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Volunteers participate in clean-up activities on Labour Day (May 23, 2024) at the Junior Centre of the Institute of Jamaica (IOJ) on East Street in downtown Kingston.
Volunteers participate in clean-up activities on Labour Day (May 23, 2024) at the Junior Centre of the Institute of Jamaica (IOJ) on East Street in downtown Kingston.

IOJ’s East Street Junior Centre Gets A Facelift on Labour Day

Scores of volunteers turned out on Labour Day, Thursday, May 23 to participate in the clean-up and beautification of the Institute of Jamaica (IOJ) Junior Centre on East Street in downtown Kingston.  The Junior Centre is an integral part of...
Team members of the Hanover Parish Court join forces with members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) in cleaning the courtyard on Labour Day, Thursday, May 23.
Team members of the Hanover Parish Court join forces with members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) in cleaning the courtyard on Labour Day, Thursday, May 23.

Strong Support For Labour Day Projects In Hanover
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (second right), in discussion with (from left):Manager, Investigation Unit, Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Ericka Gilbert-Hope; Chief Executive Officer, CPFSA, Laurette Adams Thomas and Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith, at the CPFSA ‘Ananda Alert Conference: Strengthening Responses to Missing Children’, at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew, on May 24.
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (second right), in discussion with (from left):Manager, Investigation Unit, Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Ericka Gilbert-Hope; Chief Executive Officer, CPFSA, Laurette Adams Thomas and Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith, at the CPFSA ‘Ananda Alert Conference: Strengthening Responses to Missing Children’, at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew, on May 24.

Stakeholders Urged to Strengthen Collaboration to Ensure the Well-Being of All Children
Volunteers from the Exchange District in St. Ann paint the bus stop in Jamaican colours on Labour Day, May 23.
Volunteers from the Exchange District in St. Ann paint the bus stop in Jamaican colours on Labour Day, May 23.

Volunteers in St. Ann Participated in Several Activities on Labour Day
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, speaks to Reporters at a post-Sectoral Media Briefing, held at Jamaica House on May 22.
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, speaks to Reporters at a post-Sectoral Media Briefing, held at Jamaica House on May 22.

Floyd Green at Post-Sectoral Media Briefing – Photos Only

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Visually impaired resident of Mt. Providence Square in Clarendon, Denvill Dinnal (left), leads members of the May Pen chapter of the Jamaica Society for the Blind on a walk in his community, shortly after receiving his new cane from Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation with responsibility for Works, and Member of Parliament for Clarendon North Central, Hon. Robert Morgan on Labour Day (May 23). The members are (from second left) Denzel Thompson; and Ovestra King.
Labour Day 2024

Clarendon Labour Day Project – Photos Only

Visually impaired resident of Mt. Providence Square in Clarendon, Denvill Dinnal (left), leads members of the May Pen chapter of the Jamaica Society for the Blind on a walk in his community, shortly after receiving his new cane from Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation with responsibility for Works, and Member of Parliament for...
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Department of Correctional Services (DCS) Officer, Audley Vernon, enjoys one of the unique Passport to Success (PTS) participatory exercises while qualifying as a PTS Master Trainer in 2023. Master Trainer and Kellits High School Guidance Counsellor, Faith Byfield (left), served as Master Coach for the four-day workshop, during which 12 Clarendon-based youth workers were trained for assessment and certification as PTS Trainers and Coaches.
Education

MYF Scores Big With Impactful ‘Passport To Success’ Curriculum

Imagine using a curriculum that is so impactful on young persons and adults, that their lives are literally transformed once engaged.   The MultiCare Youth Foundation (MYF) has scored to this end, having found a ‘sweet spot’ with the ‘Passport to Success’ curriculum.  The MYF, a local non-governmental organisation (NGO), is the only licenced administrator of the international curriculum in Jamaica...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, lays a wreath at the shrine of National Hero, the Rt Excellent Sam Sharpe, at National Heroes Park in Kingston on Labour Day, Thursday (May 23). Sam Sharpe is an iconic figure in the history of resistance to slavery. He was the main instigator of the 1831 Slave Rebellion, which began on the Kensington Estate in St. James, and which was largely instrumental in bringing about the abolition of slavery. Sam Sharpe was hanged on May 23, 1832. In 1834, the Abolition Bill was passed by the British Parliament and in 1838, slavery was abolished.
Culture

Floral Tribute – Rt. Excellent Sam Sharpe

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, lays a wreath at the shrine of National Hero, the Rt Excellent Sam Sharpe, at National Heroes Park in Kingston on Labour Day, Thursday (May 23). Sam Sharpe is an iconic figure in the history of resistance to slavery. He was the main instigator of the 1831 Slave Rebellion, which...
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Mayor of Montego Bay and Chairman of the St. James Municipal Corporation, Councillor Richard Vernon (right), and Commanding Officer for the second battalion, Jamaica Regiment, Jamaica Defence Force, Lieutenant Colonel Anthony Lysight, paint disabled parking spaces at a car park at the intersection of Creek Street and St. Clavers Avenue in Montego Bay. The work was part of the Labour Day parish project on Thursday (May 23).
Labour Day 2024

No Building Approvals Without Disabled Access – Mobay Mayor

The St. James Municipal Corporation will not be approving plans for public buildings that do not include access for members of the disabled community, says Montego Bay Mayor, Councillor Richard Verron.  The move is in keeping with the Disabilities Act, 2014, which provides that public buildings should be outfitted with the requisite amenities to enable easy access by disabled persons. ...
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