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Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson, engages police officers and community members at a recent meeting held in Montego Bay, St. James.

JCF Strengthening Community Policing Strategies

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is strengthening its community policing strategies as part of measures to reduce criminal activities in the country. Speaking with JIS News, Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson, says the police cannot succeed in solving...

Minister of Justice, the Hon. Delroy Chuck.

Laws with Outdated Penalties to be Revised

Volunteers working at the Cumberland Road Health Centre, 114 Brunswick Avenue, Spanish Town, St Catherine, on Labour Day (May 23). Renovation work was carried out at the health centre, one of two national projects.

More Corporate Entities Urged to Adopt St. Catherine Clinics

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (left), presents a plaque to Advisor to the Kiwanis Club of Portmore, Miss Runka West (centre), for her dedication to children. Occasion was the Club’s 45th anniversary celebration held on May 22 at the Four Seasons Hotel in St. Andrew. At right is Distinguished President of the organisation, Don Mullings.

Kiwanis Movement Invited to Deepen Partnership with Youth

Legal Secretary, National Housing Trust, Kwis Wisdom, paints a section of a wall at the parent overnight suite at the Bustamante Hospital for Children located in Kingston during the Trust’s Labour Day (May 23) activities.

NHT Spruces Up Parent Overnight Suite at Bustamante Hospital

Operations Manager, National Commercial Bank, Melissa Bradford-Britton, paints the gate of the Caribbean Christian Centre for the Deaf in Kingston on Labour Day (May 23).

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Caribbean Christian Centre for the Deaf Gets New Look

The Caribbean Christian Centre for the Deaf located in Kingston was given a facelift by the National Commercial Bank (NCB) Foundation on Labour Day (May 23). The NCB Foundation contributed approximately $1.7 million to renovate some areas of the facility, of which the Caribbean Christian Centre for the Deaf in Knockpatrick, Manchester, also benefited. Group Marketing and Communications Manager at...

Volunteers pave the play area at the St. Ann’s Bay Infant School in St. Ann, which was one of the national projects for Labour Day on May 23.

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Gov’t Committed to Making Schools Disabled-Friendly

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says the Government is committed to ensuring that schools are accessible to all children, including those with disabilities. “We want no child to be left behind. Children are Jamaica’s important resource, and we want to bring them into mainstream so we can develop their full potential,” he added. Minister...

Urban Development Corporation (UDC) Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Damion Graham (foreground), paints a section of wall at Calabar Infant, Primary and Junior High School in Kingston on Labour Day, Wednesday, May 23. In the background is recruit under the Government’s Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment (HOPE) programme, Sandy Douglas, who is attached to the UDC.

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UDC Carries Out Improvements at Calabar Infant, Primary and Junior High

Members of staff of the Urban Development Corporation (UDC) were out in full force on Labour Day, May 23 to carry out renovations at the Calabar Infant, Primary and Junior High School in downtown Kingston. The entity’s Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Damion Graham, led the team in repairing the roof and repainting the interior of the computer laboratory, repainting bathrooms,...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), paints the exterior of the Cumberland Road Health Centre in Spanish Town, St. Catherine, as he participates in one of two National Labour Day projects on Wednesday (May 23). The other project was at the St. Ann’s Bay Infant School in St Ann.

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PM Calls for More Jamaicans to Give Back to Their Communities

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is calling for more Jamaicans to give back to their communities by getting involved in volunteerism. “We want to see the re-emergence of the spirit of volunteerism, of giving your labour to the community for the building of your country. This is a perfect example of what Labour Day is about,” he said....

Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams (second left), paints the Glen Owen Isolation Ward at the Bustamante Hospital for Children in Kingston, today (May 23), as part of Labour Day activities undertaken by the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation. Also taking part (from left) are Miss Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation, Melessa Vassell; and Town Clerk, Robert Hill.

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Isolation Ward at Children’s Hospital Being Renovated

Improvement work at the Glen Owen Isolation Ward at the Bustamante Hospital for Children in Kingston continues today (May 23), in an effort to better treat patients with infectious diseases. Renovation of the ward, which started last week, is being undertaken by the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) as one of its 2018 Labour Day projects. The scope...

Senior Deputy Superintendent, Kingston and St. Andrew Fire Brigade, Julian Davis Buckle (right), is joined by Superintendent, Kingston and St. Andrew Fire Brigade, Kevin Haughton (centre) and Warehouse Attendant, West Kingston Power Partners, Adrian Wills, in painting the walls of the York Park Fire Station in Kingston during Labour Day activities on Wednesday (May 23).

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Renovations Carried Out At York Park Fire Station

The York Park Fire Station along Orange Street, Kingston, benefited from minor renovations on Wednesday (May 23) to improve the work environment for firefighters. The national Labour Day activity was carried out by members of the Jamaica Energy Partners and West Kingston Power Partners and included painting of exterior walls, perimeter fence, and barracks, and tiling of the administrative and...

China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) workers, Ryan Smellie (left) and Venoi Miller mixing cement as part of preparatory work to install ramps at the Sandhurst Early Childhood Development Centre in Kingston, on Labour Day (May 23). The school was one of three institutions where the engineering company undertook Labour Day projects.

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CHEC Installs Ramps at Sandhusrt Early Childhood Centre

Members from China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) were out in full force on Labour Day (May 23) to work at the Sandhurst Early Childhood Development Centre in Kingston. This included the installation of five ramps at the street, classroom and restroom entrances; repair of the perimeter fence and painting of the school exterior. Principal of the Sandhurst Early Childhood Development...