THIS DAY IN OUR PAST

The following events took place on April 29 in the years identified:

1971:proposals A seminar to study for staggering school and working hours in the Corporate Area will be held at the Sheraton Kingston Hotel on May 6 and May 7. The seminar is being arranged under the auspices of the Ministry of Public Utilities and Housing. Over 30 organisations, including a number of other ministries of Government, will take part, and in some instances, memoranda have been submitted, setting out the views of the organisations concerned. Memoranda and replies received are compiled in booklet form and circulated to the organisations invited to take part. 1987:clean-up The Cris ‘n’ Clean campaign aimed at encouraging the involvement of students of primary and all-age schools to develop positive attitudes towards the environment and their personal cleanliness is launched by Prime Minister Edward Seaga at the Dunrobin Primary School. The campaign is a pilot project in the Corporate Area and St Catherine, involving the use of a giant stuffed parrot created by the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) for the project and named Mr Cris ‘n’ Clean. He is expected to visit schools in those areas to form Cris ‘n’ Clean clubs. There will also be a Saturday-morning radio programme and school competitions.

Currently, the project involves some 102 primary and all-age schools with approximately 92,00O students between six and 15 years old in the Corporate Area, as well as similar schools in Portmore and Spanish Town. It is expected to be expanded eventually, to cover the entire island.