Eight marching bands comprising more than 400 youth from several at-risk communities across the island showed off their musical talents at the third annual Marching Band Festival on Tuesday (May 23). The Labour Day event, organised by the Lay Magistrates Association of Jamaica (LMAJ) St. James Chapter, was held at the Catherine Hall Stadium in St. James. Scores of persons...

In commemoration of International Missing Children Day, which will be observed on Thursday, May 25, the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), through the Ananda Alert Secretariat, will host a Youth Forum on the day. This will be held at Altamont Court Hotel, Altamont Crescent, Kingston, from 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Students representing 15 high schools from across...

 

As part of Labour Day efforts on Tuesday (May 23), a garden that will comprise a variety of crops was established at Trinityville Primary School in St. Thomas by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining. The initiative is a collaboration involving several of the Ministry’s agencies. These include the Jamaica 4-H Clubs, Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Agro-Investment Corporation...

Labour Day (May 23) activities were well supported in St. Ann, notably at the St. Ann’s Bay Hospital, where the Learning Centre of the Paediatric Ward was renovated by representatives of the Carnival Cruise Line vessel, Carnival Horizon. From as early as 9:00 a.m., 20 crew members from the world’s largest cruise company, in tandem with volunteers from Jamaica Vacations...

Scores of residents and corporate entities joined the Hanover Municipal Corporation to work at several locations across the parish on Labour Day (May 23). Deputy Mayor of Lucea, Councillor Andria Dehaney-Grant, told JIS News that this year’s theme, 'Plant a Tree for Life – Promoting Climate Change Mitigation, Food Security and Road Safety', served as an inspiration and guide for...