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Leaders in innovation and technology adoption have two extra weeks to ensure their achievements are recognised by the wider industry at this year’s TechFest Awards. Entrants now have until 23 July to complete the entry process to be in with a chance of picking up one of the coveted trophies at the awards later this year. “There are 15 categories open to entry this year with nine Best Use of Technology awards covering everything from artificial intelligence through to whole life performance and health safety and wellbeing,” said NCE editor Claire Smith. “In the awards to celebrate comp...

There is great hope for the resumption of a rail service soon in St Cat...

TECH: The teamtag, as designed by PLINX A MALVERN tech firm which makes safety devices for work helmets has won a major contract. PLINX has been awarded the contract to provide 1,500 helmet-mounted devices to be used by site workers on the HS2 project. They will be worn on the Eiffage Kier Ferrovial BAM route section from the Chiltern Hills to near Kenilworth. The devices, worn on the helmets of workmen, use wireless technology to monitor how close staff members are to each other. When they get within two metres, the devices beep, vibrate and flash, advising them to stay apart.

Bank of Jamaica in Kingston. The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) has announced a new board and two statuary committees as the Bank of Jamaica (Amendment) Act, 2020 took effect on Friday (April 16), making way for its operational independence. In accordance with the BOJ (Amendment) Act, the oversight capacity of the board has been strengthened and the governance of the central bank has been made more robust by staggered board appointments. This is to prevent the entire board from being changed in a single political administration, Finance Minister Dr Nigel Clarke said, noting that instead, “a single ...

Dear Editor,Howard Mitchell, chairman of the National Health Fund, has rep...