Education

In just a few weeks, the country may face an education chasm that shears along the lines of its digital haves and have-nots.

“I tell my parents that it’s an evolving situation and we have to be adaptable. Some parents struggle, so I try to get an older sibling to get involved. If you have a grandparent who is caring for the child, it can be a problem. It’s not easy for older parents.”

Spaces is a mobile-enabled solution giving users a simple, secure and effective way to track communications and manage tasks when travel and connectivity are limited.

“We talk about education in technology with a very narrow scope, and we are finding that a well-rounded individual is very important.”

Above: Standard Four Student Jared Barron demonstrates the ARROW Learning programme while some of his classmates and Ashley Broadbelt – Coordinator of ARROW Foundation and Anjanie Ramesar–Soom, […]

Above: John Devaux, left, and Cindy-Ann Gatt, right, with representatives of the ten schools who have joined the Flow-Pennacool ICT programme. All photos by Mark Lyndersay. […]

Above: Ricardo Allen, CEO, One to One demonstrates Flow Study Portal to students in Anguilla. Photo courtesy Flow. Students in the Hurricane affected Flow markets of Anguilla, […]

Above: Students of the UWI Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering begin mapping their environmental awareness solution at the inaugural Girls in ICT Day Hackathon. Photo […]

Above: Jeetandra Khadan’s IADB report: Are Oil and Gas smothering the Private Sector in Trinidad and Tobago? BitDepth#1078 for January 31, 2017 The conversation in economic […]

Samsung Electronics Latin America and the Glasswing International Foundation have been awarded winners of the 2016 Best Practices of Corporate Social Responsibility in Latin America, in […]

As part of its ongoing commitment to empower students, Microsoft is releasing Minecraft: Education Edition in an early access edition for educators around the world. The […]

Ericsson has published its 23rd annual Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility Report, which details the company’s performance in 2015 in three areas: responsible business; energy, environment and […]

Above: Attendees at the Core Foundation’s Safety and Security in Schools Conference, held at the Hyatt Regency Port of Spain. Photo courtesy TSTT. Increased incidents of bullying, […]

Above: Araceli Marchan (3rd from left back row with T&T flag) represents Trinidad and Tobago at the Microsoft Global Educator Exchange in Hungary. Marchan was one of two […]

Above: Myron Walwyn, Education Minister, British Virgin Islands BVI News reports that British Virgin Islands Education Minister Myron Walwyn will roll out a programme wiring all schools […]