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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange (right), and Mayor of Kingston and St. Andrew, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, assist in the cleaning and sanitising of Mandella Park, in Half-Way Tree, St. Andrew, today (May 24), as part of activities for Workers’ Week and Labour Day, which will be observed tomorrow (May 25), under the theme: ‘Labour at Home’. The clean-up was spearheaded by the Caribbean Cement Company Limited and Jamaica Pre-Mix Concrete Limited. Work was also done at St. William Grant Park, downtown, Kingston, and Papine Park in St Andrew.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange (right), and Mayor of Kingston and St. Andrew, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, assist in the cleaning and sanitising of Mandella Park, in Half-Way Tree, St. Andrew, today (May 24), as part of activities for Workers’ Week and Labour Day, which will be observed tomorrow (May 25), under the theme: ‘Labour at Home’. The clean-up was spearheaded by the Caribbean Cement Company Limited and Jamaica Pre-Mix Concrete Limited. Work was also done at St. William Grant Park, downtown, Kingston, and Papine Park in St Andrew.

PHOTOS: Sanitization of Mandela Park

 
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, speaking at a virtual press conference on Monday (May 18), at the Office of the Prime Minister.
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, speaking at a virtual press conference on Monday (May 18), at the Office of the Prime Minister.

Community Bars Urged To Comply With Reopening Requirements
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange.

Labour At Home On May 25
State Minister in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne (right), interacts with residents of St. Mary, during a visit to the parish on Thursday (May 14), to observe the distribution of relief items to quarantined communities.
State Minister in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne (right), interacts with residents of St. Mary, during a visit to the parish on Thursday (May 14), to observe the distribution of relief items to quarantined communities.

Labour Ministry Satisfied With Distribution Of Relief Items To St. Mary Communities
Custos of St. James, Bishop Conrad Pitkin (left), hands over a supply of masks to Robert Blake of the Cornwall Combined Disabilities Association, in Montego Bay, St. James, on May 8.​
Custos of St. James, Bishop Conrad Pitkin (left), hands over a supply of masks to Robert Blake of the Cornwall Combined Disabilities Association, in Montego Bay, St. James, on May 8.​

Custos Of St. James Encouraged By Responsible Behaviour Of Residents

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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaks at a digital press conference, at the Office of the Prime Minister, on Monday (May 11).
CommunityCoronavirusHealth & WellnessOffice of the Prime MinisterPrime Minister

Prime Minister Calls On Persons Attending Funerals To Obey Protocol

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holiness, is calling on Jamaicans who are attending funerals to act responsibly and abide by the gathering protocol, which stipulates that no more than 10 persons should congregate in any public gathering. “I know in some of the rural parts of Jamaica the funeral ritual is very important. We understand that, but I urge...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaks at a digital press conference, at the Office of the Prime Minister, on Monday (May 11).
CommunityCoronavirus

Quarantined Residents In St. Mary Get Care Packages

Approximately 1,400 care packages have been distributed to families in need in Dover, Enfield and Annotto Bay in St. Mary, which are now under quarantine. These communities have been placed under quarantine in an effort to control the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Up to the time of being placed under quarantine (May 7), 13 persons tested positive for COVID-19...
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Public Cleansing Manager at the Western Parks and Market (WPM) Waste Management Limited, Mark Jones (right), hands over a bag of groceries to former WPM employee, Gladstone Miles, during a recent distribution drive to assist retirees impacted by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
CommunityLocal Government

Assistance For Retirees Of WPM Waste Management Limited

Western Parks and Market (WPM) Waste Management Limited has assisted 75 retirees of the agency in western Jamaica by providing care packages to help them cope during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Speaking with JIS News, Regional Operations Manager, Garnet Edmondson, said that WPM’s management team donated a portion of their April salaries to undertake the initiative, which amounted to some...
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Grade-three teacher at the Runaway Bay All-Age in St. Ann, Beverly Grant Ellis (left), provides phone cards and a care package to parent Alicia Lawrence (right) and her daughter (centre), who are facing financial challenges due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
CommunityCoronavirus

St. Ann Teacher Extends Helping Hand

St. Ann educator, Beverly Grant Ellis, has been extending a helping hand to needy families and elderly residents in Runaway Bay in the parish as the country continues to grapple with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). With the support of corporate Jamaica and other donors, the grade-three teacher at the Runaway Bay All-Age School was able to deliver 115 care packages...
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Inspector of Poor, St. Elizabeth Poor Relief Department, Catherine Blake-Williams.
CommunitySocial Security

St. Elizabeth Poor Relief Department Provides Care Packages

The St. Elizabeth Poor Relief Department has provided care packages to more than 50 indigent persons living in the parish, to safeguard their well-being during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Speaking with JIS News, Inspector of Poor, St. Elizabeth Poor Relief Department, Catherine Blake-Williams, said the beneficiaries included the homeless, elderly and shut-ins as well as destitute families. She indicated that a...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), uses a COVID-19 greeting as he acknowledges receipt of a symbolic cheque for $1 million from President of the Chinese Benevolent Association (CBA) Robert Hew (centre) and Administration Manager, CBA, William Chong, at the New Kingston offices of the Ministry of Health and Wellness, on April 28. The donation will go towards the nutritional support of front-line healthcare workers.
CommunityCoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Health and Wellness Ministry Gets $1 Million From CBA

The Chinese Benevolent Association (CBA) has made a donation of $1 million to the Ministry of Health and Wellness towards the country’s efforts to fight COVID-19. Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, received the donation on Tuesday, April 28, at the Ministry’s New Kingston headquarters. He thanked the CBA and commended the Association for its goodwill,...
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Public Relations Manager at the Social Development Commission (SDC), Mandel McKulsky.​
Community

Community-Based Organisations Assisting The Elderly

Community-based organisations across the island are playing their part in helping the elderly, needy and vulnerable in society, through partnerships with public and private-sector entities. “We are seeing an outpouring of love and support for the less fortunate among us during this period. Community-based organisations (CBOs) across the island have been reporting numerous activities from their respective areas that target...
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