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Education Minister: Laptops more than just learning device
Minister of Education Dr Nyan Gadsby-Dolly - Photo courtesy the Ministry of Education s Facebook page
Minister of Education Dr Nyan Gadsby-Dolly said on Monday the distribution of laptops to students was an important step towards the full digitisation and transformation of the local learning environment.
At a laptop distribution ceremony to primary and secondary school principals at the Ministry of Education, St Vincent Street, Port of Spain, Gadsby-Dolly said the gesture marked a critical moment in the digital transition of the education system.
She was optimistic the laptops would better facilitate the learning experience by giving children an important tool to succeed in a post-covid19 world.
What s the plan when TT goes offline
The Telecommunications Authority of TT (TATT) offices at Eighth Street Ext, Barataria. PHOTO BY SUREASH CHOLAI -
Minister of Public Administration and Digital Transformation Allyson West on Tuesday in the Senate described this week’s crippling internet outage as “a bit of Murphy’s Law.” In other words, anything that can go wrong will go wrong.
But Ms West nonetheless gave three reasons why things did go as they did.
Replying to urgent questions from Independent Senator Paul Richards, she said the first issue was an initial breakage in Antigua. Secondly, the backup or redundancy in Curacao had gone haywire. Thirdly, she said covid19 caused a delay in efforts to address the initial problem.