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Teachers of Godfrey Stewart High in Westmoreland paint a pedestrian crossing in the school
Teachers of Godfrey Stewart High in Westmoreland paint a pedestrian crossing in the school's parking lot as part of Labour Day activities on Friday (May 23).

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Ibex volunteers, Sourcing Specialist, Sharlene Wilson (left) and Talent Acquisition Manager, Britannia Bennett (right), paint a section of the newly erected sidewalk along George Lee Boulevard in Portmore on Friday (May 23) which forms part of the Portmore Municipal Corporation’s Labour Day Project. The Corporation is also carrying out tree-planting activities in the community of Portsmouth, which aligns with this year’s Labour Day theme, ‘Protect the Environment: Our Land, Our Duty, Our Future’ and slogan ‘Jamaica Nice, Protect Wi Paradise’.
Ibex volunteers, Sourcing Specialist, Sharlene Wilson (left) and Talent Acquisition Manager, Britannia Bennett (right), paint a section of the newly erected sidewalk along George Lee Boulevard in Portmore on Friday (May 23) which forms part of the Portmore Municipal Corporation’s Labour Day Project. The Corporation is also carrying out tree-planting activities in the community of Portsmouth, which aligns with this year’s Labour Day theme, ‘Protect the Environment: Our Land, Our Duty, Our Future’ and slogan ‘Jamaica Nice, Protect Wi Paradise’.

Portmore Municipal Corporation Improves Pedestrian Safety, Green Spaces on Labour Day
Minister of Local Government and Community Development and Member of Parliament for Kingston Western, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, removes weeds from the garden area of the Victoria Jubilee Hospital (VJH) on Friday (May 23). Minister McKenzie was participating in a Labour Day Project organised by the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) to renovate gardens, prune trees and clean benches at the VJH and Kingston Public Hospital (KPH).
Minister of Local Government and Community Development and Member of Parliament for Kingston Western, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, removes weeds from the garden area of the Victoria Jubilee Hospital (VJH) on Friday (May 23). Minister McKenzie was participating in a Labour Day Project organised by the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) to renovate gardens, prune trees and clean benches at the VJH and Kingston Public Hospital (KPH).

Minister McKenzie Joins in Sprucing Up Gardens at VJH and KPH
Acting Director of Planning and Sustainable Development, St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation, Ornella Lewis (right), is assisted by volunteer Ryan Rattray, as they paint a wall at a section of the Maggotty community as part of activities for the St. Elizabeth Labour Day Parish Project on Friday (May 23).
Acting Director of Planning and Sustainable Development, St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation, Ornella Lewis (right), is assisted by volunteer Ryan Rattray, as they paint a wall at a section of the Maggotty community as part of activities for the St. Elizabeth Labour Day Parish Project on Friday (May 23).

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General Manager, Recycling Partners of Jamaica (RPJ), Gairy Taylor.
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RPJ Supports National Labour Day Project

Recycling Partners of Jamaica (RPJ) is reinforcing its commitment to environmental sustainability through its support of the National Labour Day project in Mason River, Clarendon. The project is the establishment of an Environmental and Research Park at the designated site. General Manager, RPJ, Gairy Taylor, told JIS News that the entity will provide recycling bins and facilitate the collection of...
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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), explains the importance of trees to students of the Seaward Primary and Junior High School during a National Tree Planting Day exercise at the school on Olympic Way in St Andrew.
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JCCF Partners with Entities for Labour Day Tree-Planting Initiative

Scores of cadets from the five islandwide regiments of the Jamaica Combined Cadet Force (JCCF) will join forces to plant more than 1,100 tree seedlings at various locations across the island on Labour Day, May 23. The tree-planting initiative will be carried out in collaboration with the Forestry Department’s five regional offices, the lead government agency for managing and conserving...
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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., presents a statement in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (May 20).
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Minimum Wage Orders Tabled

Two orders that will give legal effect to the announced increases in the national minimum wage and the minimum wage for industrial security guards were tabled in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (May 20) for approval. Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr, tabled the National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Order, 2025 and the Minimum Wage (Industrial...
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Executive Director, National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon.
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NSWMA to Undertake Several Clean-Up and Beautification Projects on Labour Day

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) will be undertaking several clean-up and beautification projects across the island on Labour Day, which will be observed on May 23. Executive Director of the agency, Audley Gordon, told JIS News that in addition to supporting the national project in Mason River, Clarendon, all four regional offices will be engaged in activities in...
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Mayor of Portmore, Councillor Leon Thomas (left), plants a tree along George Lee Boulevard during Labour Day activities in the municipality in 2023. Looking on are other volunteers and members of the surrounding communities.
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Portmore Residents to Work Along George Lee Boulevard on Labour Day

Residents of Portmore, St. Catherine, are being urged to come out in their numbers to participate in the Labour Day project for the municipality, which will involve painting and other improvements along George Lee Boulevard. Mayor of Portmore, Councillor Leon Thomas, told JIS News that the workday will begin at 7:00 a.m, on Friday, May 23. “We start from the...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, displays a Labour Day poster while speaking during a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ at the Agency’s Television Department in Kingston. Labour Day 2025 will be observed on Friday, May 23, under the theme ‘Protect the Environment: Our Land, Our Duty, Our Future’ and the slogan ‘Jamaica Nice, Protect Wi Paradise’.
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Jamaicans Encouraged to Engage in Environmental Protection on Labour Day

Jamaicans are encouraged to participate in environmental protection activities on Labour Day, Friday, May 23. Labour Day will be observed under the theme ‘Protect the Environment: Our Land, Our Duty, Our Future’ and the slogan ‘Jamaica Nice, Protect Wi Paradise’. Speaking during a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ at the Agency’s Television Department in Kingston, Minister of Culture,...
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Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr.
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Labour Ministry Targets Completion of Osh Bill This Year

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security is seeking to complete the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Bill this year. “We are moving steadily ahead to ensure that we actually provide a legislation that has teeth in terms of the provisions to protect workers going forward,” said portfolio Minister, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. The OSH Bill is intended to repeal...
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