Labour Day Boost for St. Ann’s Bay from Flow

 St. Ann’s 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. Ann Parish Council. A team of Flow employees joined other volunteers from the community to do maintenance work on drains and general beautification of sites around the town.  

Counsellor Desmond Gilmore, Mayor of St. Ann welcomed the participation of the Flow team. “I’m happy for the assistance because St. Ann’s Bay is in a bad state. Like the rest of the country we face challenges in maintaining the town and the help received on Labour Day goes a far way in overcoming these,” he said.

Mayor Gilmore revealed that during periods of heavy rain, roads become flooded making life difficult for motorists and pedestrians alike. He acknowledged that the support from Flow has come at a most appropriate time with the official start of the hurricane season being just days away and for Jamaica’s 50th anniversary celebrations in August.

“St. Ann’s Bay is a vibrant community with a rich history, 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.”

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.