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Doran Dixon Wins JTA Race
Published: Wednesday | July 3, 20137 Comments
Doran Dixon - File
Jermaine Francis, Staff Reporter
The island's teachers have once again chosen Doran Dixon to ascend to the presidency of the Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA).
Yesterday, Dixon was announced winner of the election for the 2014-2015 presidency, which was dogged by controversy following his comparison of Education Minister Ronald Thwaites to a mongrel.
Dixon, a lecturer and department head at the Mico University College, served as president of the 24,000-strong teachers' union between 2008 and 2009.
Speaking with The Gleaner minutes after the preliminary count, Dixon said he was elated with the results and was looking forward to his second stint as president of the association.
GOOD FEELING
"It's a good feeling and the process went well and I will do all the heavy lifting that is required of me," Dixon said.
He said the election followed the democratic process and he accepted the responsibility the nation's teachers have bestowed on him.
During the run-up to the election, Dixon was booted from the JTA presidential ballot for refusing to apologise for his comments about Thwaites. He was later reinstated to contest the election after retaining a lawyer.
Dixon had argued that the JTA's articles of association did not speak to the running of elections and could not strike a duly nominated member of the organisation from the election.
Dixon won from a slate including four other contenders: Anne Geddes Nelson, Winnie Anderson Brown, Francis Malcolm and Stevie Williams.
He received 9,051 of the 14,716 ballots cast in the vote.
He will be officially declared the winner at the JTA's annual conference on August 19 and assume the post of president-elect for the 2013-2014 school year. He will then take over as president of the association for the 2014-2015 period.
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Published: Wednesday | July 3, 20137 Comments
Doran Dixon - File
Jermaine Francis, Staff Reporter
The island's teachers have once again chosen Doran Dixon to ascend to the presidency of the Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA).
Yesterday, Dixon was announced winner of the election for the 2014-2015 presidency, which was dogged by controversy following his comparison of Education Minister Ronald Thwaites to a mongrel.
Dixon, a lecturer and department head at the Mico University College, served as president of the 24,000-strong teachers' union between 2008 and 2009.
Speaking with The Gleaner minutes after the preliminary count, Dixon said he was elated with the results and was looking forward to his second stint as president of the association.
GOOD FEELING
"It's a good feeling and the process went well and I will do all the heavy lifting that is required of me," Dixon said.
He said the election followed the democratic process and he accepted the responsibility the nation's teachers have bestowed on him.
During the run-up to the election, Dixon was booted from the JTA presidential ballot for refusing to apologise for his comments about Thwaites. He was later reinstated to contest the election after retaining a lawyer.
Dixon had argued that the JTA's articles of association did not speak to the running of elections and could not strike a duly nominated member of the organisation from the election.
Dixon won from a slate including four other contenders: Anne Geddes Nelson, Winnie Anderson Brown, Francis Malcolm and Stevie Williams.
He received 9,051 of the 14,716 ballots cast in the vote.
He will be officially declared the winner at the JTA's annual conference on August 19 and assume the post of president-elect for the 2013-2014 school year. He will then take over as president of the association for the 2014-2015 period.
[email protected]