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Holness: ‘For too long, we haven’t treated teaching with the professional regard it deserves’

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Prime Minister Andrew Holness addressing educators at a Teachers’ Day function at Mico University College in St Andrew on Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (Photo: Llewellyn Wynter/Our Today)

Teachers in Jamaica deserve better and the profession needs to be held in higher regard.

So said Prime Minister Andrew Holness, speaking on Wednesday (May 7) at the Mico University College on Marescaux Road in Kingston.

He added, teachers have not been supported with the institutional structures that allow them to grow, thrive and lead.

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