Works to be done on Lewis Town Early Childhood Institution and Sabina Park for National Labour Day projects

Culture and Sports Minister Olivia Grange says this year’s Labour Day will focus on the restoration of sports, early childhood and community facilities.

The focus was selected in the context of Hurricane Melissa, which affected Jamaica last October.

The Minister also announced that there will be two national projects this year.

One of them will involve significant work at the Lewis Town Early Childhood Institution in St. Elizabeth, a school severely damaged by the hurricane.

The other national project will involve rehabilitation and construction works at Sabina Park in Kingston – one of the country’s premier sports venues.

She said the much-needed works will enable the venue to successfully host upcoming international cricket assignments, including the Sri Lanka tour of the West Indies and the return of the Caribbean Premier League to Jamaica.

Each municipality will also lead a project on Labour Day.

Labour Day will be observed on Monday, May 25, because May 23 falls on a Saturday this year.

The theme is ‘One People, One Purpose: In All Things Jamaica Wins’.