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Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (centre), assists in preparing an area for expansion of the vegetable garden at the Homestead Place of Safety in Stony Hill, St. Andrew on Labour Day, May 23. Manager of the Home, Jean Duhaney (2nd right), and volunteers of the Scotiabank Foundation, participate in the work day.
Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (centre), assists in preparing an area for expansion of the vegetable garden at the Homestead Place of Safety in Stony Hill, St. Andrew on Labour Day, May 23. Manager of the Home, Jean Duhaney (2nd right), and volunteers of the Scotiabank Foundation, participate in the work day.

Homestead Place of Safety gets Facelift on Labour Day

The Homestead Place of Safety in Stony Hill, St. Andrew, received a facelift as part of Labour Day activities yesterday (May 23). Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, joined representatives from the Child Development...
Members of the Catherine Hall Citizens Association building one of three concrete skips in their community on Labour Day (May 23).
Members of the Catherine Hall Citizens Association building one of three concrete skips in their community on Labour Day (May 23).

Volunteers Work on Charles Gordon Market
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), interacts with two youngsters from the Gregory Park Basic School at a ceremony at the school to open the National Labour Day Project on Labour Day, May 23. Looking on are: Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left), and Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right). The National Labour Day project was carried out in the Washington Mews and Gregory Park communities of Portmore and included major cleanup activities to identify and eradicate mosquito breeding sites. The Gregory Park Basic School also benefited from work to uplift the school environment.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), interacts with two youngsters from the Gregory Park Basic School at a ceremony at the school to open the National Labour Day Project on Labour Day, May 23. Looking on are: Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left), and Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right). The National Labour Day project was carried out in the Washington Mews and Gregory Park communities of Portmore and included major cleanup activities to identify and eradicate mosquito breeding sites. The Gregory Park Basic School also benefited from work to uplift the school environment.

Prime Minister Joins Volunteers on National Labour Day Project
Acting Managing Director of the Transport Authority (TA), Colonel (Ret’d) Audley Carter (left), applies concrete mix to a section of the wall in an old storeroom at Melrose Infant, Primary and Junior High School in Kingston, which is being converted into a mini conference room, during Labour Day activities on Monday, May 23. Looking on is Maintenance Technician in the agency’s Property Department, Adrian Wilson.
Acting Managing Director of the Transport Authority (TA), Colonel (Ret’d) Audley Carter (left), applies concrete mix to a section of the wall in an old storeroom at Melrose Infant, Primary and Junior High School in Kingston, which is being converted into a mini conference room, during Labour Day activities on Monday, May 23. Looking on is Maintenance Technician in the agency’s Property Department, Adrian Wilson.

Melrose Primary to Get Mini Conference Room
Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles, Jnr. (right), is joined by Superintendent of Police in charge of Westmoreland, David Whyte, in painting a section of the Bethel Town Police station in Westmoreland on Labour Day (May 23). The project was an initiative of the National Water Commission (NWC).
Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles, Jnr. (right), is joined by Superintendent of Police in charge of Westmoreland, David Whyte, in painting a section of the Bethel Town Police station in Westmoreland on Labour Day (May 23). The project was an initiative of the National Water Commission (NWC).

Good Support for Labour Day Projects in Westmoreland and St. Elizabeth

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South African High Commission Participates in National Labour Day Project

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140 Projects Registered in St. Elizabeth and Westmoreland for Labour Day

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Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), tests one of the wheelchairs donated by the Errol Rattray Evangelistic Association (EREA) in partnership with international non-profit organisations, Free Wheelchair Mission and Ja’ Mobility, at a ceremony held at the Bethel United Church of Jesus Christ in Kingston, on May 19. Others (from left) are: Evangelist Errol Rattray, Chairman of the EREA; Rev. Dr. Peter Garth and EREA Board Member, Sam Cooper. This year the charity will be donating 1,100 wheelchairs to persons islandwide; 550 of which are now available with an additional 550 to be distributed later this year.
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Health Ministry to Streamline Donation Process

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Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton, addresses a ceremony to mark International Nurses’ Day, held recently, at the Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston.
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Health Ministry to Improve System for Charitable Donations

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