Gov’t Wants Everyone To Have Internet

Internet For All

TECH NEWS- The Jamaica government says it wants the entire population to have access to the Internet and has appealed to local providers to ensure that it is achieved.

“We need Internet access to all the nooks and crannies of Jamaica, to where the more than 1,100 public schools are by 2015, and we really have to challenge everyone involved in this regard,” Education Minister Rev. Ronald Thwaites told the official launch of the Caribbean Virtual Academy (CEVA).

A virtual learning platform accessed through the website CaribbeanExams.com, CEVA is geared at providing online tutoring and exam preparation assistance to high school students.

The aim is to help students in Jamaica and across the region achieve greater success at the Caribbean Secondary Examination Certificate (CSEC) and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) levels.

Rev. Thwaites, who endorsed the programme, said it was in line with the government’s mission of attaining greater student achievement.

He said that the expectation was that the programme would result in significant improvement in student achievement, and also provide employment opportunities for local teachers. More