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Labour Day sightings
Thelma Broderick (right), licensing clerk at the Transport Authority; Keisha Waller (left), principal at Melrose Infant,Primary and Junior High School; Transport Authority Research Officer Marlon Perry (second left); Lorraine Baker(third left), PTA president for the school; and Elizabeth Miller, the school's vice-principal, participate in the LabourDay project at Melrose Infant, Primary and Junior High School yesterday. (Photo: Antonio Graham)
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May 23, 2018

Labour Day sightings

Volunteers were out in their numbers yesterday as they did their part to beautify schools, health centres and other community facilities as part of the various Labour Day projects across the Corporate Area. Jamaica Observer photographers captured some of yesterday’s scenes.

Little Justin Morgan assists his father Wayne Morgan and Dr Brite Timm(left), founder of the Help Establish Library Projects (HELP) in JamaicaEducation Centre in Cassava Piece, St Andrew, volunteer teacher AliciaGarrison (second left), and Dr Elizabeth Ward, chair of the ViolencePrevention Alliance, with planting a jacaranda tree on Labour Day at thecentre. The centre provides homework and reading facilities for studentsin the community. (Photo: Naphtali Junior)
Members of the Jennifer Samuda Foundation treat childrenfrom the Maxfield Park Children’s Home to a day at the Jencare SkinFarm as part of the Foundation’s Labour Day activities yesterday.(Photo: Bryan Cummings)
Adriel Mckay (left), CEO of Signarama, looks on as team members Shornet Evans (left) and AlwinCampbell mount the new sign for Ambrook Basic School located off Hagley Park Road in St Andrew,yesterday, as part of the company’s Labour Day project. The Signarama team also gave the school afacelift with a new paint job. (Photo: Naphtali Junior)
Petrojam’s Refinery Optimisation Manager Telroy Morgan (right) andOmar Green plant a palm tree on Marcus Garvey Drive in St Andrew aspart of the company’s Labour Day activities, which saw them planting54 trees and painting bollards in the area. (Photo: Garfield Robinson)

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