PRINCIPAL of William Knibb Memorial High School Linvern Wright has criticised the Government’s handling of HEART/NSTA Trust describing it as a “fat calf” producing little for the country, while Jamaica struggles to find enough builders and skilled tradesmen despite years of funding.

Wright’s criticism comes against the backdrop of growing concerns about labour shortages in the construction sector, with repeated complaints around the difficulties finding skilled workers even as demand for housing, infrastructure and school reconstruction projects continues to rise.

Speaking at the Jamaica Teachers’ Association’s Go Public! Fund Education national forum on Monday, Wright questioned whether the country is receiving adequate returns from decades of investment in the nation’s premier technical and vocational training institution.