The Government has signed a letter of intent with Trans Americas Fiber System for the Subsea Cable Project, which aims to strengthen the country’s digital infrastructure. The document was signed today (February 3), by Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Energy, Transport and Telecommunications, Kedesha Campbell Rochester, and Chief Executive Officer, Trans Americas Fiber System, Julio Bran, during a ceremony...

More than 300 employees of Jamaica Post will benefit from a staff empowerment programme being implemented in partnership with the HEART/NSTA Trust. Through the partnership, employees will be trained, assessed, and certified in National Vocational Qualification of Jamaica (NVQ-J) programmes and degree pathways, including business administration, human resource management, leadership and strategic management, logistics, internal audit and accounts, records and...

Minister of Energy, Transport and Telecommunications, Hon. Daryl Vaz, has hailed former Permanent Secretary, Carol Palmer, as a visionary and transformative leader, and a key figure in the Ministry’s success. Mr. Vaz said that Mrs. Palmer played an instrumental role when he was appointed to head the Ministry in 2000 and had to take on the task of converting the...

Energy, Telecommunications and Transport Minister, Hon. Daryl Vaz, says telecommunications companies Digicel and Flow continue to show strong and sustained recovery. In his address at Wednesday's (December 10) post-Cabinet press briefing on Hurricane Melissa recovery activities at Jamaica House, Mr. Vaz said that as of December 5, Digicel had brought 749 of its 925 sites back online, representing 94 per...

The Government is using a multi-pronged approach to restore telecommunications service in communities most impacted by Category Five Hurricane Melissa. This is being done through the provision of free community Wi-Fi by the Universal Service Fund (USF) and the distribution of more than 700 Starlink devices. Addressing a press conference at Jamaica House on November 11, Minister of Energy, Transport...

The Universal Service Fund (USF) will deliver at least 90 community connectivity solutions to areas affected by Hurricane Melissa over the next six weeks. “Starting today, the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) is airlifting Starlink units and generators into isolated communities to establish community Wi- Fi hubs and support humanitarian operations,” said Energy, Transport and Telecommunications Minister, Hon. Daryl Vaz. He...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has indicated that efforts are under way to restore telecommunications services to banks, enabling the resumption of automated teller machine (ATM) operations in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. “There is a programme to give connectivity to the banks in the areas that are cut off from electricity and telecommunications. They are working...