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Church leaders and their congregations have been called upon "to sponsor a child", in an effort to tackle the problem of crime and violence. The call came from the President of the East Jamaica Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, Pastor Adrian Cotterell, at the Workers' Week and Labour Day 2010 Thanksgiving Service on Sunday (May 16) at Seaview Chapel in Harbour...

Jamaicans are being encouraged to show they care by supporting projects in their communities and parishes that will benefit children on Labour Day. Speaking at a JIS Think Tank at the agency's head office on Half-Way-Tree Road on May 13, Chairperson of the Projects Sub-committee, National Labour Day Planning Committee, Dorothea Clarke, said the focus this year is on children...

Volunteers will gather at the Newell High School, in St. Elizabeth, on Labour Day (May 24), to continue constructing a new classroom, as this has been selected as the parish's national project by the Labour Day Secretariat. Work has already started on the facility, which will accommodate the welding department of the school. "We will be attempting to put a...

The beautification of the Institute of Jamaica Junior Centre in Portmore, St. Catherine, is the national project for Action Day on May 21. On the day, adults and children from the centre and surrounding communities will be engaged in the painting of the building and erecting a concrete sign to display the services offered at the facility. Additionally, a mural...

Residents of St. Thomas will construct a covered seating area at the Yallahs Courthouse as part of Labour Day activities on May 24. The National Labour Day project, which will cost some $250,000, was chosen by the St. Thomas Labour Day Planning Committee. Mayor of Morant Bay, Hanif Brown told JIS News that the seats were being constructed for children,...

A total of 12 projects have so far been registered with the Portland Labour Day Committee as preparations for the day get into high gear in the parish. The projects, which include activities such as drain cleaning, bridge rehabilitation, road sign painting, community clean-up and beautification of public buildings, have been submitted by various communities including Balcarres, Rodney Hall, Bangor...

Director of Administration at the St. Ann Parish Council, Claudiah Carter, has predicted that Labour Day 2010 in the parish will be very active. "We intend to kick off with our parish project, which is going to be at the Rhoden Hall Basic School, and that is situated in 8 miles into the Calderwood Division," she said. She noted that...

Residents of Windsor, in the Rio Grande Valley area of Portland, have designated May 24 and 25 as community clean-up days, as part of a mosquito eradication programme in the area. The programme will be carried out jointly with the Portland Health Department, with support from other organisations, including the Portland Parish Council and the National Solid Waste Management Authority...

Customer Relations Officer at the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Staceyann Anderson, has been promoting the importance of storing garbage which is awaiting pick-up by the Authority's disposal trucks. She says that the garbage must be properly bagged, and suggested the use of 'scandal' bags to do so, if necessary. Mrs. Anderson urged that certain items should not be...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles, has pointed to the need for a new approach to labour relations in Jamaica, which is built on greater understanding and partnership between workers and employers. He noted that the industrial climate, as it now stands, is very challenging with interests on both sides making demands to counter economic realities. "We...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles, has advised middle managers to recognise the crucial role they have to play in ensuring the success of their businesses. "It is the middle managers who will have to motivate staff towards greater productivity," he said in his address at the inaugural Middle Managers' Conference held under the theme, 'Middle Managers:...

Many fathers are often taken to task for not taking care of their children, or for not playing an active role in their lives. Additionally, if one mentions the phrase: 'a parent who provides unconditional love, continuously makes sacrifices and totally devotes resources, time and energy to the development of a child', it is very likely that it would be...