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Dr Nigel Clarke
The Government has announced that it is making $329 million available to purchase digital devices for needy students under the recently launched $60 billion SERVE Jamaica Programme.
Finance and Public Service Minister Dr Nigel Clarke made the announcement Wednesday in a statement in the House of Representatives.
Under the initiative which has been dubbed the ‘SERVE Jamaica Digital Programme, eligible students will be identified by Members of Parliament and councillors, “as students in need who have not benefited from other Government laptop/digital device programmes,” Clarke said.
His announcement comes nearly one year since the parliamentary Opposition first called on the government to waive the duties and taxes on digital devices to enable poorer students to continue their education online.
Dr Rae Davis
The University of Technology (UTech) has expressed sadness at the passing of its former president, Dr Rae Davis.
Davis, the older brother of former Finance Minister Dr Omar Davies, passed away on Monday following a period of illness. He was 80.
In a statement, Professor Colin Gyles, Acting President of UTech, expressed condolences to Davis family and friends and hailed the late president for the role he played in the advancement of the educational institution. Dr Davis served as the second president of the University of Technology, Jamaica for a period of 10 years, successfully leading the transition of the institution from college to university, Gyles said.
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