AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoEducation & Recovery: Jamaica Teachers’ Association president La Sonja Harrison says the Ministry should speed up Hurricane Melissa school repairs by using foreign contractors and also tapping local educators with certified restoration skills. Teacher Recognition: At the JTA’s 62nd annual conference, Minister Dana Morris Dixon honoured educators who kept teaching and turned schools into community support hubs during the storm’s aftermath. Child Wellbeing: CFA and UNICEF Jamaica report 6,426 children and caregivers in St Elizabeth, St James and Manchester received psychosocial and parenting support through child-friendly spaces and mobile mental health services after Melissa. Regional Learning Reform: CXC officially launches the Caribbean Targeted Education Certificate (CTEC), a modular maths-focused pathway showing strong pilot results across the region. Culture & Heritage: Prime Minister Holness opened the Alpha Mercy Historical Centre in Kingston, a new museum preserving the Sisters of Mercy of Jamaica’s legacy and boosting cultural tourism. Diaspora & Law: DPP Claudette Thompson is set to be appointed King’s Counsel, while Jamaica’s consul general Oliver Mair prepares to move to a new New York posting. Music: Masicka and Kraff Gad’s “Honor Roll” hits No. 1 on Apple Music across multiple Caribbean markets.
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