Portland businessman assists students with tablets

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Portland businessman assists students with tablets

PORTLAND: Twenty-two students from various schools in Rio Grande Valley in eastern Portland received tablet computers from businessman Zayne Phillips to assist with their online learning. Phillips, whose mother is originally from the upper Rio...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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