Post & Telecommunications Department
• Renovated three post offices in Kingston, Ocho Rios and Falmouth.
The General Post Office (GPO), King Street, downtown Kingston, was also refurbished and reopened.
• Released the Jamaica Civil Service Association (JCSA) commemorative stamp to celebrate the Association’s 100th anniversary.
Universal Service Fund
• Launched its seventh public Wi-Fi Hotspot at Emancipation Park in Kingston
• Hosted a graduation ceremony for 890 unattached youth, aged 18 to 35, who were trained under the Technology Advancement Programme (TAP) and placed at 45 institutions within the private and public sectors to conduct digitisation or data collection.
• More than 600 participants were engaged in TAP.
• Community access point (CAP) established for students of the Caribbean Christian Centre for the Deaf (CCCD), which will provide Internet and other computer-related services.
Cyber Incident Response Team (CIRT)
• Hosted a series of events during Cybersecurity Awareness Month in October, to sensitise the public on cyber safety. These included school tours, roadshows, a public safety and security symposium, a conference, a cybersecurity drill and workshops for law-enforcement personnel.
Spectrum Management Authority
• Instituted an online client payment portal to make it more convenient for clients to pay their fees.