Government of Jamaica
Kingston 7 May 2019 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has announced four national projects for Labour Day on May 23, 2019.
The four projects are the Papine High School in St Andrew, Holland Primary School in St Elizabeth, Fair Prospect Primary School in Portland and the Barrett Town All Age/John Rollins Primary School in St James.
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National Project |
Main activities |
Remarks |
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Papine High School, St. Andrew
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Project to be led by Prime Minister, the Most Honourable Andrew Holness |
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Fair Prospect Primary School, Portland
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- Install murals
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Project to be led by Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz |
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Holland Primary School, St Elizabeth
(There has been a number of fatalities and near misses at the school over the years) |
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Project to be led by Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson |
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Barrett Town All Age/John Rollins Primary, St. James |
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Project to be led by Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett |
Speaking at the launch of Workers’ Week and Labour Day at the Office of the Prime Minister this morning (Tuesday), Minister Grange said the projects were proposed by the broad-based National Labour Day Committee in keeping with the theme for Labour Day 2019: Child Safety…it’s you, it’s me, it’s all ah we.
“Translated this means that all of us must come together and ensure that our children are safe and secure. This is a responsibility that we must take very seriously. Collectively we must assure them safe passage as they journey to adulthood and national productivity,” said Minister Grange.
The scope of work includes installation of pedestrian crossings, installation of rumble strips, paving of roads, installation of sidewalks, installation of bus lay-by, installation of fencing, installation of signage, bushing of school environs and painting of murals.
The works will be carried out with the support of Unicef, the JN Foundation and JSIF which are working closely with the National Labour Day Committee this year.
Additionally, there will be parish projects, organised and led by Mayors and Councillors across the island.
Minister Grange has invited Jamaicans to “volunteer in activities geared at making our children safe and secure as they move about our communities.”
The Minister encouraged people to register their projects with the municipal corporations, with the Labour Day Secretariat in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport or on the JIS website.
Labour Day on May 23 is the culmination of Workers’ Week activities. Workers’ Week, which begins on May 19 was launched by Prime Minister, the Most Honourable Andrew Holness this morning (Tuesday). Workers’ Week is being observed under the theme “Yes to decent work; No to child labour”.
A schedule of Workers’ Week activities follows:
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ACTIVITY |
WHEN |
WHERE |
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National Thanksgiving Service |
Sunday, 19 May 10:00 am |
Meadowbrook United Church 2 Flemington Drive, Kingston |
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Wreath Laying Ceremony in Commemoration of the 1938 Riots |
Monday, 20 May 10:00 am |
Aggie Bernard Monument Craft Market |
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Awards Banquet in Commemoration of Centenary of the International Labour Organization and the Trades Union Act in Jamaica |
Wednesday, 22 May 7:00 pm |
Jamaica Pegasus Hotel |
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Floral Tribute Commemorating date on which National Hero Sam Sharpe was martyred |
Thursday, 23 May 7:30 am
8:00 am |
-Sam Sharpe Square, Montego Bay, St James
-National Heroes Park, Kingston |
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Projects |
All day |
Islandwide |
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National Labour Day Concert |
Thursday, 23 May 6:00 pm |
Emancipation Park, New Kingston |