The Government, through the Ministry of Education, has entered into contractual arrangements for the delivery of 200,000 tablet computers for schools.

Despite this, Samuda said the ministry is pressing ahead with its E-Learning Jamaica initiative, under which tablets will be provide to children throughout the school system.

Earlier in his presentation, Samuda struggled to explain what he meant by “private-public” basic schools to which the Government was providing financial assistance.

He had disclosed that they are 24,622 children in basic schools, 15,758 are in public infant schools, and 69,825 children registered in public-private basic schools in Jamaica.

You make a contribution,” Samuda replied, before going on to explain that the Government has never traditionally paid for the expenses of running a basic school that is a private institution.