{"id":259520,"date":"2025-11-27T11:05:21","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T15:05:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=259520"},"modified":"2025-11-27T14:46:57","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T18:46:57","slug":"cabinet-approves-high-speed-fibre-rollout-for-all-public-primary-schools-by-year-end","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/cabinet-approves-high-speed-fibre-rollout-for-all-public-primary-schools-by-year-end\/","title":{"rendered":"Cabinet Approves High-Speed Fibre Rollout for All Public Primary Schools by Year-End"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-3788079475\" class=\"antig-ecab antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  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sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1200\" height=\"400\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VaFMdgE6mYPT8QGXjA0A\"><strong><em>CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHAT\u2019S APP GROUP<\/em><\/strong><\/a><br><\/p><div id=\"antig-3100551189\" class=\"antig-content_5 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ablpag\" aria-label=\"ABLP_Red-&#038;-Reddy_Web_1000x250\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_Red-Reddy_Web_1000x250.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_Red-Reddy_Web_1000x250.png 1000w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:75\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_Red-Reddy_Web_1000x250.png 300w, 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bandwidth<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Director General of Communications Maurice Merchant said Cabinet endorsed the plan following findings from the<a href=\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/cw-communications-makes-call-for-safer-internet\/?swcfpc=1\"> Public Schools Wireless Project Report<\/a>, which showed many primary schools functioning at just<a href=\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/cw-communications-makes-call-for-safer-internet\/?swcfpc=1\"> 15 to 20 megabits per second<\/a>\u2014far below the<a href=\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/antigua-to-secure-subsea-cable-for-faster-affordable-internet\/?swcfpc=1\"> 50 to 100 Mbps <\/a>minimum required to support the<a href=\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/antigua-to-secure-subsea-cable-for-faster-affordable-internet\/?swcfpc=1\"> Digital OECS Harmonized Primary Curriculum and other e-learning platforms<\/a>.<\/p><div id=\"antig-1644924535\" class=\"antig-content_4 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" 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100vw, 696px\" width=\"1000\" height=\"250\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Merchant said the upgrade is essential for <a href=\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/liberty-latin-america-champions-a-better-internet-through-education\/?swcfpc=1\">21st-century learning<\/a> and will directly support the shift toward e-testing and blended digital instruction. <\/p><div id=\"antig-1917368999\" class=\"antig-content antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.antiguabarbudaculinarymonth.com\/\" aria-label=\"culinary\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:843\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:843\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 2560w, 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and blended learning environments,\u201d Merchant said during the post-Cabinet briefing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The rollout will include the completion of fibre installation at all remaining primary schools, minimum bandwidth increases for every institution, and prioritised upgrades for secondary schools in the next phase to improve e-testing readiness.<\/p><div id=\"antig-1116115525\" class=\"antig-content_2 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.courts.com\/antigua\/\" aria-label=\"500X500 (1)\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg 300w, 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