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Ananda Alert Officer at the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Annadjae Roberts.

CPFSA Stages Youth Forum May 25

In commemoration of International Missing Children Day, which will be observed on Thursday, May 25, the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), through the Ananda Alert Secretariat, will host a Youth Forum on the day. This will be held...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, addresses the Jamaica Blue Economy Framework Project stakeholders’ validation workshop held at AC Hotel by Marriott in Kingston on May 24. The Government is working on a framework to take advantage of the blue economy and expand the fisheries sector.

PHOTOS: Minister Samuda Addresses Blue Economy Validation Workshop

Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Franklin Witter (left) and Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) St. Thomas Parish Advisory Board Committee Chairman, Dean Jones, plant Scotch bonnet peppers in the garden established at the Trinityville Primary School on Labour Day (May 23).

Trinityville Primary School Garden Established

Volunteers at the St Ann Infirmary, giving the place a much-needed facelift on Labour Day (May 23).

Learning Centre of Paediatric Ward at St. Ann’s Bay Hospital Renovated

Lucea Deputy Mayor, Councillor Andria Dehaney-Grant (right), and Acting Senior Librarian for Hanover Parish Library, Ms Vonnette Jones, paint wall of Library on Labour Day (May 23).

Labour Day Projects Undertaken by Hanover and Trelawny Municipal Corporations

Newly appointed Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, and Member of Parliament for St. Elizabeth South Western, Hon. Floyd Green (front, centre), plants an apple seedling during the Labour Day parish project at Prosperity Park in the Parottee community on Tuesday, May 23. He is assisted by Regional Manager of SPM Waste Management Limited, Edward Muir (front, left). Looking on (from second left) are Labour Day Project Coordinator, Marcine Whitter; Assistant Secretary for the Parottee Citizens Association, Debbie Rosegreen; President of the Parottee Community Development Committee, Eric Samuels; and Mayor of Black River, Councillor Derrick Sangster.

3 years ago Labour Day 2023

Prosperity Park in St. Elizabeth Gets Facelift on Labour Day

Residents of Parottee in St. Elizabeth came out in their numbers on Tuesday (May 23) to give a facelift to Prosperity Park, which was the parish project for Labour Day 2023. More than a dozen trees were planted at the site in keeping with the theme of the day, ‘Plant a Tree for Life – Promoting Climate Change Mitigation, Food...

Minister Without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (second left), delivers remarks during the signing ceremony for the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) ‘Adopt-A-Mangrove’ programme. The ceremony was held at NEPA’s head office in Kingston on Thursday (May 18). Listening (from left) are NEPA’s Chief Executive Officer, Peter Knight; Chief Operating Officer, Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Company Limited, Gary Barrow and Deputy Chairman, JPS Foundation Limited, Ramsay McDonald.

3 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Ban on Plastic Lunch Boxes Effective December 2023

A ban will be imposed on the use of plastic lunch boxes, effective December 31, 2023, as government efforts continue to shift to more sustainable options. This was announced by Minister Without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, while addressing Thursday’s (May 18) non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signing ceremony for...

Minister with responsibility for Information and Member of Parliament for Clarendon North Central, Hon. Robert Morgan (second right), looks on as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (right), joins students in planting a tree on the grounds of the Woodhall Primary School, during Labour Day activities on Tuesday (May 23).

3 years ago Labour Day 2023Youth

PHOTOS: Tree Planting at Woodhall Primary School

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right, stooping), helps to pave the waiting area at the Olympic Gardens Health Centre in St. Andrew West Central, for which he is the member of Parliament, on Tuesday (May 23), as part of Labour Day activities in the constituency. Looking on are residents and volunteers of the community.

3 years ago Labour Day 2023Works / Construction

Olympic Gardens Health Centre’s Waiting Area Paved for Labour Day

Paving of the waiting area at the Olympic Gardens Health Centre in St. Andrew West Central to minimise dust was among the projects that Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, participated in on Labour Day (May 23). Prime Minister Holness, who is the constituency’s Member of Parliament, said prior to the waiting area’s renovation, “it was not a comfortable...

Mayor of Portmore, Councillor Leon Thomas (left), plants a tree along George Lee Boulevard during Labour Day activities in the municipality on Tuesday (May 23). Looking on are other volunteers and members of the community. Twenty trees were planted along the Boulevard from the Portmore Town Centre to Portmore HEART Academy in celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the Portmore City Municipality.

3 years ago Labour Day 2023

PHOTOS: Labour Day Activities in Portmore

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right), plants a tree along the P.J. Patterson Highway (Highway 2000), in the vicinity of the Hartlands underpass in the parish of St. Catherine. He is assisted by Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (third left). Looking on (from left) are Chief of Defence Staff, Rear Admiral Antonette Wemyss Gorman; Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange; Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie and Chief Executive Officer, Forestry Department and Conservator of Forests, Ainsley Henry.

3 years ago Finance & Public ServiceLabour Day 2023

Gov’t Well Underway with Public Sector Compensation Review and Transformation

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government is well under way with the implementation of the public-sector compensation review and transformation. Addressing Tuesday’s (May 23) Labour Day tree-planting exercise in Hartlands, St. Catherine, Mr. Holness said the review covers, among other things, increased payment for workers as well as the establishment of a performance evaluation and management...

Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Leeroy Williams ( second right) and Custos of St James, Bishop the Hon. Conrad Pitkin (right), look on as Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) Lance Corporal, Aston Slue, assists two-year-old Javier Dennis to water a tree planted at the Salt Spring Primary and Infant School in St. James on Labour Day Tuesday (May 23).

3 years ago Labour Day 2023National Security and Peace

Strong Support for Labour Activities in St. James

Labour Day in St. James was well supported as local officials, residents, members of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) and other stakeholders collaborated to execute several projects across the parish. Salt Spring Primary and Infant, Maldon High and the repainting of the pedestrian crossing at Alice Eldemire Drive, in the vicinity of the Montego Bay Community College and Herbert Morrison...