CHAIRMAN of Region 2 (Pomeroon/Supenaam), Mr. Parmanand Persaud handed over several laptop computers to residents of Essequibo Coast, on Wednesday, at the One Laptop Per Family (OLPF) Essequibo Technical Institute (ETI). Before performing the function, he urged the large crowd waiting to collect their free gifts to make full use of the devices.
Persaud said government aims to make all Guyanese owners of laptops and computer literate.
Two hundred and ninety-two of the machines were distributed at the ETI hub and the Essequibians were very thankful to the government for the  receipt. 
Many said they are proud to own a computer and were loud in praise for the ruling People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) that has made it possible for ordinary, grassroot Guyanese to become knowledgeable of computers and owners of them.
The government, through the OLPF programme, is currently distributing 2,000 laptops at various hubs on Essequibo Coast. The exercise started on Saturday, November 24, at Aurora Secondary School where 308 were disbursed to residents between Suddie and Supenaam.
The same day, another 121 were handed out at Abram Zuil Secondary School to persons residing between Belfield and Zorg-en-vlugt and, on Sunday, 307 more given out at Charity Secondary School to beneficiaries at of Charity, Better Hope, New Road, Somerset and Berks and Pomeroon River while, on Monday, 99 persons got at Queenstown Development Association Club.
Yesterday, another 195 were scheduled for disbursement at the Maranatha Assembly of God Church to persons living between Batave and Andrews and today, Friday, November 30 and Saturday, December 1, at Queenstown ETI and Anna Regina Secondary School.