January 2012 Volume 1, Issue 1

VOLUME 1 ISSUE 1

Special points of interest:

Pree Dem Feature

Ole time people did say…

A we say sports

Tech—Tycoon

Inside this issue:

ICT in the Jamaican Society 1

ICT and its inclusion in the

Jamaican Education System

3

ICT through mobile

telephony facilitating

Agricultural Developments

4

The impact of Information

and Communication Technologies

(ICT) has been very pervasive in

developed and developing

countries especially Caribbean

countries. Respective heads of

Governments have implemented

and executed ICT policies and

Strategic Plans for social,

economic, political and well as

intellectual and technological

development. These they make

simpler and easier to achieve by

establishing and realizing sectored

achievement plans. The realization

and proper utilization as such a

plan will undoubtedly give

Jamaica‘s economy a ‗push start‘

towards development and

sustainability. Furthermore, this

realization will pave the way for

the creation and establishment of

new technologically driven jobs,

E-Jobs, but citizens will need the

training (knowledge), access and

infrastructure to make this into a

reality.

The results for this roll out

will be astounding. Take for ex-

ample; the Agriculture Sector.

With the inclusion of ICT

there can be a stabilization of

the market, increase in

profits thus ultimately

facilitating improvements in

the country‘s economy. Sim-

ply put, the establishment of

a closed user group (CUG)

designed for farmers and

agricultural agencies can

allow for there to be a mobile

network that each farmer,

once registered, is

automatically included in

the group. This group

attached to a

Telecommunications Service

Provider, will authorize the

issuing of cell phones to

farmers so that they can

receive text messages and

Short Messaging Services

(SMS) about proper

planting techniques,

climate changes, pesticides

and fertilizers available,

availability and proper

usage as well as can allow

for there to be a

standardization of crop

prices on a parish level and

ultimately, islandwide.

Additionally, the consumers

can subscribe to a similar

network that disseminates

information about crop

availability, pricing as well

as the best deals available

to consumers. The

inclusion of ICT in the

operations of the country

can be of further benefit to

other sectors such as the

Health, Education and help

aid with proper Governance

and citizen participation.

Jamaica, so far for the past

three years has been the

recorded leader in the

Caribbean as it relates to the

implementation of

E-government online

facilities deployment.

ICT and the Jamaican Society by Adrian Duncan

Let us as

Jamaicans join

hands and „set di

ting” right, so

that our

children‟s future

can be

astonishingly

bright.

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Front Cover: The Yaadi Culture Fimi Style Development team brightens young faces

ment scores and a

more intellectually

empowered and knowledge driven society.

Distance education can further facilitate a

more empowered society driven through

ICT‘s involvement in the creative process.

More online courses means more enrolment,

which means cheaper cost and ultimately

more educated citizens in the country to help

participating through e-governmental

avenues and thus aid in the decision making

processes of the country as well as foster a

higher literacy rate for the Island. But, if

policies are not in place and adhered to as the

infrastructure, access and knowledge isn‘t

available to citizens then their participation

can never be a realization. Phillip Paulwell

experimented with ICT 11 years ago,

Christopher Tufton for months have been

endorsing this move along with Patrick

Casserly. Let us as Jamaicans join hands and

‗set di ting‖ right, so that our children‘s future

can be astonishingly bright.

Government agencies presently online are; The

National Land Agency (NLA), Management

Institute for National Development (MIND),

Jamaica Customs and Registrar General‘s

Department as well as the Office of the

Registrar of Companies. And these agencies

results are proof that we as a country can utilize

ICT for other sectors developments.

In the health sector, this can prove to be an as-

set as there can be the facilitation of more

distant consultation by doctors with patients

that are in remote locations who are unable to

pay fare go into major cities to health-centers

for face to face consultations. This can increase

the amount of consultations done on a yearly

basis as well as reduce the clutter in our

hospitals on a daily basis.

