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Executive Director of the National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC), Dr. Patrece Charles-Freeman.

Build Safety Net around Children

As the Government intensifies measures to safeguard the nation’s children, the National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC) is calling on communities to build a safety net around children. Executive Director of the Commission, Dr. Patrece Charles-Freeman, is advising parents to get...

Mayor of Kingston and St. Andrew, Senator Dr. Angela Brown Burke (right), and Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining and Member of Parliament for South Eastern St. Andrew, Hon. Julian Robison, paint a section of fence at the Jamaica Christian Boys’ Home in New Kingston today (May 25). A team of volunteers carried out Labour Day activities at the home, which included the painting of exterior walls, dormitories, bathrooms, and gardening work. Twenty-two mattresses were also donated to the facility.

Jamaica Christian Boys’ Home Gets Facelift for Labour Day

Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Glendon Harris, participates in work at the Cornwall Court Kiddies Park, which was the St. James parish project for Labour Day.

St. James Residents Turn Out For Labour Day

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (centre), assists children as they play on the new swings installed today (May 25), at the Rudolph Elder Park in Morant Bay, St. Thomas. The facility was designated as the National Labour Day project. Others (from second left) are: Member of Parliament for Western St. Thomas, James Robertson; Member of Parliament for Eastern St. Thomas, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson; and State Minister in the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Colin Fagan.

All Jamaicans Must Stand In The Interest Of Children – PM

Minister of Youth and Culture, the Hon. Lisa Hanna. (FILE)

Youth Minister Says Thanks

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Waterford Gets First Recreational Park

Residents of Waterford in Portmore, St. Catherine, will now have a comfortable space for recreational activities, with the establishment of the first ever park in the community. Targeted at children and the elderly, the creation of the park is the Labour Day (May 25) project for the Portmore Municipal Council. The $2 million project involved collaboration with the Ministry of...

Principal of the Salvation Army Rae Town Basic School, Nicole Facey and Deputy General Manager, Subsidiaries Management and Revenue Generation at the Urban Development Corporation (UDC), Robert Stephens paint the wall of one of the classrooms during Labour Day activities at the school, today (May 25), in Downtown Kingston.

11 years ago Culture

Basic School in Rae Town Gets Facelift

The Salvation Army Rae Town Basic School, in Downtown Kingston, received a major face-lift today (May 25), as part of Labour Day activities undertaken by the Urban Development Corporation (UDC). The school, which accommodates 75 children ranging from two to six years, saw volunteers from the UDC working alongside parents, community members and members of the security forces to carry...

Volunteers repair a section of the ceiling at the Community Based Rehabilitation Jamaica (CBRJ) centre in Spanish Town, St. Catherine, during Labour Day activities on Monday (May 25). The facility, formerly known as 3D Projects, was the St. Catherine Labour Day parish project.

11 years ago Culture

Children’s Institution in Spanish Town Renovated

The teaching and learning environment at Community Based Rehabilitation Jamaica (CBRJ) in Spanish Town, St. Catherine, is expected to improve significantly with the completion of the institution’s renovation, much of which was carried out during Monday’s (May 25) observance of Labour Day. Scores of residents and volunteers from various communities, business and non-governmental organizations, joined members of CBRJ’s staff in...

Board Director, National Housing Trust (NHT), Granville Valentine, plants a tree at the Maxfield Park Children’s Home, where renovation works are underway, as part of Labour Day activities today (May 25). This project is being done by NHT. This year’s Labour Day is being observed under the theme: ‘Labour of Love, Nurturing Our Children’. The NHT is spending approximately $10 million to renovate four dormitories at the facility.

11 years ago Culture

Major Renovation Work Underway At Maxfield Park Children’s Home

Major renovation work is being undertaken on four dormitories at the Maxfield Park Children’s Home in Kingston, as part of efforts to improve the living conditions of the wards at the facility. Valued at a cost of approximately $10 million, the work, which is being funded by the National Housing Trust (NHT), forms part of the Trust’s 2015 Labour Day...

Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives and Member of Parliament for Central St. James, Lloyd B. Smith (right), assists in painting a section of the Railway Gardens Basic School in downtown Montego Bay, one of several Labour Day projects which took place in the parish of St. James, today (May 25). Mr. Smith is joined by Principal of the school, Laura Clarke (left); Tasanna Salmon and Davian Ramsay, both of the Tax Administration Jamaica Social Club in Montego Bay.

11 years ago Culture

Much Support For Labour Day Activities In The West

Labour Day activities in the parishes of St. Elizabeth, Trelawny, St. Ann, Westmoreland and Hanover received tremendous support from volunteers, on Monday, May 25. The main projects for the parishes were: Manning’s Boys’ Home in St. Elizabeth; the Jerusalem Mountain Community Centre in Westmoreland; The Uriah Rowe Park in Trelawny; The Widow’s Mite Children’s Home in St. Ann; and the...

Acting Principal Director for Culture and Creative Industries in the Ministry of Youth and Culture, Dr. Janice Lindsay.

11 years ago Culture

Gov’t Allocates $4 Million for Labour Day Activities

The Government has allocated some $4 million for the National Labour Day activity and the main parish projects across the island. The funds will be used to improve and upgrade recreational sites, parks and play areas for children in keeping with the theme: ‘Labour of Love: Nurturing our Children’. Acting Principal Director for Culture and Creative Industries in the Ministry...

11 years ago Culture

Hundreds of Labour Day Projects Registered in the West

Preparations for Labour Day 2015 are in high gear in western Jamaica, with hundreds of projects already registered with the St. Elizabeth, Westmoreland, Hanover, St. James, Trelawny, and St. Ann Parish Councils. In keeping with the national theme: ‘Labour of Love, Nurturing Our Children’, the focus is on the repair and beautification of child-friendly spaces. In St. James, the parish...