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Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley (2nd left), officially opens the Annotto Bay Computer Resource Centre in St. Mary on Thursday, August 10. Others (from left) are Councillor for the Annotto Bay Division of the St. Mary Municipal Corporation, Hugh Bryan; Member of Parliament for South East St. Mary, Dr. Winston Green; Port Maria Mayor, Councillor Richard Creary; and representative of the Annotto Bay Community Development and Environmental Benevolent Society, Ruel Francis. The $3.5-million facility, established by the Universal Service Fund (USF), is the 256th Community Access Point (CAP) to be developed across the island and the seventh in St. Mary.
Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley (2nd left), officially opens the Annotto Bay Computer Resource Centre in St. Mary on Thursday, August 10. Others (from left) are Councillor for the Annotto Bay Division of the St. Mary Municipal Corporation, Hugh Bryan; Member of Parliament for South East St. Mary, Dr. Winston Green; Port Maria Mayor, Councillor Richard Creary; and representative of the Annotto Bay Community Development and Environmental Benevolent Society, Ruel Francis. The $3.5-million facility, established by the Universal Service Fund (USF), is the 256th Community Access Point (CAP) to be developed across the island and the seventh in St. Mary.

Community Access Point Opens in Annotto Bay

By: Douglas McIntosh, August 12, 2017
Residents of Annotto Bay, St. Mary, now have the benefit of a community access point (CAP), which provides access to the Internet as well as a variety of computer-related services. The Annotto Bay...
Adjunct Professor, Seminole State College, United States of America (USA), Professor Dwight Elliot (left), shares a moment with the Lead, Jamaica Diaspora Agriculture and Technology Task Forces, USA, Kimone Gooden (centre), and Chief Information Officer, GraceKennedy and Moderator of the ICT, Digitisation and the future of work Plenary session, Simon Roberts, at the Diaspora Conference at the Jamaica Conference Centre in Kingston on July 26.

Diaspora Technology Task Force Urges Members to Hire Jamaicans

By: Tomeica Gunn, July 27, 2017
Director General at STATIN, Carol Coy.

STATIN Proposes Establishment of National Statistics Commission

By: Kadian Brown, July 27, 2017

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