THE Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) led beautification efforts across sections of Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, as part of Labour Day activities on Friday.

The agency carried out work along Cooke Street, Queen Street, Dalling Street and other areas as part of ongoing engagements within the island’s zones of special operations (ZOSOs).

Savanna-la-Mar was declared a ZOSO by Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness, in January 2022.

On Friday, residents of the targeted communities turned out in large numbers to participate in various Labour Day activities, including engagements at the Cooke Street multipurpose court and the Race Course Early Childhood Institute, which were outlined by JSIF’s Managing Director Omar Sweeney, during a
JIS News interview.

“So [we did] some drain cleaning, some masonry work to fix… chopped walls, plumbing work, bushing of Dalling Street, and cleaning and garbage removal. On Queen Street and Cooke Street, we also [did] some bushing and painting of sidewalks,” said Sweeney..

He pointed out that while engagements in ZOSOs are ongoing, it is typical of JSIF to conduct community engagement activities on public holidays and other special occasions.

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