US$5,000 donated to Liberty Hall
LIBERTY Hall in downtown Kingston, the former headquarters of the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA), has received a US$5,000 donation from the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
The money was given under UNESCO’s information and communication programme to fund the research and development of a prototype for a new multi-media facility at the programme. Additionally, two computers have been donated to promote primary education. These will be used in the implementation of a databank, skills referral and education service, with particular emphasis on young people.
The computers were handed over by Jocelyne Josiah, UNESCO’s regional adviser in communications and information, to chairman of Liberty Hall, Professor Rupert Lewis, at a recent ceremony.