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Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley, speaks in the House of Representatives on July 3 at Gordon House. At left is Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton.
Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley, speaks in the House of Representatives on July 3 at Gordon House. At left is Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton.

Chinese Firm Recommended for Upgrade of VDU at Petrojam

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley, says Chinese firm, Sinohydro, has been recommended as the contractor to undertake the first phase of the refinery upgrade project, which is the improvement of the Vacuum Distillation Unit...
Director, Institute for Sustainable Development, University of the West Indies, Dr. David Smith (left), speaks with Acting Director, Caribbean School of Media and Communication (CARIMAC), Dr. Livingston White, at a function to announce a new course to be developed by CARIMAC, called ‘Communication Planning and Media Relations for Disaster Risk Reduction’. The ceremony was at CARIMAC, University of the West Indies, Mona, on Monday (July 2).
Director, Institute for Sustainable Development, University of the West Indies, Dr. David Smith (left), speaks with Acting Director, Caribbean School of Media and Communication (CARIMAC), Dr. Livingston White, at a function to announce a new course to be developed by CARIMAC, called ‘Communication Planning and Media Relations for Disaster Risk Reduction’. The ceremony was at CARIMAC, University of the West Indies, Mona, on Monday (July 2).

CARIMAC Contracted to Develop New Online Course on Preparing for Natural Disasters
Universal Service Fund (USF) Chief Executive Officer, Suzette Buchanan, interacting with the students participating in the USF’s Technology Advancement Programme training session at the Young Women’s Christian Association in Kingston in April.
Universal Service Fund (USF) Chief Executive Officer, Suzette Buchanan, interacting with the students participating in the USF’s Technology Advancement Programme training session at the Young Women’s Christian Association in Kingston in April.

First Student Cohort Trained under USF’s Technology Advancement Programme
Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Mike Henry.
Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Mike Henry.

JIS Acquiring Cutting-Edge ICT Equipment
Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Jamaica, Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska, speaking at a recent JIS Think Tank.
Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Jamaica, Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska, speaking at a recent JIS Think Tank.

EU Plans to Make Film Festival an Annual Event

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The Most Hon. Andrew Holness, Prime Minister of Jamaica, addressed the 9th Annual Mona School of Business Management (MSBM) Roundtable CEO Breakfast Forum on Thursday (June 21)
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Jamaica Moves Toward Becoming a Digital Economy – PM Holness

The Government of Jamaica is taking steps to transform the Jamaican economy into a digital economy. Speaking this morning (June 21), at the 9th Annual Mona School of Business Management (MSBM) Roundtable CEO Breakfast Forum at the Mona Visitors Lodge, Prime Minister Andrew Holness underscored that the Government has taken several steps and will now see the results. “The government...
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Senior Director, Modernization Initiatives and Strategic Projects, Ministry of National Security, Arvel Grant, makes a presentation on the Jamaica Eye initiative at the Management Institute for National Development (MIND), Old Hope Road, in St. Andrew, on June 18.
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One Thousand CCTVs to be Installed Islandwide

By year end, 1,000 closed-circuit televisions (CCTVs) will be installed by the Government in strategic locations islandwide. These CCTVs will be fully integrated in the monitoring system of the ‘JamaicaEye’ initiative. JamaicaEye is a public-private partnership designed to network CCTV cameras owned by the Ministry as well as accommodate feed from privately owned CCTV cameras. The feeds will provide useful...
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ICT/Knowledge Services Accounts for 58 per Cent of Jobs Created in 2017/18

The Information Communication Technology (ICT)/Knowledge Services sector accounted for approximately 58 per cent of  jobs created during the last financial year. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz, made the disclosure as he addressed a plenary session at the just concluded Jamaica Investment Forum (JIF), held from June 12 to 14 at...
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Initiatives Being Implemented for Digital Society

Chief Executive Officer at eGov Jamaica Limited, Maurice Barnes, has highlighted various initiatives being implemented towards Jamaica’s thrust of becoming a digital society. He informed that a major development to be undertaken is the merger of eGov Jamaica Limited and the Office of the Chief Information Officer (CIO) Jamaica to form the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Authority, with primary...
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Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley (left), is in light conversation with Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) Chairman, Russell Hadeed (right); and Energy Efficiency and Conservation Programme (EECP) Project Manager, Jody Grizzle, at the launch of the PCJ/Government of Jamaica Energy Champion Competition, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on June 13.
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$230 Million Saved Under Energy Efficiency and Conservation Projects

The Government has saved $230 million, to date, and reduced environmental emissions from the implementation of major programmes in energy efficiency, conservation and management. The Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ)-implemented initiatives are the Deployment of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency in the Public Sector Project, launched in 2016, to provide renewable energy and energy-efficiency systems in six hospitals; and the...
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Youth Employment in Digital and Animation Industries Project Manager, Margery Newland (centre), shares a good laugh with Scientific Research Council (SRC) Executive Director, Dr. Cliff Riley (left), and 2012 young scientist of the year, Dr. Charah Watson, during the SRC’s 2018 National Science and Technology Fair awards ceremony, held at the Spanish Court Hotel, New Kingston, on Tuesday (June 12).
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YEDAI Project Manager Highlights Importance of Youth Creativity

Manager for the Government’s Youth Employment in Digital and Animation Industries (YEDAI) Project, Margery Newland, says Jamaica’s economic growth and development are, to some extent, grounded in the creativity of the nation’s youth, particularly as it relates to job creation. Noting that the society has, in the past, been hamstrung by the belief that young people were obliged to pursue...
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Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley, delivers the keynote address at the Jamaica College Old Boys’ Association of New York
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Dr. Wheatley Looking to Increase Engagement with Diaspora in STI

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley, says the Ministry is looking to increase engagement with the diaspora in the areas of science, technology and innovation (STI). “I don’t think we have actively engaged this resource pool. I want to see this change, and I want our talented and experienced scientists, engineers, mathematicians and technologists to...
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