Principal of Manchester High School in Mandeville, Jasford Gabriel, is the new President Elect designate of the Jamaica Teachers Association (JTA). He secured an overwhelming majority of votes cast in elections held from June 12-21. The other two contestants are Lasonja Harrison who is the Interim Principal at St Faiths’ Primary in St Catherine, and…
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Teachers restive – Termites chase students from classes in Point Hill
Teachers at Point Hill Leased Primary and Junior High School in St Catherine removed students from classrooms this morning amid a looming health crisis, which results from the worsening termite infestation of virtually the entire school building. Teachers and students are falling ill purportedly as a result of the infestation. Representative of the Jamaica Teachers…
Speid wins presidential election in JTA
Principal of Rousseau Primary in St Andrew Owen Speid, who recently blasted the government for its “indecent haste” in implementing the National Standards Curriculum and its accompanying Primary Exit Profile, will eventually become President of the Jamaica Teachers Association (JTA). He triumphed over three other candidates in presidential elections held from June 18 to 22….