St. Catherine Labour Day Project to Upgrade Barry and Lloyd Cemetery

St. Catherine residents are being called on to take part in the parish’s Labour Day project, which will target improvements at Barry and Lloyd Cemetery in Kitson Town.

Labour Day 2026 is set for Monday, May 25, and will be observed under the theme, “One People, One Purpose; In All Things, Jamaica Wins”.

Spanish Town Mayor, Councillor Norman Scott, said the burial ground was formerly tied to a land settlement before it was transferred to the Corporation. He said the site is to receive a number of upgrades, with sanitary facilities being the first major piece of work.

“We are now going to do some work there, putting in proper sanitary convenience, and over time have the place fenced,” the Mayor said at the recent monthly meeting of the St. Catherine Municipal Corporation in Spanish Town.

The Labour Day activity is scheduled to start with a ground-breaking ceremony at 10:00 a.m. Mayor Scott said the effort will not end on Labour Day, as work is expected to continue afterwards. The sanitary convenience is projected to be finished by the end of June.

He noted that Labour Day has been closely connected to voluntary service and community action, with Jamaicans coming together since 1972 to help improve their surroundings through local projects.

Across Jamaica, communities, civic bodies, schools and organisations are expected to carry out Labour Day activities focused on clean-up work, beautification and better public spaces.

Kitson Town Community Development Committee President Devon Thompson welcomed the decision to select the community for the parish project and urged residents to give their support. He said bathroom facilities at the cemetery would be especially useful for people visiting the graves of relatives and loved ones.