JTA calls on ministry, ODPEM to speed up relocation of Hurricane Melissa victims
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) is warning that it will intensify its response if the Ministry of Local Government and the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) do not immediately accelerate the relocation of all remaining shelterees from school compounds. The warning, shared in a statement on Tuesday, follows comments by Local Government Minister Desmond McKenzie’s on Nationwide News where he responded to calls from...