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Mayor of Portmore, Councillor Leon Thomas (right), and Commanding Officer for the St. Catherine South Police Division, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Leighton Gray (left), engage in conversation while painting a section of the sidewalk during the Portmore City Municipality’s Labour Day Project 2026. The Project was carried out at the Municipality’s Office and surrounding areas on Monday (May 25).
Mayor of Portmore, Councillor Leon Thomas (right), and Commanding Officer for the St. Catherine South Police Division, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Leighton Gray (left), engage in conversation while painting a section of the sidewalk during the Portmore City Municipality’s Labour Day Project 2026. The Project was carried out at the Municipality’s Office and surrounding areas on Monday (May 25).

Portmore Prioritises Pedestrian Safety With Labour Day Sidewalk Project

The Portmore City Municipality has targeted pedestrian safety and improved accessibility for persons with disabilities as its primary focus for Labour Day 2026, through the construction of a sidewalk outside the Municipality Building. The initiative is part of a multi-year...
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left), and Executive Director at the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWA), Audley Gordon, engage in conversation ahead of a tree-trimming exercise at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) on North Street in downtown Kingston on Monday (May 25). The activity was a part of the NSWMA’s Labour Day 2026 project.
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left), and Executive Director at the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWA), Audley Gordon, engage in conversation ahead of a tree-trimming exercise at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) on North Street in downtown Kingston on Monday (May 25). The activity was a part of the NSWMA’s Labour Day 2026 project.

Photos: NSWMA Carries Out Labour Day Project At KPH
Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Donovan Williams, addresses the Ministry
Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Donovan Williams, addresses the Ministry's Labour Talks Roadshow at Holiday Haven Resort in St. Ann on May 21.

Partnership Crucial In Building Productive, Resilient Workforce – Labour State Minister
Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon, lays a wreath at the monument of National Hero the Rt. Excellent Samuel Sharpe, during the annual floral tribute for the National Hero held in Sam Sharpe Square in Montego Bay, St. James on Saturday ( May 23).
Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon, lays a wreath at the monument of National Hero the Rt. Excellent Samuel Sharpe, during the annual floral tribute for the National Hero held in Sam Sharpe Square in Montego Bay, St. James on Saturday ( May 23).

Mobay Mayor Welcomes Plans To Modernise Tourism Act
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. addresses the Frome Reflections event held in Westmoreland on Friday (May 22). 
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. addresses the Frome Reflections event held in Westmoreland on Friday (May 22). 

Jamaicans Urged to Honour Sacrifices of Labour Heroes

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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (centre), is joined by several key stakeholders for the Aggie Bernard Official Wreath-Laying Ceremony at the Aggie Bernard Monument, located at the Craft Market on Port Royal Street in downtown Kingston on Thursday (May 21). From left are Councillor for the Whitfield Town Division, Eugene Kelly, who represented Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Andrew Swaby; President, Jamaica Employers
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Jamaicans Encouraged to Honour Nation’s Labour Pioneers

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., is encouraging Jamaicans to continue honouring the sacrifices of labour pioneers whose struggles helped shape the nation’s modern workforce and industrial relations system. He was speaking during the Aggie Bernard Official Wreath-Laying Ceremony, held at the Aggie Bernard Monument on Port Royal Street in downtown Kingston, on Thursday (May 21)....
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The Barry and Lloyd Cemetery in Kitson Town is the Labour Day 2026 Parish Project for St. Catherine.
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Barry and Lloyd Cemetery is St. Catherine Parish Project

Residents of St. Catherine are being urged to support the Labour Day Parish Project, which will focus on upgrading the Barry and Lloyd Cemetery in Kitson Town. Labour Day 2026 is being observed on Monday, May 25 under the theme ‘One People, One Purpose; In All Things, Jamaica Wins’. Mayor of Spanish Town, Councillor Norman Scott, said that the cemetery,...
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Executive Director, Social Development Commission (SDC), Omar Frith.
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SDC Mobilises Community Stakeholders for More Than 300 Labour Day Projects

The Social Development Commission (SDC) is mobilising and supporting community stakeholders across the island to execute more than 300 Labour Day projects aimed at enhancing communities and improving public spaces. Planned activities include beach and gully clean-ups, painting and beautification exercises, home repairs for vulnerable residents, school enhancement projects, community park refurbishments, and tree-planting initiatives. Executive Director, SDC, Omar Frith,...
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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr.
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IDT Hailed As A Symbol of Fairness & Justice

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr, has praised the Industrial Disputes Tribunal (IDT) as an embodiment of justice and fairness for all. Addressing a symposium commemorating the organisation’s 50th anniversary at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Regional Headquarters in Kingston on Wednesday (May 20), he pointed out that since its inception, the IDT has...
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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. emphasises a point while making his contribution to the 2026/27 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 19.
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15,169 Jamaican Workers Deployed Overseas In 2025

A total of 15,169 Jamaican workers were dispatched to Canada and the United States in 2025 under the Overseas Employment Programme. This was disclosed by Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., during his 2026/27 Sectoral Debate presentation in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (May 19). “This is an increase of 944 over the previous year…...
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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr.
Labour Day 2026Press Release

Observance of National Labour Day 2026

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security wishes to advise the public that, by virtue of section 2 of the Holidays (Public General) Act and Paragraph 4 of the Schedule thereto, National Labour Day 2026, which falls on Saturday, May 23, 2026, will be observed on Monday, May 25, 2026. Accordingly, Monday, May 25, 2026, shall be observed as National...
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