{"id":2872,"date":"2019-09-02T19:12:23","date_gmt":"2019-09-02T19:12:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/westernmirror.com\/?p=2872"},"modified":"2019-09-02T19:12:25","modified_gmt":"2019-09-02T19:12:25","slug":"ready-set-go-but","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/westernmirror.com\/?p=2872","title":{"rendered":"Ready, set, go! But&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Barrington Flemming<\/em> &#8211; <\/strong><em>Staff Reporter<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>A new school year\nbegins today with the Ministry of Education (MOE) Region Four, beaming with\noptimism that all will go well, citing that its more than 100 schools in\nWestmoreland, St. James and Hanover are all equipped and ready for a perfect\nlaunch.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr. Michelle Pinnock, Regional Director, MOE Region Four,\nsays all is set and it is anticipated that there should not be any major\nhiccups at the start. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe schools are in a state of readiness; we don\u2019t have any\nreports of any problems at our schools. The Principals have been working\ndiligently all summer. We had principals meeting this week (last week) and we\nhave not had any reports of problems from any of them so we have everything\nunder control.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr. Pinnock further said they have also partnered with the\nMontego Metro Bus Company to assist with the transportation of students to and\nfrom schools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She said the Ministry\u2019s team would be meeting at the end of\nthe week to conduct a review of the activities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, despite Dr. Pinnock\u2019s assurances, a cloud of\nuncertainty is hovering over two schools which have been battling water\nproblems for months on end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Marva Davis Clarke, Principal of Broughton Primary School in\nWestmoreland, says while they are almost ready, they have no water, despite\nassurances from the National Water Commission (NWC).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>NO WATER<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are almost ready but we have no water. The National\nWater Commission has promised me water, so we should be getting it.&nbsp; The truck generally comes in to fill the tank\nbut nothing has been done yet. We are doing a little bit of refurbishing but\notherwise, we are ready\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She said while they were short of furniture, \u201ca good\nSamaritan saw the need and gave us some to cover the shortfall\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A similar fate hangs over the Lucea Primary in Hanover where\na highly placed source has indicated that the school is without water, a\nsituation which has plagued the institution since March last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Norman Allen, who is the principal of the Frome Technical\nHigh in Westmoreland, says all is well, excepting for a few temporary vacancies.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are in need of English Language, Mathematics and\nElectrical Installation teachers for the short term, which is basically for\nfour months and eight months, apart from that, we are good.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Farm Primary and Junior High, Montego Bay is reporting\nthat all is well and there should be no problems.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barrington Flemming &#8211; Staff Reporter A new school year begins today with the Ministry of Education (MOE) Region Four, beaming with optimism that all will go well, citing that its more than 100 schools in Westmoreland, St. James and Hanover are all equipped and ready for a perfect launch. 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