The Education sector is another area that can

greatly benefit from this inclusion as there

needs to be proper instructions given to citizens

on how to manipulate and use this technology

for their advantage.

Educating the mass on how to make use of this

technology can further yield higher achieve-

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ICTs is an acronym for Information and Communications Technologies and can be defined as a diverse set of technological tools and resources used to communicate, and to create, disseminate, store and manage information,. These technologies include computers, the internet, broadcasting technologies (radio and television) as well as telephony. Furthermore, ICTs are technical systems that accept, manipulate and process information and facilitate communication

between at least two parties. Cont‟d on pg 7

ICTs and its inclusion in the Jamaica Education System by A. Duncan

Agriculture is an important sector in the Jamaican economy; within the rural

communities it is a source of income for farmers, vendors of ground

produce and it provides food to the wider Jamaican society.

The sector faces major challenges of increasing production in the harsh

reality of dwindling natural resources necessary for said production. The

growing demand for agricultural products, however, also offers

opportunities for producers to sustain and improve their livelihoods. Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) play an important role in

addressing these challenges and uplifting the livelihood of the rural poor, this

will be done through Research on crops, diseases which affect them, how to fix

problems, subscribing to and communicating with other farmers in developed

countries, latest development in agriculture, marketing of products, collecting

orders online, keeping in touch with clients, distance education etc.

The agricultural sector is confronted with the major challenge of increasing production to

feed a growing and increasingly prosperous population in a situation of decreasing availability

of natural resources. Factors of particular concern are water shortages, declining soil fertility, ef-

fects of climate change and rapid decrease of fertile agricultural lands due to urbanization. How-

ever, the growing demand, including for higher quality products, also offers opportunities for im-

proving the livelihoods of rural communities. An important use of mobile phones by the heads of

government can be for the access to market information.

ICT through mobile telephony can facilitate Agricultural development in

Jamaica by Adrian Duncan

The usage of Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) is

widespread and has yielded astounding results in numerous developed

countries around the world in regards to development. ICT is now impacting

developing countries and are using it as a vehicle in transporting goods and

services for development. The deployment and usage of ICT in Jamaica‘s

agricultural sector development in today‘s information and technologically

driven society.

Numerous African, European and Asian countries are using their

technology for their all sectors and economy. Ghana, India and Niger are

specific examples of countries that have/are still using this technology for

social, economic and technological development as well as facilitating a more

interactive society.

In the Jamaican society today mobile communication have had a profound

impact on individuals; especially those in the rural and inner city

communities. The mobility, ease of use, flexibility in deployment and

relatively low cost of this wireless technology has proven beneficial to

persons with low levels of income and literacy.

“Agriculture is an

important sector in

the Jamaican

economy; within the

rural communities it

is a source of income

for farmers, vendors

of ground

produce and it

provides food to the

wider Jamaican

society.”

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Farmers using their

I-Pad

This can be done

through the careful

establishment of

networks between

farmers, the Ministry

and Agricultural

agencies. Through the

facilitation by a

telecommunications

service provider, this

platform can allow

consumers to sign up

for Short Messaging

Services (SMS) alerts

for commodities and markets of their choice and

receive instant alerts for offers to buy and sell

when anyone else on the network has submitted

an offer.

Networks like these can form the basis on which

the stabilization of the Jamaican Agricultural

Market can be done as using these networks these

networks allow for easier stabilization of the

prices of commodities reducing disparities on the

parish level and ultimately, on a National Level.

Cont‘d on pg. 10.

ICT through mobile telephony can facilitate Agricultural development in Jamaica

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Feature: From a Bird’s view By Deidre Douglas

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―Jamaica, the place of choice to live,

work, raise families and do business‖

―Jamaica, the place of choice to live,

work, raise families and do business‖

Ole Time People did say…by Georgette McGlashen

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Empowering the 21st

Century Librarian

Empowering the 21st

Century Librarian

Facts you should know:

Jamaica's climate is tropical,

supporting diverse ecosystems with

a wealth of plants and animals.

