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HEART/NSTA Trust volunteers paint a picket fence at Stimulation Plus Child Development Centre on Ostend Close in Kingston on Labour Day (May 23).
HEART/NSTA Trust volunteers paint a picket fence at Stimulation Plus Child Development Centre on Ostend Close in Kingston on Labour Day (May 23).

Heart/NSTA Trust Leads Sprucing Up of Stimulation Plus Centre on Labour Day

The 196 students of Stimulation Plus Child Development Centre on Ostend Close in Kingston will return to a spruced-up school environment next Monday.   HEART/NSTA Trust, in partnership with the Ministry of Labour and Social Security and National Housing Trust (NHT)...
Principal of Park Mountain Primary and Infant School in St. Elizabeth, Carlene Williams-Heath, and mason, Cleveland Stewart, undertake Labour Day activities at the institution on Thursday. The school was the St Elizabeth Labour Day Parish Project.
Principal of Park Mountain Primary and Infant School in St. Elizabeth, Carlene Williams-Heath, and mason, Cleveland Stewart, undertake Labour Day activities at the institution on Thursday. The school was the St Elizabeth Labour Day Parish Project.

Inspiring Community Spirit on Display During Labour Day Project at Park Mountain Primary School
2023/24 Civil Servant of the year in the Managerial category, Opal Bryan (right), engages with President of the North St. Andrew Kiwanis Club, Jason McIntosh, during a Labour Day project at Reddies Place of Safety in Kingston on May 23. Looking on are Civil Servants of the Year in the Technical Support and Mid-Managerial categories respectively, Christine Rowe (left) and Ruth McGrowder. The Labour Day activity included repairs to sections of the Reddies Place of Safety, painting and general cleaning and beautification.
2023/24 Civil Servant of the year in the Managerial category, Opal Bryan (right), engages with President of the North St. Andrew Kiwanis Club, Jason McIntosh, during a Labour Day project at Reddies Place of Safety in Kingston on May 23. Looking on are Civil Servants of the Year in the Technical Support and Mid-Managerial categories respectively, Christine Rowe (left) and Ruth McGrowder. The Labour Day activity included repairs to sections of the Reddies Place of Safety, painting and general cleaning and beautification.

Civil Servants of the Year Labour at Reddies Place of Safety – Photos Only
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), engages with members of the disabled community during the National Workers’ Week Expo on Wednesday (May 22) at Emancipation Park in St. Andrew.
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), engages with members of the disabled community during the National Workers’ Week Expo on Wednesday (May 22) at Emancipation Park in St. Andrew.

Employers Urged to Help Promote Decent Work
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), and Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, hold a replica of the Lynden G. Newland bust. Occasion was the unveiling for the sculpture in honour of the late former Labour Minister, at the Ministry of Labour and Social Security’s National Heroes Circle location in Kingston on May 22. Sharing the moment is Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), and Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, hold a replica of the Lynden G. Newland bust. Occasion was the unveiling for the sculpture in honour of the late former Labour Minister, at the Ministry of Labour and Social Security’s National Heroes Circle location in Kingston on May 22. Sharing the moment is Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr.

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State Minister in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Dr. the Hon Norman Dunn and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Colette Roberts Risden (right), greet 101-year-old Adlin Sang (left), during a visit to her home on Rudolph Burke Avenue, Kingston 20, on Monday (May 20), as part of activities in observance of Centenarians’ Day.
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PHOTOS: Centenarians’ Day Activities

State Minister in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Dr. the Hon Norman Dunn and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Colette Roberts Risden (right), greet 101-year-old Adlin Sang (left), during a visit to her home on Rudolph Burke Avenue, Kingston 20, on Monday (May 20), as part of activities in observance of Centenarians’ Day.
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left), greets Custos Rotulorum for St. Thomas, Hon. Marcia Bennett, during Sunday’s (May 19) Workers’ Week Thanksgiving Service at Morant Bay Parish Church. Ms. Grange represented Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness.
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Jamaicans Urged to Value Nation’s Workers

Jamaicans are being encouraged to recognise the value of the country’s workers and their vital role in shaping the nation’s past, present and future. Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, in a message delivered by Custos of St. Thomas, Marcia Bennett, during Sunday’s (May 19) National Workers’ Week thanksgiving service at the Morant Bay Parish Church, said...
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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. places a wreath at the Agnes “Aggie” Benard Monument, downtown Kingston, during the National Workers’ Week/Labour Day wreath-laying ceremony on Tuesday (May 21) . The monument pays tribute to Jamaicans who participated in the 1938 labour strike, which have resulted in improved work conditions for today’s workers. National Workers’ Week, under the theme ‘Recognising abilities, fostering greater inclusion of our workers’, culminates with the observance on Labour Day on May 23.
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PHOTOS: Wreath-Laying at Aggie Bernard Monument

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. places a wreath at the Agnes “Aggie” Benard Monument, downtown Kingston, during the National Workers’ Week/Labour Day wreath-laying ceremony on Tuesday (May 21) . The monument pays tribute to Jamaicans who participated in the 1938 labour strike, which have resulted in improved work conditions for today’s workers. National Workers’ Week,...
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Deputy Mayor of Lucea and Chairman of the Hanover Municipal Corporation’s Public and Civic Affairs Committee, Councillor Andria Dehaney-Grant, provides details about the parish project for Labour Day 2024, during a recent meeting of the committee in Lucea.
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Hanover Municipal Corporation to Build House for Indigent Resident on Labour Day

The Hanover Municipal Corporation (HMC) will be building a house for an indigent resident on Labour Day, May 23. The undertaking, which is the parish project, is in keeping with the Labour Day focus on persons with disabilities, the elderly and the vulnerable under the theme ‘Ramp up the Access… Show that you Care' Deputy Mayor of Lucea and Chairperson...
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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), visits with Jamaica’s second oldest living person on record, 109-year-old Uton Samuels (second right), at his residence in Green Island, Hanover, on May 17. The occasion of Mr. Charles visit was to present Mr. Samuels with a gift basket as part of the Ministry’s activities to mark Centenarians’ Day on Monday (May 20). Sharing the moment are (from left) Manager for the Ministry’s Hanover parish office, Devon Malcolm, and Mr. Samuels’ grandson, Everton Neil.
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PHOTOS: Minister Charles and State Minister Dunn Visit Jamaica’s Oldest Citizens

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), visits with Jamaica’s second oldest living person on record, 109-year-old Uton Samuels (second right), at his residence in Green Island, Hanover, on May 17. The occasion of Mr. Charles visit was to present Mr. Samuels with a gift basket as part of the Ministry’s activities to mark Centenarians’ Day...
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