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Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (3rd right), accepts a design plan of the US$6 million business process outsourcing (BPO) facility to be constructed in Portmore, St. Catherine from Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Portmore Holdings Limited, Gordon Tewani (right). Occasion as the signing of a Memoranda of Understanding at the Office for the project held on Tuesday (September 30), at the Office of the Prime Minister in Kingston. Others from left are: Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer; Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes Abrahams, and President, University College of the Caribbean (UCC), Dr. Winston Adams.
Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (3rd right), accepts a design plan of the US$6 million business process outsourcing (BPO) facility to be constructed in Portmore, St. Catherine from Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Portmore Holdings Limited, Gordon Tewani (right). Occasion as the signing of a Memoranda of Understanding at the Office for the project held on Tuesday (September 30), at the Office of the Prime Minister in Kingston. Others from left are: Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer; Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes Abrahams, and President, University College of the Caribbean (UCC), Dr. Winston Adams.

US$6 Million Invested in BPO Facility in Portmore

By: Chris Patterson, October 3, 2014
A total of US$6 million has been invested in the construction of a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) facility in Portmore, St. Catherine, which is expected to provide jobs for thousands...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson (2nd right); and Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right); applaud as Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (left), presents a tablet computer to Haile Selassie High School student, Tarique Salmon. Occasion was the handing over of tablets to students of the school on September 29, under the Government’s $1.4 billion Tablets in Schools pilot project. Tarique’s mother, Vinnel Lawson (2nd left), also shares the moment.

Tablets Not For Posting on Youtube – PM

By: Alecia Smith-Edwards, September 29, 2014
Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (second left); Civil Servant of the Year 2013-14, Enthrose Campbell (left); Senior Corporate Relations Manager, Digicel, Trisha Williams-Singh (second right) cut the ribbon symbolising the official opening of the Internet cafe at the Treadways Gospel Assembly during a ceremony September 28 at the church’s premises in Treadways, St. Catherine. Looking on is Pastor at the church, Elder Courtney Lyn. The Treadways Internet café is one of the four projects undertaken by Ms. Campbell, and is supported by Digicel which donated the computers, desks and chairs for the facility. The café is equipped with two desktop computers, two laptop computers, a multipurpose printer and wall posters.

$12 Billion Collected From Universal Service Fund

By: Chris Patterson, September 28, 2014

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Science, Technology, Energy, and Mining, State Minister, Hon. Julian Robinson (right), converses with Canadian High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency Robert Ready (left), and British High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency David Fitton, prior to the start of Monday’s (September 15) opening session of the Ministry’s two-day cyber security workshop at Jamaica House.
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