Many new plants were introduced in

the Spanish rule including

sugarcane, bananas, and citrus trees.

Simply put, ICTs are more than computers and

informatics as they do not operate as isolated

systems but as an integral part of a network.

Moreover, ICTs is more than broadcasting

technologies as it does not only disseminate

information but it also facilitates interactive

communication.

The application of ICT in education could have

miraculous national, regional and even

international effects in the context of alternatives

to overcome current inequalities. For Caribbean

countries, ICTs have the potential for increasing

access to as well as improving the relevance and

quality of education. ICTs can greatly facilitate

the acquisition and absorption of knowledge,

offering Jamaicans and other Caribbean

Nationals unprecedented opportunities, both

formally and informally, to previously

underserved constituencies, scattered and rural

populations. Groups traditionally excluded from

education due to cultural or social reasons such

as girls and women, persons with disabilities

and the elderly as well as for reason of cost or

simply because of time constraints are unable to

enroll on campus.

A key defining feature of ICTs is the ability to

transcend time and space. ICTs make possible

asynchronous learning. Online Material, for ex-

ample, may be accessed 24/7. Additionally,

certain types of ICTs such as teleconferencing

technologies, enable instruction to be received

simultaneously by multiple, geographically

dispersed learners; synchronous learning.

Moreover, teachers and students no longer need

to rely solely on printed books and materials in

physical media housed in libraries (and available

in limited quantity) for educational needs. With

the World Wide Web and the Internet, a plethora

of information and learning material on all

disciplines and in varying formats can be

accessed anywhere at any time and by unlimited

number of persons.

This is appreciably important for Jamaica‘s

schools that have limited and sometimes

outdated library resources. ICTs can further

facilitate access to mentors, experts, resources,

professionals, business leaders as well as

persons of the same caliber who are not

physically in Jamaica but all over the world.

Additionally, this improves the quality of

Jamaican citizens‘ lives through providing

proper education. Furthermore, training is a

crucial issue, especially now at a time of

expansion. ICTs can embrace the quality of

Jamaicans‘ education in several ways; by

increasing learner motivation and engagement

ICTs and its inclusion in the Jamaica Education System

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by facilitating the acquisition of basic skills and

by enhancing teacher training.

At the University of the West Indies, Mona

Campus, Dr. Sherene James-Williamson, Lecturer

in the Department of Geography and Geology is in

the process of writing proposals so that she can

integrate and use ICTs in her lessons and daily

museum activities. With the use of Petroledge,

Counter ledge, Grainledge among other software,

she intends to take advantage of this technology

for her students‘ educational development.

Petroledge is a knowledge system software that

manages reservoir petrographic information. It is

her intention to use this advance technology for

the capturing, codifying, storing and sharing of

detailed petrographic descriptions of clastic and

carbonate reservoir rocks based on a high level of

geologic ontology. With Counter ledge she intends

to use the software for the quantifying, storing,

processing and sharing of detailed descriptions of

all kinds of compositional this section analysis.

This software further quantifies constituents and

features in a thin section. The use of these and

other software in education can foster a more cen-

tralized storage that allows for easy back up as

well as organization and control of all documented

data and further integrates artificial intelligence

and relational database technology for students

data description and evaluation.

Knowledge based activities have become

increasingly important and pervasive

worldwide. ICTs are the foundation for this

knowledge world. It allows economies to

acquire and share ideas, expertise, services and

technologies locally, regionally and

internationally. ICTs can create and sustain

new opportunities for economic development.

Accelerate knowledge transfer and

technological diffusion so as to amplify the

competitive advantage of fast-learning

economies.

ICTs have a profound economic impact at all

levels of individuals, firms and communities.

