Children’s advocate takes issue with Holness’ ‘learning closer to nature’ remark
At least one organisation representing the interests of children has taken issue with Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness’ comment about students “learning closer to nature” under trees as the new academic year began, less than a year after Hurricane Melissa devastated sections of the island. Speaking at Tuesday’s launch of the Jamaica Reconstruction and Resilience Oversight Committee, Holness cited media reports of children attending classes under trees because their school in western Jamaica had not yet been repaired.