Laptop programme employees sent home

A number of employees were relieved of their duties with immediate effect yesterday at the One Laptop Per Family (OLPF) head offices in Queenstown, George-town.

Stabroek News understands that the employees including upper management all received their letters of dismissal before the close of the day and were told to leave the compound.

This newspaper was told that the office was closed by 15:00hrs yesterday, over an hour and a half earlier than