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Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Rudyard Spencer (left) engages with (from second left) Commissioner of Corrections, Gary Rowe; Director of Juvenile Services, Department of Correctional Services, Claudeth Hamilton and Superintendent of the Rio Cobre Juvenile Correctional facility, Martin Dryden. Occasion was the ‘We Transform’ Labour Day Project at the Rio Cobre Juvenile Correctional Centre in St. Catherine on May 23.
Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Rudyard Spencer (left) engages with (from second left) Commissioner of Corrections, Gary Rowe; Director of Juvenile Services, Department of Correctional Services, Claudeth Hamilton and Superintendent of the Rio Cobre Juvenile Correctional facility, Martin Dryden. Occasion was the ‘We Transform’ Labour Day Project at the Rio Cobre Juvenile Correctional Centre in St. Catherine on May 23.

PHOTOS: Hon Rudyard Spencer at the Rio Cobre Juvenile Correctional Centre

Partnership and Development Manager at Jamaica National (JN) Foundation, Shauna-Kaye Rowe (left); Denham Town Primary School Principal, Eugenie Brown (centre); Land Project Management Officer at the Urban Development Corporation (UDC), Carol Cooke, repaint a pedestrian crossing at the school’s entrance on Spanish Town Road in Kingston during Labour Day activities undertaken by the agency at the institution on Thursday (May 23).
Partnership and Development Manager at Jamaica National (JN) Foundation, Shauna-Kaye Rowe (left); Denham Town Primary School Principal, Eugenie Brown (centre); Land Project Management Officer at the Urban Development Corporation (UDC), Carol Cooke, repaint a pedestrian crossing at the school’s entrance on Spanish Town Road in Kingston during Labour Day activities undertaken by the agency at the institution on Thursday (May 23).

UDC Spruces Up Denham Town Primary School on Labour Day
Member of Parliament for Central St. James, Heroy Clarke (right), participates in work at the Farm Heights/Rose Heights Community Centre, St. James, the parish’s main project for Labour Day, May 23. At left is Farm Heights resident Dean Morgan.
Member of Parliament for Central St. James, Heroy Clarke (right), participates in work at the Farm Heights/Rose Heights Community Centre, St. James, the parish’s main project for Labour Day, May 23. At left is Farm Heights resident Dean Morgan.

Farm Heights/Rose Heights Community Centre Gets Labour Day Spruce Up
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), presents a commemorative award to former Labour Minister, Hon. Pearnel Charles Sr., during the Ministry of Labour and Social Security’s awards banquet at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Wednesday (May 22). The event was held to commemorate the centenary of the International Labour Organization’s formation and the promulgation of the Trade Union Act in Jamaica.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), presents a commemorative award to former Labour Minister, Hon. Pearnel Charles Sr., during the Ministry of Labour and Social Security’s awards banquet at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Wednesday (May 22). The event was held to commemorate the centenary of the International Labour Organization’s formation and the promulgation of the Trade Union Act in Jamaica.

Occupational Safety and Health Bill Passage Expected by Year End
Volunteers from the Kiwanis Club of Montego Bay repaint the pedestrian crossing along Dome Street in the vicinity of the Montego Bay High School for Girls, as part of Labour Day activities in St. James.
Volunteers from the Kiwanis Club of Montego Bay repaint the pedestrian crossing along Dome Street in the vicinity of the Montego Bay High School for Girls, as part of Labour Day activities in St. James.

Western Jamaica Abuzz with Activities for Labour Day

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Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge ( centre); and Senior Advisor on Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC), Finnish National Agency of Education, Kati Costiander ( right), listen attentively to Chairman of the Early Childhood Commission (ECC), Tricia Williams-Singh. Occasion was the opening ceremony of the ECC’s Professional Development Institute at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on Tuesday (May 21).
EducationYouth

More Early-Childhood Centres Under Brain Builders Programme

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, says that more early-childhood institutions and infant departments will be developed under the Brain Builders Programme. He was addressing the opening ceremony of the Early Childhood Commission’s (ECC) first annual Professional Development Institute, held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on Tuesday (May...
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Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Shahine Robinson (right), hangs a wreath on the Aggie Bernard Workers’ Monument, in downtown Kingston, during the National Workers’ Week/Labour Day Wreath-laying ceremony on Tuesday (May 21). At left is Custos of Kingston and Deputy Governor-General, Hon. Steadman Fuller. The ceremony is held in tribute to Jamaican workers who participated in the 1938 Labour Riots, which led to improved conditions for today’s workers. Workers’ Week runs from May 19 to 23 and is being observed under the theme ‘Yes to Decent Work, No to Child Labour’. Thursday, May 23 is celebrated as Labour Day.
Labour

PHOTO: Workers Monument

Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Shahine Robinson (right), hangs a wreath on the Aggie Bernard Workers’ Monument, in downtown Kingston, during the National Workers’ Week/Labour Day Wreath-laying ceremony on Tuesday (May 21). At left is Custos of Kingston and Deputy Governor-General, Hon. Steadman Fuller. The ceremony is held in tribute to Jamaican workers who participated in the 1938 Labour...
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Minister of Justice, the Hon. Delroy Chuck, during his contribution to the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate, in the House of Representatives, on May 21
JusticeSectoral Debate 2019/2020

Legal Aid Council Provides Help for 2,484 Cases

Legal assistance was provided for 2,484 cases in the Parish Courts during the 2018/2019 Fiscal Year by the Legal Aid Council. This represents a 17.3 per cent increase in Legal Aid Services in the Parish Courts from the previous Fiscal Year. This was disclosed by Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, during his contribution to the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate in...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), observes as Chairman, Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica, Russell Hadeed (left), inserts the strip signifying Wigton Windfarm
Finance & Public Service

Wigton Windfarm Now on Jamaica Stock Exchange

Wigton Windfarm Limited in Manchester is now listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) – the world’s best-performing stock market. The listing, which took place today (May 22), followed the success of the company’s initial public offering (IPO), which saw some 31,200 Jamaicans taking up the opportunity to own 11 billion shares in the company. The offer was oversubscribed as...
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