NEWS & VIEWS

  1. The JTA membership Database has now been activated and members are now able to access the system. However you must enter into the address bar the following information: otherwise you will have difficulty. Following this you will also be required to enter your user name and password that was issued to you. All other persons are able to visit the website using: but will not be able to log into areas reserved for members.
  1. The JTA Credit Union is inviting applications for twelve (12) Scholarship/Grants to be awarded to full time students entering the final year of a first degree programme preferably in the field of Education at a recognized local University. Applicants must be members of the JTA Credit Union. Deadline for this scholarship has been extended to Monday, August 8, 2011.
  1. The 35th Biennial Conference of the Caribbean Union of Teachers (CUT) will be held August 8-13, 2011 in Bridgetown, Barbados, under the theme, Caribbean Teachers: Pillars of Caribbean Unity. It will be hosted by the Barbados Union of Teachers. The President and Secretary General will lead a delegation to the Conference.
  1. The 47th Annual Conference of the JTA will be held August 22 – 24, 2011 at the Sunset Jamaica Grande Resort and Spa, under the theme Empowering Learners for Social and Economic Development. The Conference will be preceded by a church service to be hosted by the Western Regional Office scheduled for the Kings Seventh Day Adventist Church in Montego Bay on August 20, 1011.
  1. The JTA’s Travel and Wellness Club is pleased to announce its 2011 Travel and Wellness Getaway for 2 nights and 3 days at the Iberostar Rose Hall Beach Hotel in Montego Bay from October 13-15, 2011. Single occupancy $25,960.00, Double occupancy $20,800.00, Triple occupancy available upon request and Children $6,000.00. Final payment date - on or before September 28, 2011.
  1. Coming up in next week’s programme …. You have been borrowing from financial institutions for several years, but have you ever updated yourself on some of the terms used when you are transacting a business? Well join us for teachers’ time August 14 when some of these very terms will be explained to you. So that’s Teachers’ Time,

next programme, August 14, the topic: The fundamentals of borrowing– the time 4:30pm, the place - RJR 94 FM.

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Teachers, your Regional Officers are here for you.

The South Eastern Region is located at 97b Church Street, Kingston. This region comprises the parishes of Kingston, St. Andrew, St Thomas and St. Catherine. The Regional Officer is Basil Benjie. The telephone numbers are 922-1385-7 and the fax number is 922-3257.

Regional Office for the North Eastern Region is located at 6 Stennett Street, Port Maria, St. Mary. This region comprises the parishes of Portland, St. Mary and St. Ann. The Regional Officer is Devon Meek. The telephone and fax numbers is 994-9525.

Regional Office for the Western region is located at 2 St. James Street, Montego Bay, St. James. This region comprises the parishes of Trelawny, St. James, Hanover and Westmoreland. The Regional Officer is Mrs. Evelyn Tugwell. The telephone number is 952-5287 and the fax number is 940-5962.

Regional Office for the South Central Region is located at 52 Caledonia Road, Mandeville, Manchester. This region comprises the parishes of St. Elizabeth, Manchester and Clarendon. The Regional Officer is Mr. Juno Gayle. The telephone number is 962-2507 and the fax number is 961-4691.

Colleagues, we would love to hear from you about today’s program me.

And … a reminder

If you have special topics or events that you would like to have featured, please write to Teachers’ Time c/o the JTA, 97B Church Street, Kingston or call us at 922-1385-7 or email us at or . You can also visit our website at teachers.org.jm

This has been Teachers’ Time. We end with this quote from Aristotle which says “It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.” I am Leaon Nash; do have a productive and most rewarding week.