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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

Residents of St. Ann were out in their numbers as volunteers to undertake projects on Labour Day (May 23), under the theme ‘Ramp up the access… Show that you care’.  With a primary focus on people with disabilities, the elderly...
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.
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.

Clarendon Labour Day Project – Photos Only
Welder, Peter Simpson, adds the finishing touches to a railing to support ramp access at Park Mountain Primary and Infant School in St. Elizabeth during Labour Day activities at the institution, which was the Parish Project, on Thursday (May 23).
Welder, Peter Simpson, adds the finishing touches to a railing to support ramp access at Park Mountain Primary and Infant School in St. Elizabeth during Labour Day activities at the institution, which was the Parish Project, on Thursday (May 23).

St. Elizabeth Labour Day Parish Project Highlights – Photos Only
Contestants of this year’s Westmoreland Festival Queen Competition paint a section of the Cornwall Mountain Health Centre in Westmoreland during Labour Day activities at the facility on (Thursday) May 23.
Contestants of this year’s Westmoreland Festival Queen Competition paint a section of the Cornwall Mountain Health Centre in Westmoreland during Labour Day activities at the facility on (Thursday) May 23.

Labour Day Spirit Alive In Westmoreland
Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon, addresses the St. James Municipal Corporation’s monthly meeting on Thursday (May 9).
Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon, addresses the St. James Municipal Corporation’s monthly meeting on Thursday (May 9).

Two Labour Day Parish Projects for St. James

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Labour Day 2024Press ReleaseSocial Security

Ministry of Labour and Social Security’s Heroes Circle Office

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security, is advising members of the public that its office at 14 National Heroes Circle will remain closed until 12:00 noon on Wednesday, May 22, 2024, to facilitate a national ceremony. All our other offices will remain open during this period. The Ministry apologizes for any inconvenience caused and thanks our valued clients and...
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses the monthly meeting of the Portland Municipal Corporation,  in Port Antonio, on May 9.
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Ministry Provides Funds to Support Labour Day Activities

The Ministry of Local Government and Community Development will be providing more than $50 million to be shared among Municipal Corporations across the island to support Labour Day activities. Emphasis this year will be placed on persons with disabilities, the elderly and the vulnerable. Labour Day will be observed on Thursday, May 23, under the slogan: ‘Ramp up di access…...
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