The Government will shortly roll out an integrated vector control programme to prevent the Zika virus from reaching the shores of Jamaica, and to step up a public education campaign on the disease. The virus, which has caused a recent health scare in the South American country of Brazil, is spread by the bite of an infected Aedes Aegypti mosquito....

National Hero and leader of the 1831 Christmas Rebellion, Rt. Excellent Samuel Sharpe, was honoured on May 23, at a floral tribute and ceremony, held in the square named in his honour in Montego Bay. The National Hero was among the more than 500 slaves who lost their lives for participating in Jamaica’s first organized industrial action, commonly referred to...

Staff of the Ministry of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change used Labour Day 2015 to clean and beauty its offices at 16a Half-Way-Tree Road. Five offices operating under the Ministry are located at the premises. These are: Land Administration and Management Programme (LAMP), Environment and Risk Management Division, Planning and Policy Directorate, Land Directorate, and the Climate Change Division....

A section of the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) was transformed into a much needed green space on Labour Day. The work, which included planting of grass, flowers and trees, and installing seating, was undertaken by the Friends of KPH in collaboration with the Kingston Chapter of the Lay Magistrates Association, the Kiwanis Club of New Kingston, and MPM Waste Management...

The Jamaica Christian Boys’ Home got a well-needed facelift today (May 25), as scores of volunteers turned out to participate in a Labour Day project at the New Kingston-based facility. Organised by the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC), in collaboration with Appliance Traders Limited (ATL), the work day included washing and painting of the fence, exterior walls, dormitories, bathrooms,...

Labour Day activities in St. James received overwhelming support, as government and corporate entities collaborated on a number of projects. At Cornwall Courts Kiddies Park, which was the St. James parish project, teams of volunteers came out early to carry out work at the park. This included construction of perimeter fencing, installation of park fixtures, as well as landscaping. The...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson, has commended the volunteers who came out to work on the Rudolph Elder Park in Morant Bay, St. Thomas, which was the National Labour Day project. She said the strong turnout of persons, including opposing political representatives, sends a signal that “all need to stand in the interest of our children”. The Prime...