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Head of the Guanaboa Vale Police, Sergeant Navelette Davis-Leachman (left); office attendant at the station, Glacier Maxwell (right), along with other officers from the station, interact with resident of the St. Catherine-based Rock of Hope Residential Manor, James Mitchell (seated), on Labour Day (May 2023).
Head of the Guanaboa Vale Police, Sergeant Navelette Davis-Leachman (left); office attendant at the station, Glacier Maxwell (right), along with other officers from the station, interact with resident of the St. Catherine-based Rock of Hope Residential Manor, James Mitchell (seated), on Labour Day (May 2023).

Guanaboa Vale Police Refurbish Residential Home on Labour Day

Residents of the Rock of Hope Residential Manor in St. Catherine received gifts and had repairs and cleaning of their facility done by Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) members attached to the Guanaboa Vale Police Station, on Labour Day (May 23)....
Mayor of Spanish Town, Councillor Norman Scott (second right), joins officers of the St. Catherine Municipal Corporation in painting the exterior walls of the Lluidas Vale Community Centre, during Labour Day activities on Thursday (May 23). The refurbishing of the Community Centre, including the construction of a wheelchair access ramp, was the St. Catherine parish project.
Mayor of Spanish Town, Councillor Norman Scott (second right), joins officers of the St. Catherine Municipal Corporation in painting the exterior walls of the Lluidas Vale Community Centre, during Labour Day activities on Thursday (May 23). The refurbishing of the Community Centre, including the construction of a wheelchair access ramp, was the St. Catherine parish project.

Lluidas Vale Community Centre Refurbished on Labour Day
Volunteers participate in clean-up activities on Labour Day (May 23, 2024) at the Junior Centre of the Institute of Jamaica (IOJ) on East Street in downtown Kingston.
Volunteers participate in clean-up activities on Labour Day (May 23, 2024) at the Junior Centre of the Institute of Jamaica (IOJ) on East Street in downtown Kingston.

IOJ’s East Street Junior Centre Gets A Facelift on Labour Day
Team members of the Hanover Parish Court join forces with members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) in cleaning the courtyard on Labour Day, Thursday, May 23.
Team members of the Hanover Parish Court join forces with members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) in cleaning the courtyard on Labour Day, Thursday, May 23.

Strong Support For Labour Day Projects In Hanover
Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon, places flowers at the monument in Sam Sharpe Square, Montego Bay, St. James, in honour of National Hero, the Right Excellent Samuel Sharpe, on Labour Day, Thursday (May 23).
Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon, places flowers at the monument in Sam Sharpe Square, Montego Bay, St. James, in honour of National Hero, the Right Excellent Samuel Sharpe, on Labour Day, Thursday (May 23).

Mayor Vernon Says Samuel Sharpe’s Leadership Continues to Inspire Jamaicans

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Mayor of Montego Bay and Chairman of the St. James Municipal Corporation, Councillor Richard Vernon (right), and Commanding Officer for the second battalion, Jamaica Regiment, Jamaica Defence Force, Lieutenant Colonel Anthony Lysight, paint disabled parking spaces at a car park at the intersection of Creek Street and St. Clavers Avenue in Montego Bay. The work was part of the Labour Day parish project on Thursday (May 23).
Labour Day 2024

No Building Approvals Without Disabled Access – Mobay Mayor

The St. James Municipal Corporation will not be approving plans for public buildings that do not include access for members of the disabled community, says Montego Bay Mayor, Councillor Richard Verron.  The move is in keeping with the Disabilities Act, 2014, which provides that public buildings should be outfitted with the requisite amenities to enable easy access by disabled persons. ...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), is joined by (from left) Minister of Labour and Social Security, the Hon. Pearnel Charles, Jr; Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange; Leader of the Opposition, Mark Golding; and Mayor of Kingston, His Worship Councillor Andrew Swaby, in painting the newly installed ramp at the Institute of Jamaica (IOJ), downtown Kingston, on Labour Day, Thursday (May 23). The ramp was built to enhance access to the Institute’s cultural and heritage resources.
Labour Day 2024

Gov’t Improving Access for The Vulnerable

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government has been working to improve access for the most vulnerable in society including the poor, elderly and the disabled.  He cited increases in the age relief exemption for pensioners, which came into effect on April 1, and establishment of the Social Pension Programme for elderly persons who are not National...
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Mayor of Montego Bay and Chairman of the St. James Municipal Corporation, Councillor Richard Vernon (right), and Commanding Officer for the second battalion, Jamaica Regiment, Jamaica Defence Force, Lieutenant Colonel Anthony Lysight, paint disabled parking spaces at a car park at the intersection of Creek Street and St. Clavers Avenue in Montego Bay. The work was part of the Labour Day parish project on Thursday (May 23).
Labour Day 2024

Labour Day Activities in St. James – Photos Only

Mayor of Montego Bay and Chairman of the St. James Municipal Corporation, Councillor Richard Vernon (right), and Commanding Officer for the second battalion, Jamaica Regiment, Jamaica Defence Force, Lieutenant Colonel Anthony Lysight, paint disabled parking spaces at a car park at the intersection of Creek Street and St. Clavers Avenue in Montego Bay. The work was part of the Labour...
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HEART/NSTA Trust volunteers paint a picket fence at Stimulation Plus Child Development Centre on Ostend Close in Kingston on Labour Day (May 23).
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Heart/NSTA Trust Leads Sprucing Up of Stimulation Plus Centre on Labour Day

The 196 students of Stimulation Plus Child Development Centre on Ostend Close in Kingston will return to a spruced-up school environment next Monday.   HEART/NSTA Trust, in partnership with the Ministry of Labour and Social Security and National Housing Trust (NHT) carried out a slew of revamping activities on Labour Day (May 23).   Volunteers painted classrooms and the perimeter wall of...
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