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Newly appointed Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, and Member of Parliament for St. Elizabeth South Western, Hon. Floyd Green (front, centre), plants an apple seedling during the Labour Day parish project at Prosperity Park in the Parottee community on Tuesday, May 23. He is assisted by Regional Manager of SPM Waste Management Limited, Edward Muir (front, left). Looking on (from second left) are Labour Day Project Coordinator, Marcine Whitter; Assistant Secretary for the Parottee Citizens Association, Debbie Rosegreen; President of the Parottee Community Development Committee, Eric Samuels; and Mayor of Black River, Councillor Derrick Sangster.
Newly appointed Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, and Member of Parliament for St. Elizabeth South Western, Hon. Floyd Green (front, centre), plants an apple seedling during the Labour Day parish project at Prosperity Park in the Parottee community on Tuesday, May 23. He is assisted by Regional Manager of SPM Waste Management Limited, Edward Muir (front, left). Looking on (from second left) are Labour Day Project Coordinator, Marcine Whitter; Assistant Secretary for the Parottee Citizens Association, Debbie Rosegreen; President of the Parottee Community Development Committee, Eric Samuels; and Mayor of Black River, Councillor Derrick Sangster.

Prosperity Park in St. Elizabeth Gets Facelift on Labour Day

Residents of Parottee in St. Elizabeth came out in their numbers on Tuesday (May 23) to give a facelift to Prosperity Park, which was the parish project for Labour Day 2023. More than a dozen trees were planted at the...
Minister Without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (second left), delivers remarks during the signing ceremony for the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) ‘Adopt-A-Mangrove’ programme. The ceremony was held at NEPA’s head office in Kingston on Thursday (May 18). Listening (from left) are NEPA’s Chief Executive Officer, Peter Knight; Chief Operating Officer, Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Company Limited, Gary Barrow and Deputy Chairman, JPS Foundation Limited, Ramsay McDonald.
Minister Without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (second left), delivers remarks during the signing ceremony for the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) ‘Adopt-A-Mangrove’ programme. The ceremony was held at NEPA’s head office in Kingston on Thursday (May 18). Listening (from left) are NEPA’s Chief Executive Officer, Peter Knight; Chief Operating Officer, Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Company Limited, Gary Barrow and Deputy Chairman, JPS Foundation Limited, Ramsay McDonald.

Ban on Plastic Lunch Boxes Effective December 2023
Minister with responsibility for Information and Member of Parliament for Clarendon North Central, Hon. Robert Morgan (second right), looks on as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (right), joins students in planting a tree on the grounds of the Woodhall Primary School, during Labour Day activities on Tuesday (May 23).
Minister with responsibility for Information and Member of Parliament for Clarendon North Central, Hon. Robert Morgan (second right), looks on as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (right), joins students in planting a tree on the grounds of the Woodhall Primary School, during Labour Day activities on Tuesday (May 23).

PHOTOS: Tree Planting at Woodhall Primary School
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right, stooping), helps to pave the waiting area at the Olympic Gardens Health Centre in St. Andrew West Central, for which he is the member of Parliament, on Tuesday (May 23), as part of Labour Day activities in the constituency. Looking on are residents and volunteers of the community.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right, stooping), helps to pave the waiting area at the Olympic Gardens Health Centre in St. Andrew West Central, for which he is the member of Parliament, on Tuesday (May 23), as part of Labour Day activities in the constituency. Looking on are residents and volunteers of the community.

Olympic Gardens Health Centre’s Waiting Area Paved for Labour Day
Mayor of Portmore, Councillor Leon Thomas (left), plants a tree along George Lee Boulevard during Labour Day activities in the municipality on Tuesday (May 23). Looking on are other volunteers and members of the community. Twenty trees were planted along the Boulevard from the Portmore Town Centre to Portmore HEART Academy in celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the Portmore City Municipality.
Mayor of Portmore, Councillor Leon Thomas (left), plants a tree along George Lee Boulevard during Labour Day activities in the municipality on Tuesday (May 23). Looking on are other volunteers and members of the community. Twenty trees were planted along the Boulevard from the Portmore Town Centre to Portmore HEART Academy in celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the Portmore City Municipality.

