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RECRUITMENT FORRAF. BEGINS TO-DAYRecruitment' of skilled add unskilled. persons for training as tradesmen in the RA.F. begins to-day at the Kingston Employment Bureau, asection of the Labour Department.Volunteers are to apply. at the office for forms and all the necessary 'in-1 formations* Volunteers .^resident outside of the Corporate Area should not come-to Kingston but apply to the nearest branch of the Labour Department* i.e. at** one of the followingglaces—Montego Bay,’ Port Antonio, t. Ann’s Bay and Mandeville.Volunteers must, be between the ages of 18 and 32. After passing the medical examination, they will be required to appear before a Trade Test Board who will decide on the trade for each applicant on the basis of. his qualiffcations or the requirementsof the R-A.F;•The big, job of coping with the hundreds of men who are expected to volunteer is in the hands of Squadron • Leader Thomson of the R.A.F. and Mr. A. V. Farmer, Acting: Manager of the. Employment Bureau, Previous work in the employment of men for the American bases, the pro-ceatmgrOf men for . Panama.;and irtecfnmifc* for the Middle East fear provided Mr. Farmer with a great-deal of experience for the present difficult task.APPEAL FROM ST.THOMAS * -. The following is the text of a telegram sent by the Port Morant Citizens’ Association to Hon. R. Ehren-stein, M.L.C.; Hon. H. JE: Allan M.L.C., P.C., O.B.E., Secretary of the Elected Members Association, and Mr,, J. Harris Labour Adviser;Recruitment skilled unskilled persons for RA.F. St. Thomas would* greatly relieve unemployment Parish. No, Stv Thomas labourers went America. Respectfully ask endeavour establish recruiting centre Morant Bay.
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Kingston Gleaner
Kingston, Kingston, JM
Wed, Sep 22, 1943
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