Citizens in Jamaica and across the world use

ICTs components and their services for the

acquisition of knowledge and skills so that

they can increase growth and development via

job creation using ICTs. In several countries

across the globe, an increasing number of

individuals are building up academic networks

through ICT enabled, peer to peer web based

groups that facilitate educational integration

and drive development. Why is Jamaica not

maximizing this avenue to stimulate growth

and development?

ICTs and its inclusion in the Jamaica Education System Cont’d from pg. 2

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ICTs and its inclusion in the Jamaica Education System

have launched a program for the facilitation of

female agricultural development, Jamaica can use

this channel for the agricultural sector‘s

development. In order to provide consumers with

regular access to useful information and improve

the marketing and sales of their products, the

association set up telecentres in villages

equipped with cell phones, Global Positioning

Systems (GPS) and computers with high speed

internet connection. These telecentres, managed

by trained rural women helps the association to

run its businesses more effectively. In addition to

this, the organization maintains a website that

offers its members timely information about

events where they can promote and/or sell their

products information; example, promoting the

farmers markets and their locations to a wider

audience thus attracting more consumer turnouts.

Utilizing this technology and the establishment of

the telecentres has allowed for orders to increase

by over 65% in 2005 thus allowing members to

double their profits (now imagine if this

technology is being used here in Jamaica).

Access to markets information

through mobile telephony will allow for

there to be faster response to market

demands and helps in the increasing of

profits. Furthermore, this gives the

opportunity for consumers to purchase

potatoes, tomatoes and onions without the

inclusion of a middleman thereby greatly

reducing transaction costs between the buyer

and the sellers. Additionally, this inclusion

can help in the creation of more Information

and Communications Technologies and

Agricultural driven jobs for Jamaican

citizens in the agricultural products

manufacturing sector; thought they might

not be directly involved in the farming

aspect; for example, the creation of jobs,

especially for female, in the manufacturing

and resale of skin care and natural herbal

products.

Increasing the efficiency,

productivity and sustainability of small scale

farms is an area where ICT can make a

significant contribution. Farming involves

risks and uncertainties, with farmers facing

many threats from poor soils, drought,

erosion and pests. Key improvements stem

from information about pest and disease

control, especially early warning systems,

new varieties, new ways to optimize

production and regulations for quality

control. Awareness of up-to-date market

information on prices for commodities,

inputs and consumer trends can improve

farmers‘ livelihoods substantially and have a

dramatic impact on their negotiating

position. Such information is instrumental in

making decisions about future crops and

commodities and about the best time and

place to sell and buy goods.

Similar to producers in Burkina Faso who

ICT through mobile telephony can facilitate Agricultural development in

Jamaica by Adrian Duncan

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Additionally, simple websites to match offer and

demand of agricultural produce can be a start to more

complex agricultural trade systems. These sites can

even evolve from local selling/ buying websites and

price-information systems, to systems offering

marketing and trading functions. Typically, price

information will be collected at the main regional

markets and stored in a central database. The

information will be published on a website, accessible

to farmers via information centers. To reach a wider

audience, information will also be broadcasted via

radio, TV or mobile phone, thereby creating a ‗level

playing field‘ between Jamaican producers and traders

in a region.

Jamaica can successfully implement and effectively

execute several programs and services for agricultural

success. Using a common portal that links multimedia

to personal computers by satellites, providing training

for hosts in addition to giving computers to farmers for

the accessing of information such as local weather

forecasts, crop price listings in local markets and the

latest sowing techniques. Collectively, these

improvements will result in productivity gains for the

farmers and the sector.

The sustainability of these systems requires attention,

with an important role for the

private sector and organized

producer groups. Realizing these

opportunities further requires

compliance with more stringent

quality standards and regulations

for the production and handling of

agricultural produce. New

approaches and technical

innovations will be required to

cope with these challenges and to

enhance the livelihoods of the rural

population. The role of ICT to

enhance food security and support

rural livelihoods is increasingly

recognized worldwide but is it

fully endorsed Islandwide?

