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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (second left), speaks on Tuesday (November 3), after being presented with a symbolic cheque in the sum of $10 million for the ‘One Laptop or Tablet Per Child’ Initiative by JMMB-Joan Duncan Foundation Chair, Patricia Duncan Sutherland (second right), and Board Member, Gifford Rankine (right). The presentation was made at JMMB’s Corporate Office in New Kingston. Sharing the moment is Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) Interim Chief Executive Officer, Greta Bogues.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (second left), speaks on Tuesday (November 3), after being presented with a symbolic cheque in the sum of $10 million for the ‘One Laptop or Tablet Per Child’ Initiative by JMMB-Joan Duncan Foundation Chair, Patricia Duncan Sutherland (second right), and Board Member, Gifford Rankine (right). The presentation was made at JMMB’s Corporate Office in New Kingston. Sharing the moment is Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) Interim Chief Executive Officer, Greta Bogues.

JMMB-Joan Duncan Foundation Gives $10 Million to ‘One Laptop or Tablet Per Child’ Initiative

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information has received $10 million from the JMMB-Joan Duncan Foundation for the ‘One Laptop or Tablet Per Child’ Initiative, which aims to provide needy students with the requisite tools to function in the teaching...
Director of Post and Telecommunications at the Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology, Cecil McCain (left); Managing Director, Spectrum Management Authority, Dr. Maria Myers Hamilton; Manager of Band Planning, Spectrum Management Authority, Mahlangu Lawson (third left); and Telecommunications Engineer, Spectrum Management Authority, Tai-Shan Tracey, in attendance at the 2019 World Radio Communications Conference in Egypt.
Director of Post and Telecommunications at the Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology, Cecil McCain (left); Managing Director, Spectrum Management Authority, Dr. Maria Myers Hamilton; Manager of Band Planning, Spectrum Management Authority, Mahlangu Lawson (third left); and Telecommunications Engineer, Spectrum Management Authority, Tai-Shan Tracey, in attendance at the 2019 World Radio Communications Conference in Egypt.

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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (centre), with Managing Director of the Jamaica Stock Exchange, Marlene Street Forrest (left); and chairperson for the National Commercial Bank (NCB) Foundation, Thalia Lyn, at the virtual launch of the ‘One Laptop or Tablet per Child ’ initiative on October 29, which is designed to promote inclusivity in the education sector.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (centre), with Managing Director of the Jamaica Stock Exchange, Marlene Street Forrest (left); and chairperson for the National Commercial Bank (NCB) Foundation, Thalia Lyn, at the virtual launch of the ‘One Laptop or Tablet per Child ’ initiative on October 29, which is designed to promote inclusivity in the education sector.

Education Ministry Launches ‘One Laptop or Tablet Per Child’ Initiative
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Chief Executive Officer at the Registrar General's Department (RGD) Charlton McFarlane.

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Chief Executive Officer, eGov Jamaica Limited, Maurice Barnes.
Chief Executive Officer, eGov Jamaica Limited, Maurice Barnes.

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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams. addresses a ceremony for the handover of tablets to students, held on Thursday (October 22), at the Buff Bay Primary School in Portland.
EducationTechnology

Gov’t to Complete Handover of 40,000 Tablets Next Week

The Government will complete the distribution of 40,000 devices under the Tablets in Schools programme during the week of November 4. Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, made the disclosure at a ceremony for the handover of tablets at the Buff Bay Primary School on Thursday (October 22). The Government, through e-Learning Jamaica (e-LJam) began the distribution...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (second left), hands over a tablet to student of Jones Town Primary School, Jeneece Allen (second right), during a presentation ceremony at the institution on Tuesday (October 20). Sharing the moment are Chief Executive Officer, e-Learning Jamaica Company Limited, Keith Smith (left), and Member of Parliament, St. Andrew South, Mark Golding.
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Minister Williams Calls on Jamaicans to Support One Laptop or Tablet Per Child Initiative

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, is calling on Jamaicans to support the Government’s efforts to put electronic devices in the hands of students through the ‘One Laptop or Tablet per Child’ initiative. She argued that providing children with access to technology is critical in ensuring that Jamaica achieves the goals of the national development plan, Vision...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (second right), and Member of Parliament, St. Andrew South, Mark Golding (right), display one of the tablets handed over to (from left): student, Trench Town Primary School, Rojaughn Stephens; students, Jones Town Primary School, Lashaun Dixon and Jeneece Allen; and student, Iris Gelly Primary School, Alexia Kennedy, at Jones Town Primary School in Kingston, on Tuesday (October 20).
EducationTechnology

Tablets Handed Over to PATH Students at Three Inner-City Primary Schools

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information and e-Learning Jamaica have presented tablets to the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH) students at three inner-city schools located in the constituency of St. Andrew South. These will augment the 18,000 tablets and 12,000 desktop computers already distributed to schools. The schools are Jones Town Primary, Iris Gelly Primary and...
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Chief Executive Officer for the Universal Service Fund (USF), Daniel Dawes, addresses a ceremony for the handover of information and communication technology (ICT) devices to the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA). The presentation was made at the WRHA’s office in Montego Bay, St. James, on Friday (October 16).
Health & WellnessTechnology

USF donates ICT Devices to the Western Regional Health Authority

The Universal Service Fund (USF) has donated information and communication technology (ICT) equipment, valued approximately $2.8 million, to the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA). The devices, which were presented on Friday (October 16), include six tablet computers, four multifunctional printers, and a WiFi router. These will serve to modernize the WRHA’s patient management system, thereby improving client service delivery. Speaking...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (right) presents Principal of Brown’s Town Primary in St. Ann, Monica Campbell-Coley (left) with a tablet, during a ceremony held on the school grounds located on Top Road, on October 4. a total of 126 tablets were handed over to the institution under the Government’s Tablets in School programme.
EducationTechnology

PATH Students at Two St. Ann Primary Schools Receive Tablets

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information on Sunday (October 4), distributed 144 tablets to two primary schools in St. Ann to support virtual learning for students on the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH). Brown’s Town Primary received 126 tablets while 18 devices were delivered to Alva Primary under the Tablets in Schools Programme. They will benefit...
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Grade-Four student of St. George’s Girls School, Daviqua Brown (third left), tests one of 24 tablets handed over by the High Commission of Canada to local, non-profit organisation City Life Ministries for its ‘City Kids’ programme. The programme seeks to provide information and communications technology (ICT) and other academic support to inner-city youth to assist the virtual learning environment. The tablets were handed over at an official ceremony held on Thursday (October 1) in Parade Gardens in Kingston. Sharing the moment (from left) are Parent-Teacher for the City Kids Programme, Paula Smith; Canadian High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Laurie Peters; and Member of Parliament for Central Kingston, Donovan Williams.
TechnologyYouth

High Commission of Canada Hands Over Tablets to Help Inner-City Youth

The High Commission of Canada has presented tablet computers to local non-profit organisation City Life Ministries to provide information and communications technology (ICT) academic support to its ‘City Kids’ programme. The tablets were handed over at an official ceremony held on Thursday (October 1) in Parade Gardens, Kingston. The City Kids programme aims to provide ICT and other academic support...
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