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Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Rudyard Spencer (left) engages with (from second left) Commissioner of Corrections, Gary Rowe; Director of Juvenile Services, Department of Correctional Services, Claudeth Hamilton and Superintendent of the Rio Cobre Juvenile Correctional facility, Martin Dryden. Occasion was the ‘We Transform’ Labour Day Project at the Rio Cobre Juvenile Correctional Centre in St. Catherine on May 23.

PHOTOS: Hon Rudyard Spencer at the Rio Cobre Juvenile Correctional Centre

Partnership and Development Manager at Jamaica National (JN) Foundation, Shauna-Kaye Rowe (left); Denham Town Primary School Principal, Eugenie Brown (centre); Land Project Management Officer at the Urban Development Corporation (UDC), Carol Cooke, repaint a pedestrian crossing at the school’s entrance on Spanish Town Road in Kingston during Labour Day activities undertaken by the agency at the institution on Thursday (May 23).

UDC Spruces Up Denham Town Primary School on Labour Day

Member of Parliament for Central St. James, Heroy Clarke (right), participates in work at the Farm Heights/Rose Heights Community Centre, St. James, the parish’s main project for Labour Day, May 23. At left is Farm Heights resident Dean Morgan.

Farm Heights/Rose Heights Community Centre Gets Labour Day Spruce Up

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), presents a commemorative award to former Labour Minister, Hon. Pearnel Charles Sr., during the Ministry of Labour and Social Security’s awards banquet at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Wednesday (May 22). The event was held to commemorate the centenary of the International Labour Organization’s formation and the promulgation of the Trade Union Act in Jamaica.

Occupational Safety and Health Bill Passage Expected by Year End

Volunteers from the Kiwanis Club of Montego Bay repaint the pedestrian crossing along Dome Street in the vicinity of the Montego Bay High School for Girls, as part of Labour Day activities in St. James.

Western Jamaica Abuzz with Activities for Labour Day

Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Shahine Robinson (right), hangs a wreath on the Aggie Bernard Workers’ Monument, in downtown Kingston, during the National Workers’ Week/Labour Day Wreath-laying ceremony on Tuesday (May 21). At left is Custos of Kingston and Deputy Governor-General, Hon. Steadman Fuller. The ceremony is held in tribute to Jamaican workers who participated in the 1938 Labour Riots, which led to improved conditions for today’s workers. Workers’ Week runs from May 19 to 23 and is being observed under the theme ‘Yes to Decent Work, No to Child Labour’. Thursday, May 23 is celebrated as Labour Day.

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PHOTO: Workers Monument

Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Shahine Robinson (right), hangs a wreath on the Aggie Bernard Workers’ Monument, in downtown Kingston, during the National Workers’ Week/Labour Day Wreath-laying ceremony on Tuesday (May 21). At left is Custos of Kingston and Deputy Governor-General, Hon. Steadman Fuller. The ceremony is held in tribute to Jamaican workers who participated in the 1938 Labour...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, applies a fresh coat of paint to a column as part of Labour Day activities at the Papine High School in St. Andrew on May 23.

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Use Labour Day to Build the Country Through Voluntarism – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is imploring Jamaicans to use the annual observance of Labour Day to beautify, protect and build the country through voluntarism. “Every year we celebrate this day... it should not be a day where we stay home and take it as a holiday. It should be a day when each of us comes out...

General Manager of the Jamaica Mortgage Bank (JMB), Courtney Wynter.

7 years ago CommunityLabour

JMB to Conduct Labour Day Activities at Arnold Road Methodist Basic School

Jamaica Mortgage Bank (JMB), will be conducting Labour Day activities at the Arnold Road Methodist Basic School, in Kingston. Speaking with JIS News, General Manager of the JMB, Courtney Wynter noted that his institution has a strong sense of corporate social responsibility. “We are particularly passionate about learning and development, so, on Labour Day we will be assisting the Arnold...

7 years ago Labour

Jamaica Observes Workers’ Week from May 19 to 23

Jamaica will observe Workers’ Week 2019 from May 19 to 23, under the theme ‘Yes to Decent Work, no to Child Labour’. The week of activities will start with a National Church Service on Sunday, May 19 at the Meadowbrook United Church, 2 Flemmington Drive, St. Andrew, starting at 10:30 a.m. This will be followed by a Commemorative Wreath-laying Ceremony...

Mayor of Montego Bay and Chairman of the St. James Municipal Corporation, Councilor Homer Davis.

7 years ago Labour

Mobay Mayor Calls on Citizens to Make Child Safety A Priority on Labour Day

Mayor of Montego Bay and Chairman of the St. James Municipal Corporation, Councillor Homer Davis, is encouraging citizens of St. James to make child safety a priority when they work in their communities on Labour Day. Labour Day, which is observed annually on May 23, is being celebrated under the theme ‘Child Safety: It’s You, It’s Me, It’s All A...

Chairperson, Early Childhood Commission (ECC), Trisha Williams-Singh, speaks at the Horizon Park Primary and Infant School’s Retirees Appreciation Banquet, held at The Knutsford Court Hotel on Teachers’ Day, Wednesday (May 8).

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Chairman of ECC Calls on Jamaicans to Support Basic Schools on Labour Day

As Jamaicans gear up to give their time, effort and financial contributions towards projects on Labour Day, May 23, Chairperson, Early Childhood Commission (ECC), Trisha Williams-Singh, is calling on persons to support basic schools across the island on the day. Speaking with JIS News at the Horizon Park Primary and Infant School’s Retirees Appreciation Banquet, held at The Knutsford Court...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, speaks at the Jamaica Employers’ Federation (JEF) 37th Annual Business and Workplace Convention and Expo, at Moon Palace Jamaica Resort and Spa in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, on May 9.

7 years ago Labour

Labour Minister Says Osh Law Will Be A Reality Soon

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, says the proposed Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Act is closer to being passed into law. Speaking at the Jamaica Employers’ Federation (JEF) 37th Annual Business and Workplace Convention and Expo, at the Moon Palace Jamaica Resort and Spa in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, on May 9, Mrs. Robinson said the...