Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) caretaker for South West St Elizabeth, Floyd Green will use Labour Day 2015 to launch a basic school rehabilitation project in the constituency, named ‘Right from Start’.

“The Right from Start project is geared towards setting a solid foundation and raising the level of education and positive stimulation in the Early Childhood Institutions (ECIs) across the constituency,” Green said, adding that “this will augur well for the future of the communities in the constituency as the education and development of our children are of utmost importance.”

The first component of project ‘Right from Start’ will begin on Labour Day with the Shrewsbury Basic School and the Parrotee Basic School. The team will be erecting a perimeter fence at the Shrewsbury Basic School as well as doing some structural repairs, painting the classrooms and building a ramp to facilitate wheel chair access at the Parrotee Basic School.

“We have embarked on a social media focused campaign to encourage citizens and corporate Jamaica to contribute to the cause and we are partnering with local hardware stores who will host registries for a number of the schools. Persons are being encouraged to contribute lumber, cement, paint and fencing,” Green also pointed out.

‘Right from Start’ is a long term project as Green hopes to elevate the safety, educational as well as infrastructure standards of all ECI’s across the constituency. The need of each school will be identified and a schedule to address them implemented.

“There is much to be done with this project, many schools do not have sufficient fencing, are having space issues and do not have play areas for the children, I intend to change that.

“The project will also boost the morale and increase the pride and actual involvement of our people in their community school system. It is a project that will be ongoing and a project that I will take on a larger scale when I become Member of Parliament,” said Green.