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JTA president-elect polls re-scheduled yet again | News | Jam

The General Council of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) has again rescheduled its long-overdue presidential elections, which is slated to select a president-elect for the 2020-2021 administrative year. It is expected that a new date...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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