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A National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) team member trims a tree on the grounds of the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) as part of the Labour Day activities at the downtown Kingston facility on May 25.
A National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) team member trims a tree on the grounds of the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) as part of the Labour Day activities at the downtown Kingston facility on May 25.

Corporate Jamaica, Public Sector Partners Support KPH

Chief Executive Officer of the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH), Dwayne Francis, has commended the corporate sponsors, public sector agencies and volunteers, who supported improvement projects across the hospital compound on Labour Day on May 25. He told JIS News that...
Head of the Lauriston and Thompson Pen 4-H Club, Shian Christie (left), and club members remove garbage from a section of the Sligoville Main Road in St. Catherine, during Labour Day 2026 activities on May 25.
Head of the Lauriston and Thompson Pen 4-H Club, Shian Christie (left), and club members remove garbage from a section of the Sligoville Main Road in St. Catherine, during Labour Day 2026 activities on May 25.

PHOTOS: Lauriston and Thompson Pen 4-H Club Labour Day Projects
Chairman of the St. Catherine Justice of the Peace Association - Central Zone (SCJPAJ) and President of JN Circle Spanish Town Chapter, Kaydia Clair (centre), along with Justices of the Peace (JP) Beulah Bartholomew (left) and  Bernice McLean, discuss the strategic placement of trees to enhance the playground at the  Gordon Pen Apostolic Basic School, during Labour Day activities at the institution in Spanish Town, St. Catherine on Monday (May 25).
Chairman of the St. Catherine Justice of the Peace Association - Central Zone (SCJPAJ) and President of JN Circle Spanish Town Chapter, Kaydia Clair (centre), along with Justices of the Peace (JP) Beulah Bartholomew (left) and  Bernice McLean, discuss the strategic placement of trees to enhance the playground at the  Gordon Pen Apostolic Basic School, during Labour Day activities at the institution in Spanish Town, St. Catherine on Monday (May 25).

Gordon Pen Apostolic Basic School Playground Cleaned and Beautified
Kimberlee Solomon (left), Director of Corporate Planning and Client Relations at the Firearm Licensing Authority (FLA), presents items to Nellisa Asphall, Assistant Manager of the Maxfield Park Children’s Home, on Labour Day, May 25. The presentation and the repainting of the home
Kimberlee Solomon (left), Director of Corporate Planning and Client Relations at the Firearm Licensing Authority (FLA), presents items to Nellisa Asphall, Assistant Manager of the Maxfield Park Children’s Home, on Labour Day, May 25. The presentation and the repainting of the home's auditorium formed part of four Labour Day initiatives undertaken by the FLA on Labour Day.

FLA Beautifies and Improves Childcare Facilities on Labour Day
Volunteers Kayla Powell and Noel Brown paint a section of Joslyn Chronicle
Volunteers Kayla Powell and Noel Brown paint a section of Joslyn Chronicle's house in New Pond in Mile Gully, Manchester, on Labour Day, Monday (May 25). The house renovation was one of two parish projects for the day.

Labour Day House Repair Brings Peace of Mind for Elderly Manchester Resident

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The Norwood Community Centre in St. James.
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Improvement At Norwood Community Centre

The Norwood Community Centre in St. James has been improved following a painting exercise on Labour Day (May 25) and the commissioning of a $4.5-million solar unit, which will provide electrical power to the facility. The project was completed by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF). In an interview with JIS News, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security...
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Head of the Guanaboa Vale Police in St. Catherine, Sergeant Navelette Davis-Leachman (right), along with Principal of the Paul Mountain Primary and Infant School, Sheryl Thomas Lawes (left), and Paul Mountain resident, Deloris Plummer, plant palm trees along the school
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Guanaboa Vale Police Laboured At Paul Mountain Primary and Infant School

The St. Catherine-based Guanaboa Vale Police stepped out of their usual law enforcement role on Monday (May 25) to clean and beautify the grounds of the nearby Paul Mountain Primary and Infant School. Armed with brooms, rakes, shovels and machetes, they cut overgrown shrubs, cleared debris and planted palm trees along the perimeter fence to enhance the landscape. The Labour...
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Chairman of the St. Catherine Municipal Corporation and Mayor of Spanish Town,  Councillor Norman Scott (right), along with Parish Manager at the Social Development Commission (SDC), Shana-Lee Archibald (centre), break ground for the construction  of  sanitary facilities at the Barry and Lloyd Cemetery in Kitson Town, St. Catherine on Monday (May 25). Looking on at left is Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the St. Catherine Municipal Corporation, Marvalyn Pitter. The cemetery was the St. Catherine Parish Project for Labour Day 2026. 
Labour Day 2026Local Government

Strong Turnout for St. Catherine Parish Project

Scores of persons turned out to participate in the clean-up of the Barry and Lloyd Cemetery in Kitson Town, St. Catherine on Monday (May 25). The Labour Day Parish Project, spearheaded by the St. Catherine Municipal Corporation, focused on the removal of overgrown shrubs and general cleaning. Ground was also broken for the construction of sanitary facilities. “Today, we are...
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Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (left), is joined by Major Phillip Edwards of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) in painting a grill, during Labour Day activities at St. Anne
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St. Anne’s Primary Gets Facelift for Labour Day

Students at St. Anne’s Primary School in Kingston will return to classes to find much cleaner and brighter surroundings following Labour Day works carried out by the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information at the institution on Monday, May 25. The project, which was also in observance of Child Month, focused on cleaning and painting the entire school. Portfolio...
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