{
  "id": 9281995,
  "title": "NET calls for FAA Act changes to fast-track payment for emergency school repairs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/net-calls-for-faa-act-changes-to-fast-track-payment-for-emergency",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-23T05:07:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jamaica Gleaner",
    "slug": "jamaica-gleaner",
    "url": "http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20260923/net-calls-faa-act-changes-fast-track-payment-emergency-school-repairs"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Jamaica’s legislators are being urged to amend the Financial Administration and Audit Act (FAA Act) to enable faster payments to contractors engaged in emergency construction such as the repairing schools damaged in Hurricane Melissa. Executive Director of the National Education Trust (NET), Latoya Harris Ghartey said while the Procurement Act has been revised to allow for emergency mobilisation,…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}