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The Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) has established green spaces at the Lethe and Bickersteth Primary and Infant schools in St. James at a cost of over 3 million dollars.

A bust of labour movement activist, Agnes “Aggie” Bernard, was unveiled at the Kingston Craft Market located downtown to kick off Workers’ Week, May 15 to 23, under the theme ‘Repositioning Jamaica’s Labour Market post COVID-19’.

Salt Spring in St. James now has a community park where residents can gather for recreation, physical activity and to socialise in a pleasant atmosphere.

The 580-million-dollar Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) Area 4 Headquarters in Montego Bay, located at #1 Barnett Street in the city, is now officially open.

The Ministry of Education and Youth is providing four buses to assist students at Happy Grove High, who are experiencing challenges travelling to and from school due to ongoing work on the Portland to St. Thomas leg of the Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project (SCHIP).

May is Child Month and the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) in the Education and Youth Ministry has embarked on an island-wide month-long Child Protection sensitization tour.

The more than 1,400 residents of the farming community of Troy in Trelawny, are now enjoying improved access to their communities, following the completion of rehabilitation works on the Starapple Lane and Common Road thoroughfares.

The application period is now open for manufacturers of locally made gifts and souvenirs to participate in this year’s staging of the Christmas in July trade show. The event is an opportunity for producers of gifts and souvenir items to promote their products to alternative market segments.

The crime-fighting capacity of Jamaica’s Constabulary Force is again being strengthened, following the breaking of ground for the construction of a new police station in Little London, Westmoreland.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade is developing an application to facilitate easier registration of Jamaican nationals travelling or living overseas.