ICTs and its inclusion in the Jamaica Education System Cont’d from pg. 2

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ICT through mobile telephony can facilitate Agricultural development

in Jamaica by Adrian Duncan

The Jamaican Sporting arena

A we say Sports…. by Ramshia McKenzie

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.

Pree Dem...

Additionally:

I salute you on your bold and

responsible step my friend.

Congratulations on the wedding

and I know that you will take

good care of Patrice and you

will both be happy together.

Alman “Pootix” Davidson

From a tender age, ‗Ali‘ as he is affectionately called has been a passionate,

loyal, humble, hardworking and determined young man . His attributes

further developed after joining the football team at his former high school;

Morant Bay High School, where he learned to be a team player and

expound on his leadership attributes as he was the ―rock of Gibraltar‖ , the

driving force behind their numerous victories. Upon leaving high school he

was forced to grow up at a tender age and face the harsh realities of growing

up in the rural area of Jamaica. He got a girl pregnant (his wife today) and

they were deemed failures by numerous detractors, both within their

families and outsiders looking in.

Brushing off the dirt as they rose from their blunder, their drive and

determination allowed them to over come this obstacle. Like numerous

young Jamaicans , Ali went to the National Youth Service for help and

was sent to a camp for a month before being sent

to the public library in his parish to work. With

the love, determination, drive, passion,

confidence and love for his children, wife, family

and friends boosted him to the level that he is

today.

Today, Mr. Davidson is a registered nurse at the

University Hospital of the Wets Indies; a

Bachelor of Sciences degree holder; a proud

father and husband, my Fraternity of Roosters

brother and lifelong friend. Big up yourself

MUCHO!

We salute a young Jamaican Father, Husband and

Patriot!

Yaadi Culture, Fimi Style Dec 28th, 2011

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These individuals

are making strides

for Jamaica‘s

development ….Uno

fi PREE DEM !!!

The Yaadi Culture, Fimi Style Charity Organization is a not for profit organization

that is comprised of volunteers who work together towards a positive goal;

Jamaican educational and intellectual upliftment. The Yaadi Culture, Fimi Style

Charity Organization provides help and support to children, encouraging

educational and intellectual development so as to alleviate themselves from their

present socio-economic state. The Yaadi Culture, Fimi Style Charity Organization

encourages people to get involved with their community and reach their fullest

potential.

We are a non-profit organization, since December 2011 dedicated to help

disadvantaged children in Jamaica to enhance their lives through education. With

support from sponsor parents we have already helped hundreds of children in

Mona, St. Thomas and Clarendon, with food, clothing, medicine, education and

ultimately homes. With support from sponsor parents around the island, we hope

we will help many thousands of children in the years to come.

As a children‘s charity, The Yaadi Culture, Fimi Style Charity Organization

measure ourselves by the joy we see on all of the faces we help. At The Yaadi

Culture, Fimi Style Charity Organization, we're more than a charity. More than an

NGO. We're a mobilized force of University graduates and caring hearts that

provide safe, effective motivational talks and educationally uplifting tools for

children born in unfavorable environments.

That's where we come in as a Jamaican charity providing much needed educational

favors. Since 2011, The Yaadi Culture, Fimi Style Charity Organization — through

the help of dedicated l volunteers — will provide more than 2000 hours of

motivational talks and over 200,000 free charity drives for children and young

adults born with in unfavorable environments.

Aspiring to be one of the most prominent children‘s charities in the island and with

a presence in over 4 parishes, we are able to heal children‘s smiles and bring hope

for a better future.

Thanks to the generosity and spirit of volunteerism shown by our supporters, we

want to help thousands of children per year. With your help, how many lives can

we change tomorrow?

Adrian Duncan

Founder, CEO and Chief Development Officer

The Charity Buzz...

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Tech - Tycoon...

