Philipsburg- The Insurance for the West Indies presented commissioner of education Sarah Wescot Williams with six computers which is meant for Foundation Computers in Education.Commissioner Wescot-Williams was pleased to accept the computers on the Foundation's behalf, which aims, among other objectives, to provide computers to primary and now secondary schools, and commended the company, as represented by Gloria Blackwood, Branch Manager and Cleavland Beresford, Marketing Consultant.
The company-ICWI-has been established for 40 years in the Caribbean (Jamaica, Bahamas, Cayman), and 2 years on St. Maarten. The company, being a corporate citizen, donated these computers. Blackwood said that it was a pleasure to contribute to the foundation, and that the computers, although small, shall be useful for students.
The students at SMITH, the St. Maarten Institute of Tourism and Hospitality will be pleased, Commissioner Wescot-Williams said. These computers will equip the computer lab with 6 brand new modern computers.