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President of the Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA), Winston Smith, has asserted that the association will be standing behind and vigorously defending educators who do not wish to take the COVID-19 vaccines that are being offered locally. "... I

This week's featured development as Newsmaker of the Week just ended is the continued heartache from the deaths of at least seven teachers locally between May 11 and May 18. The disclosure of five of the deaths was made on Tuesday by the Education

Another teacher died on Wednesday. President of the Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA) Winston Smith confirmed a short while ago that another educator, Amory Tomlinson, who taught at a school in Black River, St Elizabeth, died suddenly on Wednesd

President of the Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA) Winston Smith has expressed concern about the surge in sudden deaths among teachers, the latest one being reported on Wednesday. Jennifer Gidden, acting principal and vice-principal of Charl

LINSTEAD, St Catherine — Vice-principal of Charlemont High School on the outskirts of this town, Jennifer Gidden, died Wednesday morning, leaving relatives, students and colleagues in shock and gr...

ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica - The Black River High School in St Elizabeth has been plunged into mourning following the death of business teacher, Amory Tomlinson. School principal Christopher Romans told OB...

ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica – President of the Jamaica Teachers Association (JTA) Winston Smith confirmed that another teacher, Amory Tomlinson, who is employed as a teacher at a school in Black River, St E...

Five educators have died in six days, a development that has led the Minister of Education and Youth, Fayval Williams, to express “deep sadness” while extending condolences to the immediate families and school communities of the deceased. Will

KINGSTON, Jamaica— The island’s education sector is still reeling from the passing of five educators over the six-day period from May 11 to 16, at least two of them suddenly. Minister of Education an...

The People’s National Party has extended condolences to the family and friends of Antoinette Banton-Ellis, Principal of Vere Technical High School, and Ann Marie Johnson-Lindo, Acting Principal of Duncan’s All-Age School, both of whom passed away