Flow partners with St. James Parish Council to beautify Sam Sharpe Square

Sam Sharpe Square in Montego Bay benefited from a facelift on Labour Day, Wednesday, May 23 with the support of Flow. In the spirit of the theme of Labour Day 2012, ‘Step Forward, Make Jamaica Beautiful’ the broadband service provider did just that in its partnership with the St. James Parish Council. A team of Flow employees joined other volunteers from the community to carry out beautification tasks around the square.  

Deputy Superintendent of Road and Works at the Council Saad Campbell welcomed the participation of the Flow team. “Flow was one of the first companies to come on board this project, and we are very grateful for their support. Our hope now is that the renovated park will increase civic pride among residents of Montego Bay. The park has often been vandalized in recent years. Hopefully, after it has been spruced up, people will be proud of it and seek to protect it,” he said.

“Montego Bay is a vibrant community, and we thought it important that our Labour Day activities in the year of the 50^th anniversary of our independence should include this town,” said Denise Williams, director of corporate and government affairs for Columbus Communications Jamaica Ltd., operators of the Flow brand.  

“We believe in the power of community partnerships and are proud to be a part of the activities in preparation for the very special celebrations.  We are firmly committed to being a part of the national mission of celebrating Jamaica’s tremendous achievements for the past 50 years. The Labour Day projects this year gave us the perfect opportunity to partner with the citizens as they prepare their communities for the Jamaica 50 celebrations that will take place here,” she said.

Labour Day 2012 is another in the series of national events that Flow is supporting as part of its overall programme of activities for Jamaica 50. Flow employees joined citizens, the fire brigade, service clubs and NGOs in various projects in five jurisdictions across the island. The Kingston and St Andrew Corporation (KSAC), May Pen, Mandeville, Montego Bay and St Ann’s Bay were the beneficiaries of Flow’s assistance.