The Ministry of Labour and Social Security is urging overseas employment agencies to become compliant with the regulations governing the sector. At a recent overseas employment agency session, held at the Ministry’s North Street office, Director General, Sydney Bartley, told the operators that non compliance could result in loss of benefits to the agencies. “If there is no compliance, the...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier, is calling on the church to demonstrate appropriate behaviour towards the disabled and other vulnerable groups in their congregations, thereby spreading the message about their inclusion and integration in the society. Mr. Kellier made his appeal at the 55th annual conference of the Jamaica District of the Association of Methodist Men’s Fellowship, which...

Montego Bay, the second city, now has a Cultural Centre, as the facility was officially opened in Sam Sharpe Square, on Friday, July 11. Formerly the Montego Bay Civic Centre, the facility has undergone major refurbishing, courtesy of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF).  The centre houses an art gallery, a museum, a space for the performing arts, a bistro, an...

Ten schools and four community centres located in drought-affected areas of St. Catherine are to benefit from a rainwater harvesting project being undertaken through some $3 million in funding from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Under the project, which was officially launched on July 15, 1,000-gallon plastic water tanks will be supplied to the institutions to enable...

Twenty-two public sector employees are to benefit from a series of courses, aimed at increasing the understanding of Public Financial Management (PFM) challenges, and creating tools and approaches to help the administration adopt improved PFM practices. The objective of the training is to build the PFM knowledge, skills and performance of mid-level staff across government, who are responsible for: Financial...

The Minister of Youth and Culture, the Honourable Lisa Hanna, MP has appointed a committee to review the operations of children’s homes in light of the unauthorised implementation of sexual education programmes in six privately-operated residential care facilities by the group Jamaicans for Justice. The Review Committee will be led by Chair of the Child Development Agency Advisory Board, Mrs...

The National Youth Service (NYS) has partnered with several entities to begin a book drive, which involves the collection and donation of books to libraries and reading rooms in children’s homes. Persons are being encouraged to participate in the project by donating new and gently used books suitable for children between 3 and 18 years of age. The books should...