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Executive Director of the Scientific Research Council, Dr. Charah Watson, is encouraging educators to utilise its online resources.

Teachers Encouraged to Use SRC’s Online Resources

By: Rocheda Bartley, March 22, 2024

High-school science teachers preparing students to sit the Caribbean Examinations Council assessments are being encouraged to utilise the Scientific Research Council’s (SRC) online resources. Executive Director of the SRC, Dr....

Director General of the International Centre for Environmental and Nuclear Sciences (ICENS) at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Professor Charles Grant, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank on Wednesday, March 13.

ICENS Acquires Gamma Irradiation Technology

By: Sherika Hall, March 16, 2024

Executive Director, Scientific Research Council (SRC), Dr. Charah Watson.

SRC Looking to Forge Additional Private-Sector Partnerships

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Chief Executive Officer of the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Dolsie Allen, shares details on activities for World Consumer Rights Day (WCRD) during a JIS Think Tank on March 7. WCRD will be observed on March 15.

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March 15 is World Consumer Rights Day

Jamaica will join the global community is observing World Consumer Rights Day (WCRD) on March 15, under theme ‘Fair and Responsible use of Artificial Intelligence in Consumer Relations.’ Activities will...

By: Sherika Hall, March 8, 2024

Chief Executive Officer of eLearning Jamaica Company Limited, Andrew Lee, says Artificial Intelligence (AI) can greatly improve the teaching and learning process.

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Teachers Benefit from Workshop on AI in the Classroom

Sixty teachers from Regions 3 and 4, comprising St. Ann, Trelawny, St. James, Hanover and Westmoreland, benefited recently from a two-day workshop focusing on artificial intelligence (AI) in the classroom....

By: Rocheda Bartley, March 8, 2024

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (left), is updated on developments regarding the upgraded eGov Data Centre in Kingston by eGov Jamaica Limited’s Senior Director for Operations and Support Services, Devon Sterling, during a tour of the facility on Thursday (February 29). Also listening is Executive Director, Transformation Implementation Unit (TIU), Maria Thompson Walters.

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$600-Million eGov Data Centre Upgrades Completed

The Government has completed upgrades to the eGov Data Centre at a cost of $600 million. The project, which began in 2020, forms part of the public-sector transformation programme, being...

By: Judana Murphy, March 1, 2024

Executive Director of the Scientific Research Council, Dr. Charah Watson, says students have up to March 31 to submit entries in the National Young Inventors and Innovators Pitch Competition (YIIC).

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YIIC Application Deadline Extended

The Scientific Research Council (SRC) has extended the deadline for entries in the National Young Inventors and Innovators Competition (YIIC) to March 31. Speaking with JIS News recently, Executive Director,...

By: Rocheda Bartley, February 27, 2024

Executive Director of the Scientific Research Council, Dr. Charah Watson.

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SRC Supports Student Entrepreneurs of Papine High

The Scientific Research Council (SRC) has committed its support to student entrepreneurs of the Papine High School in St. Andrew, following their call for approval of their personal-care products. Executive...

By: Rocheda Bartley, February 26, 2024

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with oversight for Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, delivers the keynote address during the launch of a free wi-fi hotspot in Waterford, St. Catherine, on Thursday (February 22).

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Students Encouraged to Build Technology Skills

Students should build their technology skills and seek careers in the lucrative cyber security sector, says Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with oversight for Skills...

By: Garfield L. Angus, February 23, 2024

Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz (third right), unveils the sign symbolising the commissioning into service of the Glenwood Springs Community Wi-Fi in Clarendon North Western on Wednesday (February 21). Sharing the moment (from left) are: Chief Executive Officer, Universal Service Fund (USF), Daniel Dawes; Member of Parliament, Clarendon North Western, Phillip Henriques; Councillor-Caretaker, Ritchies Division, Kamiel Marshall; and Inspector at the Spalding Police Station, Romaine Brooks.

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PHOTOS: Glenwood Springs Community Wi-Fi Launched

Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz (third right), unveils the sign symbolising the commissioning into service of the Glenwood Springs Community Wi-Fi in Clarendon North Western...

Hands holding traditional and energy efficient light bulbs.

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Energy Efficient Lighting to Be Installed at 120 Government Facilities

A total of 120 government facilities, including 50 public buildings, will be retrofitted with energy efficient lighting during the new financial year. The work will be done under the Energy...

By: Rochelle Williams, February 22, 2024

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