Private schools heartbroken as appeal for support snubbed

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Private schools heartbroken as appeal for support snubbed

WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica Independent Schools Association (JISA) President Dr Faithlyn Wilson is disappointed that the Government has not yet addressed the organisation’s appeal for COVID-19 economic and other support. The crisis has again drawn...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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