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From left, Minister Without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, in discussion with Principal of Clarendon College, David Wilson, and sponsor of the John McMillan Lecture Series, Norman Reid, following Thursday's lecture held at the school in Clarendon.
From left, Minister Without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, in discussion with Principal of Clarendon College, David Wilson, and sponsor of the John McMillan Lecture Series, Norman Reid, following Thursday's lecture held at the school in Clarendon.

Digital Transformation Is Inevitable – Floyd Green

By: Barbara Ellington, February 4, 2022
Minister Without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, says that the idea for the upcoming National Identificaton System is not entirely new. Since the 1970s,...
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (seated right) and Chief Executive Officer of the Digicel Foundation, Charmaine Daniels (seated left), sign the agreement for the establishment of a Smart Computer Lab at the Harry Watch Primary School in Manchester. Observing (from left, standing) are Principal of the school, Fitzroy Francis; Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Maureen Dwyer; Acting Chief Education Officer, Dr. Kasan Troupe; and Regional Director for Region 5, Ottis Brown. The signing ceremony was held at the Ministry in Kingston on Wednesday (February 2).

Harry Watch Primary School To Get Smart Computer Lab

By: Chanel Spence, February 3, 2022
The number of public Wi-Fi hotspots are set to increase by seven additional sites. “These sites are at varying stages of implementation, and I am pleased to report that we are on track to meet this target and Jamaica will have a total of 20 public Wi-Fi sites across the country by March 31, 2022,” Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz, said. He was speaking in the House of Representatives on February 1. The Minister also informed that some seven new Community Access Points (CAPs) across the island have been completed. These are Garlogie Primary & Junior High, Clarendon; Tivoli Gardens, Kingston; Brixton Hill Primary School, Clarendon; Red Ridge Resource Centre, St. Elizabeth; Sir Howard Cooke Thursday Group Character Development Centre, Nannyville, St. Andrew; Albion Primary School, St. James; and Cheapside Basic School and Community Centre, St. Elizabeth.

Seven Additional Wi-Fi Hotspots

By: Latonya Linton, February 2, 2022

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