Laptops cost US$295, not $295,000 –Webster says she made an error

Jennifer Webster

The laptops being procured under the One Laptop per Family Project (OLPF) are being purchased at a unit cost of US$295 per laptop, Minister within the Finance Ministry Jennifer Webster told the National Assembly this afternoon.

“Mr Speaker, it would be recalled that a question was asked about the unit cost of the laptops. I now wish to clarify that that budget assumes a unit cost of US$295 per laptop, and not