry of Science and Technology is inviting members of the public to participate in its ‘Be Cyber Safe’ 2018 jingle competition. The contest forms part of activities in observance of National Cyber Awareness Month in October, under the theme ‘Cybersecurity our Shared Responsibility,’ with the sub theme ‘Think Before You Click’....
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Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Science and Technology, Wahkeen Murray (right), is in discussion with Head, Counter-Terrorism and Organised Crime Investigation Branch, Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Fitz Bailey (second left) during the launch of Cybersecurity Awareness Month at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on September 27. Others (from left) are Director of Public Prosecutions, Paula Llewellyn; and Head, Jamaica Cyber Incident Response Team, Dr. Moniphia Hewling.
Technology

Jamaicans Urged to Protect Online Presence

Individuals and companies are being encouraged to exercise greater care in managing and protecting their online presence. The call was made by Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Science and Technology, Wahkeen Murray, as she addressed the launch of Cybersecurity Awareness Month at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on September 27. “Obviously, technological innovations have become an...
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Head of the Jamaica Cyber Incident Response Team (Ja-CIRT) in the Ministry of Science and Technology, Dr Moniphia Hewling, addresses a JIS Think Tank on September 27.
Technology

October Is Cybersecurity Awareness Month

The Jamaica Cyber Incident Response Team (Ja-CIRT) in the Ministry of Science and Technology will observe its third national Cybersecurity Awareness Month in October. The month, which is observed internationally, will focus on the theme ‘Cybersecurity our Shared Responsibility’ with the sub-theme ‘Think Before You Click’. Speaking at a JIS Think Tank on Thursday (September 27), Head of Ja-CIRT, Dr....
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, addresses today’s (September 26) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House. At right is Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams.
Technology

Cabinet Approves Joint Venture Agreement for Technology Park in Portmore

Cabinet has given approval for a joint venture agreement for the development of the Naggo Head Technology Park in Portmore, St. Catherine. The deal is between the Factories Corporation of Jamaica (FCJ) and China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) for the development of 34 acres and 810 square feet over a construction period of two years. Minister of Education, Youth and...
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