MBCC fashion lecturer stitches together 35 years of excellence

WESTERN BUREAU: Ann Marie Brown-Burgess, the fashion designing course lecturer at the Montego Bay Community College (MBCC) in St James, was recently presented with the Jamaica Teachers’ Association’s (JTA) 2026 Golden Torch Award in recognition of her 35 years of service to education. Brown-Burgess was one of 144 educators awarded on July 1 at a ceremony at the AC Hotel in New Kingston. The award is presented to teachers who have had at least 35 years of service in the teaching profession.