{"id":26791,"date":"2020-12-04T13:31:09","date_gmt":"2020-12-04T17:31:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.carilec.org\/?p=26791"},"modified":"2020-12-04T13:31:09","modified_gmt":"2020-12-04T17:31:09","slug":"cuc-donates-50-laptops-to-government-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carilec.org\/cuc-donates-50-laptops-to-government-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"CUC Donates 50 Laptops to Government Schools"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4043 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.carilec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/CUC-logo-300x174.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"174\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Thursday, December 4, 2020<br \/>\n<strong>Press Release<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Caribbean Utilities Company, Ltd. (CUC) has partnered with the Ministry of Education and the Department of Education Services to donate 50 DELL laptops, to be distributed to government school students across the Cayman Islands.<\/p>\n<p>The donation, worth CI$25,000.00, will provide students with access to a device while at home so they can participate in those parts of continuous learning that call for online access.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wish to thank CUC for this generous donation, which underscores our shared commitment in the development of the children of this nation. The Ministry of Education welcomes your continued partnership as we work to educate our future leaders,\u201d stated Honourable Julianna O\u2019Connor-Connolly, Minister for Education, Youth, Sports, Agriculture &amp; Lands.<\/p>\n<p>Lyneth Monteith, Acting Chief Officer at the Ministry of Education, stated, \u201cThe students who receive the laptops will be very appreciative. With the world moving into a digital direction, this timely donation will allow us to engage our students. We are very grateful to CUC and continue to look forward to additional partnerships.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Letitia Lawrence, CUC\u2019s Vice President of Finance, Corporate Services &amp; Chief Financial Officer, noted, \u201cCUC is a great supporter of the Islands\u2019 youth &#8211; whether it be through the CUC Primary Football League, our provision of scholarships, or other programmes that we have. We are extremely excited to partner with the Ministry of Education and the Department of Education Services to provide students with the tools needed to advance in their education and careers.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_26808\" style=\"width: 842px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26808\" class=\"wp-image-26808 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.carilec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Capture-CUC.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"832\" height=\"468\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carilec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Capture-CUC.png 832w, https:\/\/carilec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Capture-CUC-600x337.png 600w, https:\/\/carilec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Capture-CUC-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/carilec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Capture-CUC-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 832px) 100vw, 832px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-26808\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">CUC\u2019s CFO Letitia Lawrence (second left) presents Lyneth Montieth, Acting Chief Officer of the Ministry of Education (third right) and Ministry officials Mark Ray (left), Jenny Rivers (second right) and Nicholas Obie with one of the 50 DELL laptops donated to the Ministry by CUC.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>For further information, please contact:<br \/>\nPat Bynoe-Clarke<br \/>\nManager Corporate Communications<br \/>\npbynoe-clarke@cuc.ky<br \/>\n916-8522<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Thursday, December 4, 2020 Press Release Caribbean Utilities Company, Ltd. 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