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KINGSTON, JAMAICA — The government of Jamaica has agreed to pay public school teachers more than $90 million in back wages over the next three years. A Ministry of Labor statement says it will distribute $45 million next year and the remainder by 2012. No further details are available.

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Jamaica’s government pledges to pay public school teachers $90 million in back wages (The San Francisco Examiner)

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KINGSTON, JAMAICA — The government of Jamaica has agreed to pay public school teachers more than $90 million in back wages over the next three years. A Ministry of Labor statement says it will distribute $45 million next year and the remainder by 2012. No further details are available.

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Jamaica’s government pledges to pay public school teachers $90 million in back wages (The San Francisco Examiner)

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