PHOTOS: Labour Day Activities in Portmore

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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right), plants a tree along the P.J. Patterson Highway (Highway 2000), in the vicinity of the Hartlands underpass in the parish of St. Catherine. He is assisted by Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (third left). Looking on (from left) are Chief of Defence Staff, Rear Admiral Antonette Wemyss Gorman; Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange; Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie and Chief Executive Officer, Forestry Department and Conservator of Forests, Ainsley Henry.
Finance & Public ServiceLabour Day 2023

Gov’t Well Underway with Public Sector Compensation Review and Transformation

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government is well under way with the implementation of the public-sector compensation review and transformation. Addressing Tuesday’s (May 23) Labour Day tree-planting exercise in Hartlands, St. Catherine, Mr. Holness said the review covers, among other things, increased payment for workers as well as the establishment of a performance evaluation and management...
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Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Leeroy Williams ( second right) and Custos of St James, Bishop the Hon. Conrad Pitkin (right), look on as Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) Lance Corporal, Aston Slue, assists two-year-old Javier Dennis to water a tree planted at the Salt Spring Primary and Infant School in St. James on Labour Day Tuesday (May 23).
Labour Day 2023National Security

Strong Support for Labour Activities in St. James

Labour Day in St. James was well supported as local officials, residents, members of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) and other stakeholders collaborated to execute several projects across the parish. Salt Spring Primary and Infant, Maldon High and the repainting of the pedestrian crossing at Alice Eldemire Drive, in the vicinity of the Montego Bay Community College and Herbert Morrison...
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The Morant Bay High School, which was the St. Thomas Municipal Corporation’s parish project for Labour Day, on Tuesday (May 23).
EducationLabour Day 2023

Morant Bay High School Spruced Up on Labour Day

The prestigious Morant Bay High School in St. Thomas benefited from several beautification efforts on Labour Day (May 23), which were led by the parish’s Municipal Corporation. Scores of volunteers converged on the institution’s Highbury Road campus to assist with three projects: the planting of fruit trees, clean-up of the library, and resurfacing of the driveway. Morant Bay Mayor, Councillor...
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Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor, Richard Byles.
Finance & Public Service

Jamaica’s Economy Continues on Strong Growth Path

Jamaica’s economy is estimated to have grown in the range of four to 5.5 per cent for fiscal year 2022/23. This out-turn, according to Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor, Richard Byles, is consistent with the range previously anticipated by the institution. He was addressing journalists during the BOJ’s semi-virtual media briefing on Monday (May 22). Mr. Byles, who noted that...
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(File Photo)Minister Without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (left), and Chief Executive Officer and Conservator of Forests, Forestry Department, Ainsley Henry, plant a sapling as part of the launch of the urban tree planting thrust, at Jamaica House on Saturday (January 28).
Climate ChangeEnvironment

Forestry Department to Maintain Seedlings Planted Along Highway 2000

As Jamaica grapples with the impact of the prevailing drought, the Forestry Department has undertaken to water seedlings planted for the National Labour Day project, using alternatives to National Water Commission (NWC) resources. The planting of 10,000 trees along Highway 2000, in the vicinity of Hartlands, is this year’s National Labour Day project under the theme ‘Plant a Tree for...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams and Custos of St. Andrew, Ian Forbes, look at a march past by members of the Jamaica Combined Cadet Force, following a Child Month Church Service held at Mona Church of Christ in St. Andrew on May 21.
EducationYouth

PHOTOS: Child Month Church Service

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams and Custos of St. Andrew, Ian Forbes, look at a march past by members of the Jamaica Combined Cadet Force, following a Child Month Church Service held at Mona Church of Christ in St. Andrew on May 21.
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