Addressing students at St Mary’s College, Port-of-Spain, where he distributed laptops to a few students representative of the Form One intake, Gopeesingh said $180 million ($80 million in the first year, $50 in second and third years) had been spent over the three years, since the government introduced the laptop distribution programme. Close to 55,000 laptops were distributed 2010-2011. He said the programme as well as scholarships showed the government’s ongoing commitment to the nation’s children.
Gopeesingh said, “It proves that we will at any cost ensure that you, our students, the future of our nation, are equipped with the best resources to attain the best education available to anyone nationally, and internationally.” |
