The commitment comes amid tension among the island's teachers in relation to salary negotiations between the Jamaica Teachers' Association and the Government.According to President of the JTA, Mark Malabver, the island's teachers have reached their limit in exercising patience.
In a post on X last night, Mr. Vaz said that he received several reports of outages, which he has shared with
JPS to address immediately.The outages follow an islandwide blackout on Friday night, which left JPS customers in darkness for hours.
These include: SPARK, GO, the Accelerated Bridge Programme, post-hurricane recovery works, and the ongoing reform process toward a one-road authority.
The statement by Mr. Morgan comes as he expresses appreciation to outgoing head of the National Works Agency (NWA) E.G. Hunter for his service to Jamaica.
That is according to the latest Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) crime statistics for the period January 1 to June 7.
It shows that 235 people were murdered up to Sunday, when compared to 296 for the corresponding period last year.
State Minister for Finance Zavia Mayne made the statement at the Jamaica Teachers' Association's "Go Public! Fund Education national forum, today.
According to Mr. Mayne, who was speaking on behalf of Finance Minister Fayval Williams, the education sector continues to face concerns with funding.