Almost two years after Hurricane Beryl caused it to lose connectivity provided by a local service provider, Carmel Primary School and Infant School is set to receive long-awaited access to satellite Internet.
The announcement was made Tuesday by minister without portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister responsible for Science, Technology and Special Projects Dr Andrew Wheatley during an Infrastructure Repairs and School Reopening Tour with Education Minister Dr Dana Morris Dixon.
Wheatley said the Hispasat satellite system, which was provided by the European Union, is to be installed within a week by the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), which was trained to carry out installations.
The news was welcomed by principal of the rural school Ushae Daley-Bromfield. She noted that following the loss of Internet service in 2024, she and her teachers had to share their phones’ Internet via hot spot to help students and educators with the teaching and learning process.
