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Medical Intern at the St. Ann’s Bay Regional Hospital, Dr. Tayla Green, draws blood from a donor at the hospital’s Labour Day Blood Drive, which yielded 50 units.
Medical Intern at the St. Ann’s Bay Regional Hospital, Dr. Tayla Green, draws blood from a donor at the hospital’s Labour Day Blood Drive, which yielded 50 units.

Successful Blood Drive at St. Ann’s Bay Regional Hospital

Fifty units of blood were collected in a blood drive that was conducted at the St. Ann’s Bay Regional Hospital on Labour Day (May 23). In an interview with JIS News, Acting Senior Medical Officer (SMO) at the hospital, Dr....
The late Errol Harvey with one of his cameras during his time as a photographer at the Jamaica Information Service.
The late Errol Harvey with one of his cameras during his time as a photographer at the Jamaica Information Service.

Retired Former Chief Photographer at JIS Passes
Mayor of Kingston, Senator Delroy Williams (centre), is joined by Member of Parliament for Western St. Andrew, Anthony Hylton (left); and Chief Executive Officer for the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC), Robert Hill, in painting the fence of a community park on Spanish Town Road, St. Andrew, on Labour Day, May 23.
Mayor of Kingston, Senator Delroy Williams (centre), is joined by Member of Parliament for Western St. Andrew, Anthony Hylton (left); and Chief Executive Officer for the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC), Robert Hill, in painting the fence of a community park on Spanish Town Road, St. Andrew, on Labour Day, May 23.

Green Spaces Across Corporate Area Get Facelift
Members of staff at the Jamaica Deposit Insurance Corporation (JDIC), clean a classroom at the McLeod Basic School in Papine, St. Andrew. The institution was the JDIC
Members of staff at the Jamaica Deposit Insurance Corporation (JDIC), clean a classroom at the McLeod Basic School in Papine, St. Andrew. The institution was the JDIC's project for Labour Day 2019, which was observed nationally under the theme ‘Child Safety… It’s you, It’s me, It’s all ah we.’

PHOTOS: JDIC Gives Facelift to Mcleod Basic School
Volunteers with the Kiwanis Club of Downtown Kingston, Aliesha Facey (left) and Stacy-Ann Cushnie paint the gate at the Children’s Park in downtown Kingston on Labour Day (May 23). The park was established by the club, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year.
Volunteers with the Kiwanis Club of Downtown Kingston, Aliesha Facey (left) and Stacy-Ann Cushnie paint the gate at the Children’s Park in downtown Kingston on Labour Day (May 23). The park was established by the club, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year.

PHOTOS: Kiwanis Club of Downtown Kingston at Children’s Park on Labour Day

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Deaf Education Forum on May 30

The Caribbean Christian Centre for the Deaf (CCCD) is collaborating with the Jamaica Association for the Deaf (JAD) to host a forum on Deaf Education on Thursday, (May 30) at the Mona School of Business and Management (North) on the University of the West Indies (UWI) campus. Speaking with JIS News during a recent interview, Board Member of the CCCD,...
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A staff member of the Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ)/NMIA Airports Limited works on the foundation for a new gazebo at Harbour View Primary School in Kingston on Labour Day (May 23).
CommunityLabour

AAJ/NMIA Staff Laboured at Schools

Employees of the Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ)/NMIA Airports Limited have installed a new chain-link perimeter fence at Donald Quarrie High School and constructed a gazebo at Harbour View Primary School in St. Andrew at a cost of approximately $1.07 million. The projects were among nine undertaken by the entity at schools across the island for Labour Day on May...
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Student of Santa Cruz Preparatory in St. Elizabeth, Rovonae Cowan (left) holds the trash bag as Holland Primary School teachers, Osheim Spence (centre) and Samantha Scott, dispose of litter. The engagement formed part of activities carried out at Holland Primary School on Labour Day, Thursday May 23.
CommunityLabour

Strong Support for National Labour Day Project at Holland Primary School

The spirit of volunteerism was evident at Holland Primary School in St Elizabeth, where many persons turned out to participate in Labour Day activities focusing on children’s safety, on Thursday (May 23). The institution was among four selected as national projects by the Labour Day Secretariat. Scores of community members, school staff and students came out in full support to...
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Partnership and Development Manager at Jamaica National (JN) Foundation, Shauna-Kaye Rowe (left); Denham Town Primary School Principal, Eugenie Brown (centre); Land Project Management Officer at the Urban Development Corporation (UDC), Carol Cooke, repaint a pedestrian crossing at the school’s entrance on Spanish Town Road in Kingston during Labour Day activities undertaken by the agency at the institution on Thursday (May 23).
CommunityLabour

UDC Spruces Up Denham Town Primary School on Labour Day

A 40-member team led by the Urban Development Corporation (UDC) team carried out work at Denham Town Primary School in Kingston as part of Labour Day activities on Thursday (May 23). The scope of works included raising and extending the school’s eastern boundary wall, and filling gaps in and painting a mural on the structure. Additionally, UDC team members repainted...
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United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Country Representative, Mariko Kagoshima, speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank held recently at the agency’s head office in Kingston.
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UNICEF to Increase Spending for Road Safety Campaign

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) will be increasing expenditure under the X Marks the Spot School Crosswalk Campaign being implemented by the Jamaica National (JN) Foundation. Country Representative, UNICEF Jamaica, Mariko Kagoshima, said that the entity has contributed some $30 million to the road-safety campaign, which was launched at Hazard Primary School in Clarendon last November, and “we are...
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