JTA president blasts slow pace of $24.8b school repair programme
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August 5, 2026
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With just weeks before the new school year begins, the Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA) is accusing the Ministry of Education of moving too slowly to restore hurricane-damaged schools, warning that some students could return to unsafe classrooms.
JTA President Mark Malabver said the ministry has been "dragging their feet" in overseeing repairs to schools damaged by Hurricane Melissa, arguing that the slow pace threatens the September reopening.
Malabver pointed to the National Education Trust's (NET) admission that it is short of at least 40 building inspectors needed to properly monitor the $24.8-billion rehabilitation programme.
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