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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.
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.

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...
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.
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.

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.
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.

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

Strong Support for Labour Activities in St. James
The Morant Bay High School, which was the St. Thomas Municipal Corporation’s parish project for Labour Day, on Tuesday (May 23).
The Morant Bay High School, which was the St. Thomas Municipal Corporation’s parish project for Labour Day, on Tuesday (May 23).

Morant Bay High School Spruced Up on Labour Day

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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (third left) participates in the 2023 National Workers’ Week and Labour Day Thanksgiving Service at the Church of the Open Bible, Washington Boulevard, St. Andrew on May 21. She is joined by (from left) Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. Hon. Norman Dunn; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Colette Roberts Risden; former Member of Parliament, Horace Dalley, representing Leader of the Opposition, Mark Golding; Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator Hon. Matthew Samuda; and Custos of St. Andrew, Hon. Ian Forbes.
Labour Day 2023

Gov’t Committed to Protecting Workers’ Rights – Minister Grange

The Government is committed to protecting the rights of workers including ensuring that they have proper salaries, improved working conditions and increased benefits. This was stated by Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, while addressing the 2023 National Workers’ Week and Labour Day Thanksgiving Service at the Church of the Open Bible, Washington Boulevard, St. Andrew...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, speaking during a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ at the agency’s Head Office in Kingston.
Labour Day 2023

Citizens Urged to Practise Proper Waste Management on Labour Day

Citizens are being encouraged to practise proper waste management as they participate in various activities on Labour Day, Tuesday, May 23. This urging comes from Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, who emphasises that “within all of that (Labour Day activities), we have to think of a clean environment and how we must dispose of our...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, makes a point at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank on Thursday (May 11) at the agency’s head office in Kingston.
Labour Day 2023

Jamaicans Encouraged to Start or ‘Spruce Up’ Backyard and School Gardens on Labour Day

With tree planting among the focus areas for this year’s Labour Day activities, Jamaicans are being encouraged to start or ‘spruce up’ backyard and school gardens. Labour Day will be observed on Tuesday, May 23 under the theme ‘Plant a Tree for Life – Promoting Climate Change Mitigation, Food Security and Road Safety’. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport,...
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