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President of the Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions (JCTU), St Patrice Ennis, addresses the recent Workers’ Week 2024 Expo, held at Emancipation Park in St. Andrew.
President of the Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions (JCTU), St Patrice Ennis, addresses the recent Workers’ Week 2024 Expo, held at Emancipation Park in St. Andrew.

JCTU Calls for More Inclusive Workspaces

The Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions (JCTU) is calling for more inclusive work environments where persons with various skills and abilities, including the disabled community, can contribute. President of the JCTU, St Patrice Ennis, who made the call while addressing...
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (left), escorts 101-year-old Keturah Headley-Campbell of Waterworks in Westmoreland, to her seat at the National Church Service to mark the 58th Anniversary of the National Insurance Scheme, held on Sunday, May 26, at the Torrington Wesleyan Holiness Church, in the parish.
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (left), escorts 101-year-old Keturah Headley-Campbell of Waterworks in Westmoreland, to her seat at the National Church Service to mark the 58th Anniversary of the National Insurance Scheme, held on Sunday, May 26, at the Torrington Wesleyan Holiness Church, in the parish.

PHOTOS: NIS 58th Anniversary Church Service
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
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

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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.
Labour Day 2024

Strong Support For Labour Day Projects In Hanover

The Hanover Municipal Corporation (HMC) appeal to residents of Hog Bush in Haughton Meadows, Lucea, to assist in building a house for an indigent resident on Labour Day, Thursday, May 23, was met with a heart-warming response.   Construction of the one-bedroom dwelling, which was the parish project, was in keeping with the Labour Day focus on persons with disabilities, the...
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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).
Labour Day 2024Tribute

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

Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon, says National Hero, the Right Excellent Samuel Sharpe’s leadership and uncompromising anti-slavery ideology continue to inspire the fight against injustice in Jamaica. Speaking at the annual floral tribute, held at Sam Sharpe Square in Montego Bay, St. James, on Labour Day, May 23, Mayor Vernon urged citizens to remember Sam Sharpe's legacy and...
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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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