(Photo: Garfield Robinson)
July 3, 2026
Golden award
La Sonja Harrison (left), president-elect of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA); educator Ann-Marie Franklyn Brown (centre) of Granville Primary in St James, who was recognised for 43 years of service; and Terry-Ann Thomas Gayle, acting chief education officer in the Ministry of Education, pause for a photo at the 2026 JTA Golden Torch Awards at AC Hotel, Kingston, Wednesday. The Golden Torch Awards for service to education were instituted by the JTA in 1991, to celebrate educators who have given a minimum 35 years’ service to education. (Photo: Garfield Robinson)