Moruca is a small community in Santa Rosa situated in the Barima-Waini Region of Northern Guyana. It has a population of approximately 10,000 and entered into the technological age last year,Soccer Jerseys Cheap, with theSome of the computers already installed in the ICT Hub.establishment of an internet hub with 15 computers.Santa Rosa is the largest Amerindian Village in Guyana and it is beckoning the technological age by force. The village is actually a collection of at least ten settlements spread out in the Savannah wetlands along a ten-mile stretch of the Moruka River, Essequibo.Villagers had started construction of the internet hub early last year but still needed further financial assistance. Members of the community council presented a grant and it was successfully processed to the tune of $800,000.Graham Atkinson, a Senior Councillor and Information Technology Specialist,Wholesale Football Jerseys, is the sole trainer for the hub. He administers a four-month course in Basic Introduction to Computers.Last year, the Minister of Indigenous People’s Affairs, Sydney Allicock, during a visit to the community,Cheap NBA Jerseys China, promised that internet will be accessible to the hub. The hub is still awaiting internet connectivity. However, according to Atkinson,Cheap Jerseys Store, the Santa Rosa Secondary School is internet ready.In addition to Internet, the Ministry has promised to provide an additional 20 computers for the training facility. This is likely to be presented to the community later this year.The Information and Communications Technology Hub (ICT) in Moruca, currently has 15 Dell computers that were given to them last year by the government through the Basic Needs Trust Fund. Atkinson’s training sessions are supported by an ongoing Information Technology (IT) programme, which is being done by the Board of Industrial Training (BIT) in Moruca.This programme is one which allows students to access resources provided by BIT to help with academic or other endeavours. His training is in the second phase of the programme.Councillor Eleina La Rose told this publication that beneficiaries of the programme would be under-privileged persons in the community. These are inclusive of single parents and persons who were not fortunate enough to complete their schooling. The internet connection would also be a major factor in expanding the scope of knowledge for those being trained.Senior Councillor Atkinson is also of the view that the Internet will not only be used for training,China Jerseys, but also to upgrade outdated software on the computers.The hub is expecting to see Mohamed Saheed, an IT Specialist this week. He will be assisting in the analysis,Wholesale Jerseys Free Shipping, evaluation and review of the computer training programme.Training is done three days per week and it has proven to be fruitful since most participants are willing to become computer literate.