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Volunteers, including Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) workers, strategizing before the start of roof and floor repairs at the Grants Bailey Basic School in Gibraltar, St. Ann on May 23

Team Effort at Grants Bailey Basic School for Labour Day

The Grants Bailey Basic School in Gibraltar, St. Ann was the scene of the St. Ann Municipality’s parish Labour Day project on May 23. The work carried out included repairs to roof, floor, and restroom facilities. Leading the charge were...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia “Babsy” Grange, lays a wreath at the shrine of National Hero, the Rt. Excellent Samuel Shape, at National Heroes Park, Kingston during a floral tribute on Monday (May 23). Sam Sharpe was the protagonist of the 1831 slave rebellion, which began on the Kensington Estate in St. James, and which was largely instrumental in bringing about the abolition of slavery.

Minister Grange Lays Flowers for Sam Sharpe

Public Bathrooms Being Built in Junction

Firefighters Zecko Bryan (left) Omaro Pennycooke (right), and Marlon Oakley, remove water from a tank at the Junction Fire Station in St. Elizabeth that is to be cleaned and renovated, during Labour Day activities on Monday (May 23).

Highlights Of Labour Day in Elizabeth

Workmen use heavy-duty equipment to clear the site for the construction of a public bathroom facility in the town of Junction, St. Elizabeth, as part of activities for the parish’s Labour Day Project on Monday (May 23).

Labour Day Parish Project Activities in Junction, St. Elizabeth

4 years ago Labour Day 2022

Clean Up Your Communities on Labour Day, May 23

Jamaicans are being urged to clean up their communities and towns on Labour Day, May 23. This year’s Labour Day slogan is “Mek Jamaica Cris an’ Clean” while the theme is ‘Re-igniting a Nation for Greatness - Protect our Heritage and Environment’. Speaking at the Workers’ Week and Labour Day thanksgiving service held Sunday (May 22) at the Emmanuel Apostolic...

4 years ago EducationLabour Day 2022Water

Several Schools Set To Benefit From NWC Labour Day Projects Island Wide

Several schools across the island are set to benefit from clean up and renovation activities, as NWC staff will be volunteering their services this Labour Day 2022. As part of the company's contribution to community development, the schools were selected based on their present need and assistance required. Staff members will be lending their expertise in activities that will include...

4 years ago Health & WellnessLabour Day 2022

Labour Day Project To Help Children’s Hospital Reduce Surgeries Backlog

Twenty children, aged four to 12, will benefit from free surgical procedures at the Bustamante Hospital for Children on Labour Day. The day, which is celebrated each year on May 23, encourages national volunteerism and collective acts of service that reflect the industrious and caring nature of the Jamaican people. This year’s Labour Day theme is “Re-igniting a Nation for...

Director and Representative, UNESCO Cluster Office for the Caribbean, Dr. Saadia Sanchez-Vegas, symbolically hands over the 300-page ‘Reshaping Policies for Creativity Global Report’ held at the AC Hotel in New Kingston on Thursday (May 19).

4 years ago Culture

Jamaica Cited For Best Practices In UNESCO ‘Reshaping Policies For Creativity’ Report

Jamaica has been acknowledged for best practices in facilitating a creative ecosystem by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in its ‘Reshaping Policies for Creativity’ global report. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon Olivia Grange, said that Jamaica was referenced a total of six times in the 300-page document. The country was cited for creating...

Events Coordinator for National Religious Services, Jamaica Cultural Development Commission, Andrea McCurdy.

4 years ago CultureLabour Day 2022

Workers’ Week And Labour Day Thanksgiving Service On Sunday

The National Workers’ Week and Labour Day thanksgiving service will be held on Sunday (May 22) at the Emmanuel Apostolic Church, 12A Slipe Road, Kingston, starting at 10:00 a.m. Pastor of the First Missionary Church representing the Jamaica Evangelical Alliance, Rev. Omar Morrison, will deliver the sermon under this year’s Labour Day theme, ‘Re-igniting a Nation for Greatness – Protect...

A National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) worker clears branches from Mandela Park, Half-Way Tree, the site selected for the National Labour Day project. Preparatory work has begun at the Park by the NSWMA and the Jamaica Defence Force. Labour Day will be observed on Monday, May 23 under the theme ‘Re-igniting a Nation for Greatness – Protect our Heritage and Environment’.

4 years ago CultureLabour Day 2022

Work Begins On National Labour Day Project

Refurbishing work has begun at Mandela Park in Half-Way Tree, Kingston, the site selected as the National Labour Day project. Labour Day will be observed on Monday, May 23, under the theme ‘Re-igniting a Nation for Greatness – Protect our Heritage and Environment’. The slogan is ‘Mek Jamaica Cris an Clean’. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia...

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second left) and Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (third right), place wreaths at the Aggie Bernard monument, Kingston Craft Market, downtown Kingston, on May 18, in recognition of National Workers Week/Labour Day. Others looking on are (from left), Chief Technical Director, Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Dione Jennings; Goddaughter of Agnes Bernard, Cordelia Forbes; and President of the Jamaica Employers’ Federation, David Wan. A bust, mounted atop the monument, was unveiled at the event.

4 years ago CultureLabour

Bust Of Labour Movement Activist Agnes Bernard Unveiled

A bust of Agnes “Aggie” Bernard, a stalwart in Jamaica's labour movement, has been erected at the Kingston Craft Market located downtown. The sculpture, which rests atop an existing monument in her honour, was commissioned in partnership between the Ministry of Labour and Social Security and the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport. It was unveiled during a ceremony...