PBS, the largest full-service technology company in the Caribbean, Central America and South America, has donated a consignment of computers to the University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech Jamaica) in support of the School of Computing’s specialised innovation lab and the Faculty of Engineering and Computing’s SAPNA initiative.

The handover took place at the School of Computing on Friday, April 17, 2026, and was attended by senior representatives of PBS and the leadership of UTech Jamaica’s Faculty of Engineering and Computing.

The donation is expected to directly benefit students enrolled across the School’s academic portfolio, which currently serves approximately 2,600 students. The equipment will be deployed in the School’s specialised innovation lab, the facility in which students design tools and prototype technology solutions for corporate Jamaica.

Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Computing, Dr Sean Thorpe, welcomed the contribution.

“After more than 15 years of relationship with PBS as an institution, the people we have been working with are still very much a part of our daily sojourn,” Dr Thorpe said. “I am really happy that PBS responded to the request from the Faculty and the School of Computing for the support of computers to advance our SAPNA initiative.”

The School of Computing delivers programmes in Cybersecurity (Computing and Network Security), Cybersecurity Infrastructure, Applied Artificial Intelligence, Computer Information Systems (with concentrations in data analytics and technology entrepreneurship), and Bachelor’s degrees in Gaming and Animation.

Acting Head of the School of Computing, Mr Stanford Graham, said the donation would strengthen the School’s capacity to support student innovation outside the standard curriculum.

“This specific lab is a specialised lab intended to help students develop their creativity in problem-solving. It is not one of the normal labs in this university that support a module,” Mr. Graham said. “This is where creativity, industrial practice and the supervision of academics all come to bear. Our students develop tools and projects that meet the needs of the broader society.”

He noted that the lab has trained more than 300 students in recent years and typically accommodates 20 to 30 students at a time, with round-the-clock access. Between 30 and 50 students rotate through the lab each semester, working on multiple projects.

Mr Graham added that donations of this kind are important, given the limited capital budget available to support creative-learning facilities that operate outside the standard curriculum. He said PBS’s contribution reflected the company’s understanding of its broader role in national development.

Service Manager at PBS, Mr Duane Williams, said the donation was consistent with the company’s wider investment in people and skills development across the region.

“PBS is the largest ICT company in the Caribbean and Latin America,” Mr Williams said. “We invest a lot in technology, we invest a lot in people. With highly skilled resources, we are able to better the industry and deliver the high-quality solutions that we provide and support.”

He added: “We certainly hope that the technology will be well utilised and that it will give students greater access to resources, some of who may not have that access for themselves. By having these tools to access academic material, it will fuel their development and their growth.”

The donation continues an established partnership between PBS and UTech Jamaica that has produced internships, graduate placements and equipment support over many years.