An additional $5 million will be provided by the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development to assist with Labour Day parish projects. Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott made this announcement while bringing greetings at the National Workers’ Week and Labour Day Thanksgiving Church Service held on May 18 at the Covenant Moravian Church on...

As Labour Day 2014 draws near, there are some 125 registered projects across the parishes of St. James, Hanover, and Westmoreland. Expectations are that this number should be at least doubled by Labour Day. The St. James Labour Day planning committee is reporting approximately 40 registered projects to date; Westmoreland 50; and Hanover 35 projects. The nature of the registered...

The National Workers’ Week and Labour Day thanksgiving service will be held on Sunday, May 18 at the Covenant Moravian Church, on Molynes Road in Kingston starting at 9:30 a.m. Workers’ Week will commence on Sunday, May 18 and culminate with Labour Day activities on Friday, May 23. Vice President of the Jamaica Evangelical Alliance, Rennard White will deliver the...

Persons are being reminded to seek permission from the National Works Agency (NWA) before proceeding with the installation of pedestrian crossings on Labour Day, Friday, May 23. Chairperson of the National Workers’ Week Labour Day Core Committee, Dahlia Harris, emphasized this point while speaking at a Jamaica Information Service ‘Think Tank’ on May 15, at the agency’s head office in...

Fifteen police stations across the island that are in need of repairs have been selected as parish Labour Day projects. Labour Day will be observed on Friday May 23, under the theme, ‘Take a Stand…Beautify our Land.’ The stations were identified by the National Labour Day Planning Committee in collaboration with the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) and the parish councils....

Jacks Hill Primary school in rural St. Andrew has been adopted by the Rural Water Supply Limited (RWSL) as its 2014 Labour Day project. The school will benefit from significant improvement works to its plant on Friday, May 23. Managing Director of RWSL, Audley Thompson told JIS News that, “when we looked at the school we saw where it needed...

A beautification and upgrading exercise will begin at the Climate Change Park in Portmore on Labour Day, May 23. The park, situated in front of the Portmore Mall, has been selected as the National Labour Day Project. This year Labour Day is being celebrated under the theme, “Take a Stand…Beautify our Land”. Work at the park will involve the bushing...

Twenty-four students from 22 non-traditional high schools, the Salvation Army School for the Blind and Visually Impaired, and the Lister Mair Gilby High School were recognised for their outstanding achievement at the National Child Month Committee (NCMC) inaugural Youth Academic Achievement Awards ceremony. The ceremony, which was held on Friday May 9, at the Knutsford Court Hotel, is one of...

The Institute of Jamaica (IOJ) will host its fourth HUSH Children’s Symposium on Wednesday, May 14 at the Rex Nettleford Hall Auditorium at the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus. The symposium themed: ‘Disability, Equality and Accessibility’ will focus on: learning disabilities, mental health, visual impairment and deaf culture. The forum, which is an annual event, is part of...