The Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) partnered with the security forces and community groups to undertake Labour Day activities in Denham Town, downtown Kingston, on Tuesday (May 23). Teams comprised of members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), and the Denham Town Community Development Committee carried out repair and clean-up work at St. Alban’s Primary and...

 

As part of Labour Day efforts on Tuesday (May 23), a garden that will comprise a variety of crops was established at Trinityville Primary School in St. Thomas by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining. The initiative is a collaboration involving several of the Ministry’s agencies. These include the Jamaica 4-H Clubs, Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Agro-Investment Corporation...

Labour Day (May 23) activities were well supported in St. Ann, notably at the St. Ann’s Bay Hospital, where the Learning Centre of the Paediatric Ward was renovated by representatives of the Carnival Cruise Line vessel, Carnival Horizon. From as early as 9:00 a.m., 20 crew members from the world’s largest cruise company, in tandem with volunteers from Jamaica Vacations...

Scores of residents and corporate entities joined the Hanover Municipal Corporation to work at several locations across the parish on Labour Day (May 23). Deputy Mayor of Lucea, Councillor Andria Dehaney-Grant, told JIS News that this year’s theme, 'Plant a Tree for Life – Promoting Climate Change Mitigation, Food Security and Road Safety', served as an inspiration and guide for...

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...