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228 Seasonal Agricultural Workers are to leave the island to take up employment under the Ministry of Labour and Social Security’s Overseas Employment Programme.

On today’s programme JCF to Get Additional Crime Fighting Tools.

Minister of Local Government and Community Desmond McKenzie says more fire stations will be constructed in the new financial year. This as part of ongoing efforts to increase the capacity of the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB). Learn more about this initiative on this episode of Round About Ja.

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has donated one million dollars to the Bustamante Hospital for Children through his Positive Jamaica Foundation. Mr. Holness presented the cheque during a tour and toy distribution visit to the facility on December 22. Among other things the funds will be used to assist with the purchase of monitors for the hospital. Listen to this edition of Round About Ja to get the details.

On today’s programme ODPEM to launch Public Education Campaign

A wreath laying ceremony was held on Sunday December 22, at the Zong Monument in Black River, St Elizabeth, to honour and remember the lives of the African slaves who died in the Zong Massacre of 1781. The Zong Massacre saw the throwing overboard of 132 slaves to lighten the slave ship, The Zong, which left the western coast of Africa, bound for Black River with approximately 440 enslaved Africans. Find out more on this edition of Round About Ja.