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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right), is in discussion with Pastor Alicia Magnus, grandniece of former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller. Occasion was Tuesday's (May 26), renaming ceremony for the Ministry of Labour and Social Security’s 1F North Street building in Kingston in honour of Mrs. Simpson Miller, who served for 11 years as Minister of Labour. Others sharing the moment (from left) are Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., and Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (partially hidden).

Labour Ministry Building Renamed In Honour of Portia Simpson Miller

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security building at 1F North Street, Kingston has been renamed in honour of former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller. The initiative was undertaken by the Ministry in collaboration with the Ministry...

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

State Minister in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Donovan Williams, addresses the Industrial Disputes Tribunal (IDT) Symposium at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Regional Headquarters in St. Andrew on May 20.

IDT Key to Positive Workplace Relations – State Minister Williams

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Infrastructure Development with Responsibility for Works, Hon. Robert Morgan, removes grass during a clean-up exercise at the Chapelton Community Centre in Clarendon on Monday (May 25). The activity formed part of Labour Day 2026 observances under the theme ‘One People: One Purpose, In All Things Jamaica Wins’.

PHOTOS: Minister Morgan Participates In Labour Day Activities In Clarendon

Gospel artiste, Calvin Curtis Whilby (standing), popularly known as ‘Prodigal Son', acknowledges music producer, Donovan Germain, during the Labour Day Praise and Worship Concert at Emancipation Park in St. Andrew on Monday (May 25). Looking on are Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right); Reggae Songbird Marcia Griffiths (second right), and other patrons. Labour Day 2026 was observed under the theme ‘One People, One Purpose: In All Things Jamaica Wins’.

PHOTOS: Labour Day Praise And Worship Concert

Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Delroy Chuck (right), is joined by Police Inspector Devon Gordon in painting a pedestrian crossing during Labour Day activities in Grants Pen, St. Andrew, on Monday (May 25).

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PHOTOS: Labour Day Activities In Grants Pen, St. Andrew

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...

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...

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.

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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...

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...

Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Andrew Swaby (left), and President of the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) and African Communities League, Stephen Golding, join forces to paint a wall during the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation’s (KSAMC) Labour Day activities at Franklin Town Primary School in Kingston on Monday (May 25). The KSAMC carried out work at three project sites: Franklin Town Primary School, the St. William Grant Monument in Brandon Hill, and Liberty Hall in downtown Kingston.

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Three Major Projects Highlight Labour Day Activities for KSAMC

The Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) marked Labour Day on Monday (May 25) with three major projects, highlighting the theme: ‘Assuring Sustainable Water Availability and Safer Sanitation Systems to Achieve the Goal of Agenda 2063’. The project sites were Franklin Town Primary School in the Allman Town Division, the St. William Grant Monument in the Brandon Hill Division,...

Volunteers from Edge Chem and the Rotary Club of Downtown Kingston assist with painting and other renovation work as part of Labour Day activities at the Denham Town Golden Age Home on May 25.

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Cottages At Denham Town Golden Age Home Renovated By Local Government Ministry

Six of the thirty-one self-contained cottages at the Denham Town Golden Age Home in Kingston were renovated in a project led by the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, on Labour Day (May 25). The grounds of the facility were also beautified by volunteers, which included representatives from the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC), members of the...