Whether this great

potential to stimulate

growth and

competitiveness is

realized will depend on

the Governments

understanding of the

opportunities involved

and ensure that there

are supportive

measures in place

through regulatory and

policy reform as well

as strategic investments

and public-private

partnerships. Realizing

the benefits of ICTs

further requires

development of new

content, services and

applications as well as

increased human

capacity to adopt the

technology for it

economic value.

Jamaica, mobile telephones and Health

development by Adrian Duncan

The mobile phone market is exclusively important in numerous developing

countries including Jamaica, where it is growing exponentially. This tool is and

will continue to be used by numerous countries as a ―leap frogging‖ tool. This

growth has been driven primarily by wireless technologies as well as the

liberalization of the telecommunications market which enables a faster and less

costly technological roll out. The development potential for Jamaica utilizing this

wireless platform is enormous as mobile telephones have evolved from simple

voice services and text messaging to a more sophisticated broadband bandwidth

intelligent system that enables a diverse range of applications in locations where

conventional services were once unavailable.

Mobile phones can improve the effectiveness and reach of Jamaican health pro-

grams. In numerous countries across the globe, health care is one of the largest

public budgetary expenses. Jamaica is no different but could benefit from the im-

provements to the sector for the average individual due to the inclusion of technolo-

gies in the day to day happening so the sector can be further developed. With this

inclusion, Jamaica can benefit tremendously from numerous health information

systems that allows for the tracking of service delivery, establishing accountability

as well as manage patients for a more effective health outcome which ultimately

results in an effective and efficient sector.

The implementation and installment of appropriate programs the mobile can be

used as an interface that allows for drug inventory management and patient moni-

toring programs facilitation. Countries such as India, Peru and Rwanda are deploy-

ing similar systems through Voxiva‘s HeatlhNet Systems. For Jamaica‘s health de-

velopment, there can be the utilization of the mobile telephone by doctors to ensure

that their patients are taking their medications on time as well as it notifies the

health professionals if/when a patient does not take their medication.

Moreover, there can be more distant consultation through video conferencing be-

tween Jamaican doctors and patients in remote locations who are unable to pay the

high transportation costs to visit the health centers in major towns and cities. This

can improve the sector effectively and efficiently as it will reduce the amount of

persons that are visiting the hospitals for minor injuries and ailments on a yearly

basis and reduce the clutter and mayhem that hospitals and other medical staff/

professionals encounter on a daily basis. It can further reduce medical errors and

enable faster diagnosis and treatment.

ICTs are significant technological development, providing users with fast, always

on access to new services, applications, content and opportunities.

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Doctors utilizing

ICT‘s

Jamaica land of wood, water and panoramic

beaches….

You and your family should...

...book a flight soon.

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Jamaica, ICT’s and Connectivity …...how far will it

take us?

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The Yaadi Culture, Fimi Style Vegetarian Café/Restaurant will be offering vegetarians

an enjoyable dining experience, but also for attracting non-vegetarian audiences to

sample delicious cuisine. We boast of cool and casual dining, matched with quick

service and a complete range of vegetarian meals and starters. We offer home delivery,

takeaway and outdoor catering. We have on staff a strong production team staff and we

are open morning to night.

The Yaadi Culture, Fimi Style Vegetarian Café/Restaurant is going to be a new

healthy, organic restaurant chain inspired by the increasing health conscious attitudes

of Jamaicans. The Yaadi Culture, Fimi Style Vegetarian Café/Restaurant utilizes the

freshest organic produce and lean cuts of meat to provide customers with meals of high

nutritional value inspired by cultures across the island. Every meal will be freshly

prepared for customers, meeting the individual dietary needs and preferences of each

one. The location offers a relaxing atmosphere for customers to enjoy their meal, also

providing the option of takeout, delivery, and even catering for special events.

