Past students donate 80 laptops, tablets to Mt Alvernia High

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Past students donate 80 laptops, tablets to Mt Alvernia High

WESTERN BUREAU: Some 80 students at the Montego Bay-based Mt Alvernia High School are now equipped to access online learning, thanks to a generous donation of laptops and tablets, valued at some US$20,000 (J$2.8 million), by members of the school’s...

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