Schools in race against time - Despite damage delays, principals expect grade seven intakes to hold steady

WESTERN BUREAU: While some administrators of Hurricane Melissa-battered schools don’t anticipate any major shifts in numbers in their customary intake of new students for the upcoming academic year, there is still concern about the slow pace of restoration. Anniona Jones, president of the Jamaica Association of Principals of Secondary Schools (JAPSS), told The Sunday Gleaner that there is still a lack of urgency to execute contracts to repairs some schools devastated by the Category 5 hurricane on October 28, 2025.