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The Government of Jamaica will be undertaking a social survey in West Kingston to determine needs, as it moves to restore normality to communities affected by the ongoing security operation. More than 100 social workers from the Ministry of Labour and Social Security and the Social Development Commission (SDC) will be engaged in the exercise, which will be carried out...

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security, in collaboration with the Social Development Commission (SDC), deployed approximately 100 social workers in West Kingston, today (June 1), to conduct a three-day social survey, following the recent operations by the security forces. According to the Permanent Secretary in the Labour Ministry, Alvin McIntosh, the objectives of the investigation is to assess the...

Members of several communities in St. Mary turned out on Labour Day (May 24), to take part in activities in the parish. Among the projects worked on were the refurbishing of the Pringle Home for Children in Carron Hall; the painting of buildings; the erection of road signs; drain cleaning; the bushing of roadways, the painting of road signs and...

There was excellent support for the national/parish project in St. Elizabeth on Labour Day (May 24), with many persons turning out to assist in the completion of a classroom at Newell High School. Principal of Newell High, Lackett Cuff, told JIS News that construction of the classroom began during the last school year. "We are pleased that it was given...

Retirement promises many opportunities for individuals who have made the necessary preparation for this stage in their lives. Some take up a hobby, others volunteer, or start a home-based business, while others may choose to further their studies, take up a sport, or travel the world. However others may find this period boring and for others, still, challenging. This is...

The Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) will be undertaking beautification and improvement work at the Salvation Army School for the Blind, in Kingston, and the Wesleyan Basic School, in St. James, as part of activities for Labour Day, May 24. Executive Director of TPDCo, Earl Patrick, told JIS News that some 50 members of staff from its Kingston office would...

As Labour Day approaches, the St. Mary Labour Day Committee is reporting that six major projects have so far been registered in the parish. Speaking in an interview with JIS News on Tuesday (May 18), Secretary Manager of the St. Mary Parish Council, Ethlyn Douglas, said the projects include the painting and beautification of schools, bushing of roadways, erection of...

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,...