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Over 60 residents of Western St. Thomas turned out yesterday (May 23) to lend their assistance to the rehabilitation of the Llandewey community centre, which was the parish project for National Labour Day 2005. Activities began at about 9:00 a.m., with workmen from the Llandewey Community Development Committee and the Social Development Commission (SDC) replacing the aluminium sheets on the...

Garvey Maceo High School in Clarendon is to benefit from several development projects valued at $7.5 million, to be funded by the Sports Development Foundation, National Commercial Bank (NCB), Digicel and Jamalco. This was announced by Principal, David Brown at the school's 25th anniversary banquet, held on May 21 at the Hotel Versalles in May Pen. "At this time, the...

The planting of over 600 trees in over 15 parish council divisions and the refurbishing of the hurricane-ravaged Devon community centre took centre stage yesterday (May 23) as the citizens of Manchester came out to work on Labour Day. Deputy Mayor for Mandeville, Sally Porteous told JIS News that the original plan was to plant all 600 trees in Mandeville...

State Minister for Education, Youth and Culture, Dr. Donald Rhodd, has said that government was committed to investing in education for the country's long-term sustainability. Noting the significant returns from devoting resources to the sector, he said it would improve human capital, ensure enhanced productivity and increase the country's competitiveness. "The transformation of the Jamaican society depends largely on the...

As the May rains continue and the start of the hurricane season fast approaches, members of the community of old Passagefort in Portmore, St. Catherine are taking action to deal with the heavy rains, which usually pose a serious problem due to a poor drainage system. This morning (May 23), members of the community and particularly Myrtle Drive and London...

As the May rains continue and the start of the hurricane season fast approaches, members of the community of old Passagefort in Portmore, St. Catherine are taking action to deal with the heavy rains, which usually pose a serious problem due to a poor drainage system. This morning (May 23), members of the community and particularly Myrtle Drive and London...

Prime Minister P.J. Patterson has called on the international community to fully recognize the inextricable link between democracy and development, and to adopt a new democratic paradigm that seeks to empower the more vulnerable sections of society, "and address the basic rights of all citizens - the enjoyment of their political, social, cultural and economic rights - in a holistic...

Despite the threat of rain, residents of the Admiral Town community in South St. Andrew turned out to assist in the renovation of the Enid Anglin community centre, to serve as an emergency shelter. The project is the official activity for Kingston and is one of two being undertaken by the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC). The scope of...

During Hurricane Ivan on September 10 last year, some 135 residents of Golden Spring crammed into the inadequate community centre to seek shelter under conditions, which were less than desirable. Today (Labour Day, May 23), the residents ensured that in the event of another such disaster, they will be housed in much better surroundings. From as early as 8:00 a.m.,...

Labour Day activities got off to a slow start in Portland today as heavy rains threatened, but activities picked up by mid morning as the skies began to clear. Checks conducted by JIS News revealed that several projects were being carried out in a number of communities, as Portlanders joined the rest of the country to put work into Labour...

Despite the inclement weather in St. Ann, several persons turned out to work on Labour Day projects today (May 23), under the theme: 'Prepare for Disaster, Recover Faster'. Over in Faith's Pen, members of the Parent Teachers Association (PTA) along with community members of the Village community took part in drain cleaning work at the Village All-age School. "The PTA...

Scores of residents from South Eastern St. Elizabeth as well as members of the National Labour Day Committee turned out early this morning to participate in the renovation of the Buena Vesta community centre, which was chosen as the national project for Labour Day 2005. "Already, we have over 200 persons working on the site. The momentum will build up...