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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).
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).

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...
Chief Executive Officer for the Universal Service Fund (USF), Daniel Dawes, speaking during the handover ceremony for information and communication technology (ICT) devices presented to the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), at the entity’s office in Montego Bay, St. James on Friday (October 16).
Chief Executive Officer for the Universal Service Fund (USF), Daniel Dawes, speaking during the handover ceremony for information and communication technology (ICT) devices presented to the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), at the entity’s office in Montego Bay, St. James on Friday (October 16).

USF Embarking on Programme to Assist Students in Accessing Online Classes
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).
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).

USF donates ICT Devices to the Western Regional Health Authority
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.
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.

PATH Students at Two St. Ann Primary Schools Receive Tablets
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.
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.

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

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