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Communication and International Relations Manager in the Office of the Information Commissioner, Bobique Brown.
Communication and International Relations Manager in the Office of the Information Commissioner, Bobique Brown.

OIC Encourages Persons to Participate in Virtual Sensitisation Sessions

Members of the public are being encouraged to participate in the monthly Office of the Information Commissioner (OIC) virtual sensitisation sessions that focus on the Data Protection Act, 2020. The next session is scheduled for Wednesday, October 22, at 10:00...
Communication and International Relations Manager in the Office of the Information Commissioner, Bobique Brown.
Communication and International Relations Manager in the Office of the Information Commissioner, Bobique Brown.

OIC Encourages Persons to Participate in Virtual Sensitisation Sessions
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. ( right), converses with Executive Director of the Jamaica Society for the Blind, Conrad Harris (left), and Director of Stakeholder Engagement at the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU), Trevor Prevatt, during a workshop for persons with disabilities, held on Thursday (October 2), at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. The workshop was part of the CTU Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Week 2025 activities.
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. ( right), converses with Executive Director of the Jamaica Society for the Blind, Conrad Harris (left), and Director of Stakeholder Engagement at the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU), Trevor Prevatt, during a workshop for persons with disabilities, held on Thursday (October 2), at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. The workshop was part of the CTU Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Week 2025 activities.

Gov’t Reviewing Proposals to Enhance Telecoms Services for Persons with Disabilities
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), receives an art piece from Executive Director of the Jamaica Society for the Blind, Conrad Harris, following his keynote address at a workshop for persons with disabilities on Thursday (October 2), at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. The session was part of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Week 2025.
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), receives an art piece from Executive Director of the Jamaica Society for the Blind, Conrad Harris, following his keynote address at a workshop for persons with disabilities on Thursday (October 2), at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. The session was part of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Week 2025.

Gov’t Prioritises Digital Inclusion for Persons With Disabilities
Minister of Transport, Telecommunications and Energy, Hon. Daryl Vaz (second right), shakes hands with Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) President, Senator the Hon. Dominic Smith, during Monday’s (September 29) CTU ICT Week 2025 press briefing at the AC Hotel by Marriot Kingston. Others (from left) are: Chief Executive Officer, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), Kurtis Lindqvist; and CTU Secretary General, Rodney Taylor.
Minister of Transport, Telecommunications and Energy, Hon. Daryl Vaz (second right), shakes hands with Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) President, Senator the Hon. Dominic Smith, during Monday’s (September 29) CTU ICT Week 2025 press briefing at the AC Hotel by Marriot Kingston. Others (from left) are: Chief Executive Officer, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), Kurtis Lindqvist; and CTU Secretary General, Rodney Taylor.

Universal Service Fund Targeting Upgrade of Community Access Points Islandwide

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Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Efficiency, Innovation and Digital Transformation, Ambassador Audrey Marks, is greeted by President, Caribbean Telecommunications Union and Minister of Public Administration and Artificial Intelligence, Trinidad and Tobago, Senator the Hon. Dominic Smith, at the opening ceremony for the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Week 2025, at the AC Hotel in Kingston, on September 29.
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Jamaica Continues to Take Strategic Steps in ICT Journey to Build Modern Digital Society

Jamaica continues to take strategic steps in its Information and Communications Technology (ICT) journey, in a bid to build a modern digital society that serves all. Addressing the opening ceremony for the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) ICT Week 2025, at the AC Hotel in Kingston, on September 29, Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility...
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Secretary General of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU), Rodney Taylor, says the recently launched updated Regional Cybersecurity Strategy and Action Plan play a critical role in the area’s preparedness for cyber attacks.
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Caribbean Enhances Preparedness to Counter Cyber Security Threats

The Caribbean is enhancing its readiness to withstand major cyber incidents that could disrupt essential services. Secretary General of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU), Rodney Taylor, told JIS News that the recently launched updated Regional Cybersecurity Strategy and Action Plan play a critical role in the area’s preparedness. The strategy outlines measures to improve detection, information sharing, and coordinated response...
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Negril Post Office Moves to Negril Marine Park

The Post and Telecommunications Department (PTD) is pleased to announce that approval was granted for the Negril Post Office to be temporarily relocated to the Negril Marine Park Facility, Norman Manley Boulevard, Negril, Westmoreland. The initial closure of the Negril Post Office was necessitated by urgent health and safety concerns arising from long-term deterioration of  the building. Therefore, the interim...
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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right), unveils the official sign to commission the Mall Road community Wi-Fi hotspot in St. Andrew West Central on Thursday (July 31). Dr. Holness serves as the constituency’s Member of Parliament. He is joined by Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Efficiency, Innovation and Digital Transformation, Senator the Hon. Ambassador Audrey Marks (second left); and (from left) Councillor/Caretaker, Olympic Gardens Division, Kelvin Hall; Chief Executive Officer, Universal Service Fund (USF), Charlton McFarlane; and Commanding Officer, St. Andrew South Division, Senior Superintendent of Police Damion Manderson.
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Cockburn Gardens, Mall Road and Drewsland Join USF’s Expanding Community Wi-Fi Network

Residents of Cockburn Gardens, Mall Road and Drewsland in St. Andrew West Central, on Thursday (July 31), became the latest beneficiaries of the Universal Service Fund’s (USF) community Wi-Fi initiative. The newly launched Wi-Fi hotspots will allow residents to connect simultaneously using their devices, free of charge. With this expansion, the number of hotspots established in the constituency now stands...
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Minister of Finance and Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), is in conversation with businesswoman Audrey Stewart-Hinchcliffe at e-Learning Jamaica’s 20th Anniversary Gala and Awards held recently at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.
EducationTelecommunications

E-learning Jamaica a Critical Partner in Creating Digital Society

Finance and the Public Service Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, has hailed e-Learning Jamaica (e-LJam) as a critical partner in Jamaica’s progress towards becoming a fully digital society. The entity, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, has a mandate of integrating and infusing technology at all levels of the education system, with the objective of bridging the digital divide...
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Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz.
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Gov’t Establishes Enterprise Team to Review Sangster Airport Concession Extension

The Government has established an Enterprise Team to assess the early extension of the concession agreement for Sangster International Airport (SIA) in Montego Bay, St. James. The facility is being managed by MBJ Airports Limited under a 30-year concession agreement granted in 2003 by the Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ). Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz,...
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