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KINGSTON — Jamaicans are being encouraged to show they care, by supporting projects in their communities that will benefit children, the disadvantaged and the vulnerable, on Labour Day, Monday, May 23. This Labour Day, which is being observed under the theme, “It takes a village to raise a child,” focuses on the care and protection of children. Fourteen parish projects,...

OCHO RIOS — Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, Hon. Olivia Grange, has called on Jamaicans to help the nation’s children shine this Labour Day. She said that in addition to traditional activities such as painting buildings, planting of trees, and bushing of open lots, community members  could come together to offer mentoring services, extra lessons, health checks and other...

PORT ANTONIO — As plans for Labour Day gain momentum in Portland, a total of 20 projects have so far being registered for the parish. The plans were extensively discussed at a Labour Day Committee meeting, held at the Portland Parish Council, on May 13. Labour Day will be observed on Monday, May 23, under the theme: ‘It takes a...

KINGSTON — The Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture is collaborating with several stakeholder groups to stage a series of activities to mark 2011 as the International Year of People of African Descent (IPAD). These events, which will coincide with celebrations for Workers Week and Labour Day, Emancipation, Independence, Heritage Week and National Heroes’ Day, were unveiled by portfolio Minister,...

MIAMI — Renowned Jamaican jazz musician, Monty Alexander, C.D., will be special guest at the celebration of Reggae Jazz Fusion, to be held on Sunday, May 22, at the Broward Centre for the Performing Arts (BCPA), in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Under the patronage of the Consul General, Sandra Grant Griffiths, the special performance will also celebrate the 50th anniversary of...

WASHINGTON — The colourful and stunning display of native flowers from Jamaica was the talk of the town in Washington D.C. at the weekend at Flower Mart’s Flowers Around the World festival. The island’s display dubbed, To the World, wowed the more than 20,000 visitors, who streamed into the historic Washington National Cathedral for the May 6 to 7 event,...

MONTEGO BAY — Residents of Westmoreland are being urged to come out on Labour Day 2011 to support the Westmoreland parish/national project at the Clifton Boys Home in Darliston. The scope of work to be carried out at the facility involves the rebuilding of the front porch at an estimated cost of $665,000. The technical department of the Westmoreland Parish...

MONTEGO BAY — The work which is to be carried out on the Clifton Boys' Home, Darliston, Westmoreland, on Labour Day will carry a price tag of approximately $665,000. The Home has been chosen as the Westmoreland parish/national project for Labour Day 2011. The project also involves the rebuilding of the front porch. A meeting of the parish's Labour Day...

MONTEGO BAY — The West Heaven Children's Home, in Copse, is the Hanover Parish/National Labour Day project for 2011. The facility, which houses approximately 100 mentally and physically challenged boys and girls ranging from six to 31 years of age, has been chosen as the Hanover Parish/National project for the second year in succession, as the work that was started...

KINGSTON — Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, Hon. Olivia Grange, says steps are being taken to ratify the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s (UNESCO) 2001 Convention for the Protection of Underwater Cultural Heritage. The convention is the main legal instrument in underwater archeology. Its framework is underpinned by three main areas of focus: improved legal protection of...

KINGSTON — Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding, has urged the joint team set up to look at the issue of Jamaica’s final appellate court to pursue those discussions in earnest and with urgency. He said that for more than 30 years, the country has been deliberating on these changes to its Constitution that are designed to “affirm the sovereignty...

MONTEGO BAY — Planning for Labour Day 2011 is underway in western Jamaica, with three of four parish planning committees having met, two of which have already chosen a national/parish project. Plans are to have the main parish projects regarded as national projects for 2011, thus having 14 national projects made up of projects from 12 parishes and two municipalities...