Georgetown: Over 450 Region Five residents benefited from the One Laptop Per Family Programme.
The distribution exercise was executed in several communities yesterday, with the largest held at the Novar Primary School where 296 laptops were presented to residents of Novar and surrounding communities.
At Cotton Tree, West Coast Berbice, 120 residents benefited from a similar distribution exercise.
In addition, 76 laptops were distributed at the Mortice Primary School, Wash Clothes, Mahaicony while 36 residents of Bladen Hall received their devices.
Residents of these communities expressed their gratitude to the Government for this undertaking, which they pointed out will help in the areas of communication and education.
These beneficiaries will also undergo five days of training in the basic use of a laptop.
This programme also aims to ensure that 90,000 laptops are to be in the hands of Guyanese. The current phase of distribution is expected to conclude in September.
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