The restaurant not only cares about its customer‘s health, but also that of the

environment. The building will be LEED certified, commonly known as ―green,‖

using sustainable, resource efficient models of renovation and operation. Green

buildings are designed to reduce the overall impact of the built environment on human

health and the natural environment by: efficiently using energy, water, and other

resources; protecting occupant health and improving employee productivity; and

reducing waste, pollution and environmental degradation. The Yaadi Culture, Fimi

Style Vegetarian Café/Restaurant will make use of alternate energy to run operations

and decrease the location‘s carbon footprint. Alternate energy sources include, and are

not limited to wind and solar energy.

Additionally, we at The Yaadi Culture, Fimi Style Vegetarian Café/Restaurant will be

serving Vegan and Vegetarian Meals. These meals will be prepared daily and will

include specials like - Rice, Vegetables, Breaded Vegetables, and Soy Meat. In

addition, there will be the preparation of Burgers - Soy Chicken & Soy Fish Burgers.

Furthermore, The Yaadi Culture, Fimi Style Vegetarian Café/Restaurant teams will

use Whole Wheat Bread baked on the premises and will provide Wraps, Cakes,

Cookies and Many other vegetarian/vegan food items and deserts.

Everything will be prepared on the premises. We at The Yaadi Culture, Fimi Style

Vegetarian Café/Restaurant are promoting vegetarianism because it is the healthy

alternative to proper eating. Your system will feel much lighter than if you eat meat.

Adrian Duncan

Founder and CEO

The Yaadi Culture, Fimi Style

Vegetarian Café/Restaurant

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Tech - Tycoon...contd

Jamaica, mobile telephones and Health

development by Adrian Duncan

ICTs have become obligatory to most health workers, as the

volume and complexity of knowledge and information have

outshone the ability of health professionals to function optimally

without the support of information management tools. In the area

of health research, for example, the volume of new information is

enough to stretch even ICT-assisted decision-making systems.

E-Health systems can improve Jamaican citizens‘ access to

information, thus increasing awareness of what is known in the

health sciences, while selective dissemination by electronic means

can facilitate targeting of information on those who either request it

or are most likely to use it. The most effective way of building the know–do bridge, however, is to

provide just-in-time, high quality, relevant information to health professionals and, increasingly, to

laypersons.

Developments in ICT have ushered in an era of profound opportunity and potential for Jamaica‘s

advancement in health and health care, and e-Health systems today constitute a third major pillar

on which the health sector is built. At the level of individual practice, ICT systems can support the

mind's limited capacity to sift through large quantities of health facts and identify those items that

bear directly on a given situation. There is a general Jamaican tendency to imagine that e-Health

systems or things technologically advanced are tools exclusively for the industrialized world,

believe me this is far from the truth, as there are evidences of numerous telehealth projects in

developing countries and investment in such systems for Jamaica and Jamaicans represents money

well spent, both for immediate benefits and for future gains. ICTs in the health sector deserve a

central role in Jamaica‘s national development strategies. ―Mek we sawt out‖ the thing properly

nuh…….

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Yaadi Culture, Fimi Style Magazine is a socially endorsed magazine that

tackles social, economical, political and technical issues affecting the

country. Yaadi Culture, Fimi Style will through, scholastic research, aid in

the sparking of debates, implementation of policies as well as help to foster

developmental changes in the Jamaican Diaspora.

Yaadi Culture, Fimi Style Magazine will be analyzing issues, from a pin to

an anchor, in all fields of development; Technology, Governance, Policy

Making, Librarianship, Sports, Entertainment, Telecommunications as well

as politics, Science and Religion. The chief audience for the Yaadi Culture,

Fimi Style will be movers and shakers, the average "Joe" and "Jane" of the

Jamaican Society as well as the intellectually empowered students of the

Jamaican Diaspora.

Furthermore, the Yaadi Culture, Fimi Style Magazine will be aiding in the

fight for ICT's to be integrated within the Jamaican Society and will be util-

izing the services of its Website, Face Book Fan page, Twitter Account,

LinkedIn, BlackBerry Messenger and Blog for the dissemination of on time

information to its valued readers. ©

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