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Chairman of the Trelawny Municipal Corporation and Mayor of Falmouth, Councillor Colin Gager (second left), is joined by members of the Corporation’s Roads and Works Department in painting a wall in Water Square, Falmouth, on Labour Day, May 23.
Chairman of the Trelawny Municipal Corporation and Mayor of Falmouth, Councillor Colin Gager (second left), is joined by members of the Corporation’s Roads and Works Department in painting a wall in Water Square, Falmouth, on Labour Day, May 23.

Falmouth The Focus Of Labour Day Activities In Trelawny

The town of Falmouth was the focus of activities for Labour Day in Trelawny on Monday (May 23). Activities included beautification of the Trelawny Municipal Corporation and Falmouth Court House, Water Square and other areas of the town. Chairman of...
Member of Parliament (MP) for Clarendon North Central and Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), with responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, drives a nail into support boards to be placed on the roof of a family’s house (pictured in the background) in Mocho Clarendon. The Minister was participating in the main Labour Day project in the constituency on Monday (May 23). The project entailed replacing the entire roof of the dwelling, which had previously leaked.
Member of Parliament (MP) for Clarendon North Central and Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), with responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, drives a nail into support boards to be placed on the roof of a family’s house (pictured in the background) in Mocho Clarendon. The Minister was participating in the main Labour Day project in the constituency on Monday (May 23). The project entailed replacing the entire roof of the dwelling, which had previously leaked.

MP Morgan Rolls Up His Sleeves On Labour Day Projects
Landlord Carl Mignott stands at the entrance to the base Natural Bridge located in Riversdale, St. Catherine. The bridge which connects the community to the town centre is a natural occurrence. It hangs some 60 ft above the chasm where there is a river which flows on his family’s one acre property. Members of the St. Catherine Municipal Corporation, the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), the community, the Red Cross and other volunteer agencies turned out to participate in the cleanup of the Natural Bridge in Riversdale, St. Catherine as part of Monday
Landlord Carl Mignott stands at the entrance to the base Natural Bridge located in Riversdale, St. Catherine. The bridge which connects the community to the town centre is a natural occurrence. It hangs some 60 ft above the chasm where there is a river which flows on his family’s one acre property. Members of the St. Catherine Municipal Corporation, the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), the community, the Red Cross and other volunteer agencies turned out to participate in the cleanup of the Natural Bridge in Riversdale, St. Catherine as part of Monday's (May 23) Labour Day activities.

Natural Bridge Shows Potential As An Attraction
The St Thomas Infirmary received a facelift on Labour Day (May 23) by the parish’s Municipal Corporation. Volunteers from the St Thomas Co-Operative Credit Union also lent a hand.
The St Thomas Infirmary received a facelift on Labour Day (May 23) by the parish’s Municipal Corporation. Volunteers from the St Thomas Co-Operative Credit Union also lent a hand.

St. Thomas Infirmary Gets Facelift On Labour Day
His Worship, the Mayor of Portmore Leon Thomas (second right), assists Receival Clerk at Hardware and Lumber (H&L)- Rapid True Value Petagaye Palmer (right) to paint a section of the new sidewalk constructed along the George Lee Boulevard thoroughfare in Portmore on Monday (May 23). Additional H&L members of staff also volunteered their service. Hardware and Lumber- Rapid True Value, is one of the sponsors for the Portmore Municipality’s Labour Day projects.
His Worship, the Mayor of Portmore Leon Thomas (second right), assists Receival Clerk at Hardware and Lumber (H&L)- Rapid True Value Petagaye Palmer (right) to paint a section of the new sidewalk constructed along the George Lee Boulevard thoroughfare in Portmore on Monday (May 23). Additional H&L members of staff also volunteered their service. Hardware and Lumber- Rapid True Value, is one of the sponsors for the Portmore Municipality’s Labour Day projects.

A Safe Sidewalk For The Physically Challenged In Portmore

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Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Foundation Programme Officer Allaine Harvey (right), paints a section of the Charles Gordon Market in Montego Bay, St. James along with Administrative Assistant at the JPS in Westmoreland/St. Elizabeth Jullite Reeves, on Labour Day, Monday (May 23).
Labour Day 2022Local Government

Deep Clean for Charles Gordon Market on Labour Day

The spirit of volunteerism was alive in St. James on Labour Day, Monday (May 23), as representatives from government and corporate entities partnered to upgrade the Charles Gordon Market in Montego Bay. The market was selected as the parish project for Labour Day by the St. James Municipal Corporation (STJMC). The scope of the work on the facility, which cost...
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Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) soldiers engage in preparatory work at the Mandela Park, Half-Way Tree, the site selected for the National Labour Day project. Also engaged are workers from the National Solid Waste Management Authority. Labour Day will be observed on Monday, May 23 under the theme ‘Re-igniting a Nation for Greatness – Protect our Heritage and Environment’.
Local Government

PHOTOS: National Labour Day Project – Mandela Park

Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) soldiers engage in preparatory work at the Mandela Park, Half-Way Tree, the site selected for the National Labour Day project. Also engaged are workers from the National Solid Waste Management Authority. Labour Day will be observed on Monday, May 23 under the theme ‘Re-igniting a Nation for Greatness – Protect our Heritage and Environment’.
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), admires the work done under the $1.3-billion Port Royal Street Coastal Revetment Project during a tour of the corridor following a ceremony to officially hand over the project to the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) on Wednesday (May 18). The project comprises the installation of a one-kilometre composite seawall and armour stone revetment structure, upgrading of drainage features, rehabilitation and raising of the existing roadway along the corridor, installation of a boardwalk , and the creation of a fishing beach. Also pictured (from left) are Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda; and Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange. The handover ceremony was held at the Breezy Castle Sports Centre in downtown Kingston.
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PM Hands Over $1.3-Billion Port Royal Street Coastal Revetment Project to KSAMC

The Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) now has responsibility for the sustainability of the $1.3-billion Port Royal Street Coastal Revetment Project, which is designed to safeguard the corridor from continued erosion and the effects of storm surges. The project, which was implemented by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) and completed in March 2022, was officially handed over...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the official opening of the $580-million Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) Area 4 Headquarters, situated at Barnett Street in Montego Bay, St. James, on Friday (May 13).
Local GovernmentParliament

$200 Million To Repair Roads In Montego Bay

Some $200 million has been allocated to improve the road conditions in Montego Bay, St James, to help ease traffic congestion in the Second City. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, made the disclosure at the recently held handover ceremony for the Area Four headquarters of the Jamaica Fire Brigade, situated on Barnett Street, in Montego Bay, St James....
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Public Relations Officer of the Jamaica Fire Brigade, Emeleo Ebanks, speaks at a JIS ‘Think Tank’.
Local Government

Fire Hydrants Are Important – JFB

People don’t often think about fire hydrants and their significance, and so the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) is reminding the public that hydrants are just as important to the public as they are to the Brigade. “We implore members of the public to be understanding of the fact that fire hydrants are one way in which the fire brigade gets...
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Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second right) and President of the Republic of India, His Excellency the Hon. Ram Nath Kovind (right), unveil the Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Avenue street sign during a ceremony held on Tower Street, today (May 16). At left is Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams.
Local Government

Street Renamed In Honour of Indian Social Reformer

A part of Tower Street in downtown Kingston was today (May 16) officially renamed in honour of Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar. Dr. Ambedkar was a jurist, social reformer, and politician. He is also known as the Father of the Indian Constitution. A monument highlighting the work of Dr. Ambedkar was also unveiled by Minister of Local Government and Rural Development,...
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