GTECH gves tech boost to St. Michael's Primary

A TEACHERS DAY WELL SPENT: Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Phillip Paulwell (right), is welcomed by Mr. Dave Allen, Principal of St. Michael’s Primary. Occasion was a GTECH After School Advantage Programme (ASAP) handover ceremony, at St. Michael’s Primary on May 8, 2013. The company donated 10 computers to the school. Since 2006, GTECH Jamaica has provided assistance to a number of schools and institutions, including Lawrence Tavern and Easington Primary Schools, Sylvia Foote Basic School, the University of Technology, Caribbean Maritime Institute, Portmore Community College, Dunrobin Primary School, Holy Trinity High School, the Jamaica Christian Boys' Home and the SOS Children's Village. On average, the GTECH-funded programme invests US$15,000 to open and maintain each IT centre over a period of four years. The GTECH After School Advantage Programme started in the Caribbean in 2005 in Trinidad and Tobago, where it has established 12 centres since 2011. In the U.S. Virgin Islands, GTECH has partnered with the Queen Louise Home for Children in St. Croix. It plans to open a second centre in St. Thomas this year, as well as one in the Dominican Republic.

HAPPY TEACHERS DAY: Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Phillip Paulwell (second left), cuts a ceremonial cake on Teachers Day with literary specialist and former teacher of St. Michael's Primary, Verna Duncan (second right). Assisting with the proceedings are GTECH Jamaica's General Manager Debbie Green (left), and GTECH's Regional General Manager for the Caribbean, Ann-Dawn Young Sang. Occasion was a GTECH After School Advantage Programme (ASAP) handover ceremony, at St. Michael's Primary.

TALKING WITH THE MINISTER: Angel White of St. Michael’s Primary, has a discussion with Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Phillip Paulwell, on Teachers Day. Occasion was a GTECH After School Advantage Programme (ASAP) handover ceremony, at St. Michael’s Primary.