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Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Andrew Gallimore, has called on the country's seniors to fulfill their role as culture bearers and to take the time to impart their cultural experiences to the younger generation. Bemoaning the decline in the values of today's youth, he implored golden agers to be proactive and mentor young...

Children at the Hanbury Home, in Manchester, came in for a special treat on Saturday (May 23), courtesy of the Optimist Club of Mandeville. Members of the Club, as their Labour Day project, spent part of the day with the residents, providing entertainment, reading stories for them and providing care for them. Secretary of the Club, Paula Minott, said that...

The 10th Portland Jerk Festival was launched at the Folly Lighthouse Gardens in Port Antonio, on May 21. This festival is, by far, the most anticipated event to take place in Portland, and is among the most popular major calendar events in the country. It will be held on Sunday, July 5, at the Folly Ruins in Port Antonio, under...

It was a rainy Labour Day in West St. Thomas on May 25, but at every chance of ease from the showers, volunteers, including Member of Parliament, Hon. James Robertson, got busy doing beautification and renovation work in the constituency. Beautification and minor repair of the Yallahs Post Office was selected as the constituency project. The heavy downpour delayed the...

Scores of volunteers and community groups turned out on Labour Day (May 25), to work at the Sports Complex in Riversdale, St. Catherine. The establishment of a multipurpose court at the complex was one of the six national projects chosen this year for Labour Day. The volunteers, including members of the National Youth Service (NYS), the Jamaica 4-H Clubs, and...

More than 100 residents from Mandeville and adjoining communities in Manchester, came out to participate in the revitalisation of Brooks Park, on Labour Day (May 25). Work on the park, which was the parish project for Labour Day, began on May 22, with heavy equipment haulage contractors donating their time to remove large trees, and levelling the earth in some...

Several reggae, gospel and dancehall artistes will be performing at the charity event, MUSIC in the name of LIFE on Saturday, May 30, 2009 at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre. Music in the name of LIFE is a benefit family-concert, to fundraise $2.5 million for Martha's House in Central Kingston, operated by the Mustard Seed Communities which suffered loss of...

Volunteerism was at a high in Western Jamaica today (May 25), as hundreds of residents from across that region turned out to participate in Labour Day 2009 activities. With over 160 registered projects across the parishes of Trelawny, St. James, Hanover and Westmoreland, inclusive of four parish projects and three national projects, the overcast conditions did not dampen the spirit...

Having the children under her care getting the mental stimulation they need, is a "dream come true" for Child Care Manager of the Best Care Lodge, in Kingston, Margaret Loney. Her dream has been fulfilled through the help of the Digicel Foundation, which made the home for children with mental and physical challenges its project for Labour Day, today (May...

Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding visited the Blue Hole Nature Park in South St. James today (May 25), and spent quality time getting involved in Labour Day activities including handing out trees to students and planting fruit and food trees on the 1200-acre nature reserve. The Blue Hole Nature Park was one of six Labour Day projects across the...

Several Labour Day projects were carried out in Portland today (May 25) despite the inclement weather affecting sections of the parish since last week. The scope of work included bushing of roadways; painting of pedestrian signs, and school buildings; constructing houses for indigent persons; and refurbishing of community centres. The parish project was the refurbishing of the Portland Infirmary in...

Despite early morning rains, and intermittent mid-morning showers, there was a full turnout of participants for the Ministry of Health's Labour Day project, which was the beautification of the Comprehensive Health Centre located on Slipe Pen Road in Kingston. The scheduled activities included landscaping and painting, planting of fruit trees and vegetable plots at various sections of the compound by...