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June 25, 2024
Seven candidates contested the 2024 JTA President - Elect Election held June 17 - 21, 2024. They were:
- Mrs Dorian Allen-Rainford, Teacher, Convent of Mercy Alpha Academy
- Eaton McNamee, Principal, Broadleaf Primary and Infant in Manchester
- Mrs Georgia Green, Vice Principal, St. James High in St. James
- Mr Jermaine Williams, Teacher, The Mannings High, Westmoreland
- Mr. Mark Malabver, Principal, Yallahs High School in St. Thomas
- Mr Terrian Okeef Saunders, Teacher, Donald Quarrie High School in Kingston.
- Suzette Baker - Tulloch, Principal, Foga Road Infant School, Clarendon.
A total of 11,836 votes were cast in the election, which was held using the Face - to - Face modality. Each candidate received votes as follows:
| Mrs Dorian Allen | 695 votes |
| Eaton Mcnamee | 1945 votes |
| Mrs Georgia Green | 316 votes |
| Mr Jermaine Williams | 2854 votes |
| Mr. Mark Malabver | 3,123 votes |
| Mr Terrian Okeef Saunders | 1970 votes |
| Suzette Baker Tulloch | 414 votes |
Mr. Malabver, having secured the highest number of votes in the preliminary count is hereby declared President - Elect Designate.
The winner will be officially proclaimed at the 60th Annual Conference scheduled for August 19 – 21, 2024 at the Ocean Coral Spring, Duncans, Trelawny.
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Leaon Nash
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Admin Officer, Communication & Public Relations
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Prof Errol Miller
The Jamaica Teachers Association (JTA), like most organisations and institutions, continues to grapple with the past as it contends with the present and contemplates the future. The theme of the annual conference in August 2012, when Jamaica marked 50 years as a sovereign country, was ‘Celebrating the Past and Building on the Legacy’. Two years later when the association celebrated its 50th anniversary the imperative was to inspire future direction by evaluating and assessing the achievement of the JTA since its founding. The theme was ‘Finding it Within Ourselves’. Today, ten years later, in celebrating our 60th Anniversary the Theme is ‘Preserving the Legacy: Remaining Relevant for the Future’.