Government To Send Home Retirement-Age Teachers

May 02, 2013

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Gleaner - TEACHERS WHO have reached the retirement age but who are still working in the public sector in that capacity are to be sent home as part of Jamaica's agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Schools employing teachers who are beyond the retirement age are to be notified that they must regularise by September, Jamaica has indicated in its commitment to the multilateral. The plan was included in a ministry paper tabled in the House of Representatives yesterday, which includes the letter of intent governing the agreement.

You may also be interested in:

Stakeholders Engage in Consultations to Strengthen National Youth Policy
The Department of Youth Development and Sports, through its Youth Unit, has commenced a four-day series of half-day closed stakeholder consultations aimed at strengthening the development and...
caricom_admin
Regional Workshop Strengthens Caribbean Capacity on Genetic Resources
Regional policymakers, scientists, and biodiversity experts gathered from March 3-5, 2026, at The University of the West Indies (UWI), St. Augustine Campus in Trinidad and Tobago, for a three-day...
caricom_admin
Statement by Hon. Dr. Joyelle Clarke, Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment, Climate Action and Constituency Empowerment of Saint Kitts and Nevis| High-Level Segment, 16th Meeting of the Conference of Parties of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity| Cali, Colombia| 30 October 2024
"The fight for biodiversity cannot be disentangled from the climate crisis. This is why our commitment to the Kunming-Montreal Biodiversity Framework is especially critical and why Saint Kitts and...
Anonymous