Panton crosses swords with JTA over face-to-face classes

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Panton crosses swords with JTA over face-to-face classes

WESTERN BUREAU: Former president of the Jamaica Court of Appeal, retired Justice Seymour Panton, has accused some of the country’s educators of not doing enough in the fight to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. Panton, who retired from the Bench in...

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