Cabinet is expected to receive the final report from the Labour Market Reform Commission by June 30. Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Shahine Robinson, said the report will facilitate more fulsome discussion on the body’s recommendations arising from its review of key elements in the labour market, which was undertaken during the 2016/17 fiscal year. The focus areas, she...

The Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD) will begin a massive multimedia campaign in May to promote the Disabilities Act. “The JCPD will be taking major steps to ensure that societal barriers (against persons with disabilities) are removed and societal understanding is increased,” said Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson. She was delivering the keynote address...

Calling her a national treasure and a global inspiration, Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on Thursday (April 27) bestowed the Prime Minister’s Medal of Appreciation on Violet Mosse-Brown, the world’s oldest living person. He made the presentation during a visit to the home of the 117-year-old in Duanvale, Trelawny. Kneeling at the bedside of the super centenarian honouree,...

Children with autism and other developmental disabilities will show off their talents in the performing arts at an Autism Awareness Month concert at Emancipation Park, New Kingston on May 6. The event, to get under way at 4:00 pm, will culminate activities for Autism Awareness Month, which is being observed globally in April. The concert was originally scheduled for April...

The Legal Aid Council of the Ministry of Justice is reporting a significant uptake of the services of its Mobile Justice Unit since its roll-out in underserved communities across Jamaica in January. Some 450 persons from 24 communities received legal support through the Unit in the first three months. In January, it visited six communities and engaged 140 persons; in...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, is encouraging high-school and tertiary students to write a plan for their goals, to expand their horizons and to believe in themselves. Delivering the keynote address at a career symposium for the Career Advancement Programme (CAP) and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) students at St. Elizabeth...

Chief Information Officer at the Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA), André Williams, says implementation of the Automated System for Customs Data (ASYCUDA) has significantly improved the effectiveness and efficiency of operations at the entity. The ASYCUDA, which is a web-based system designed to transform the agency to a paperless operation through the use of electronic documents, was introduced a few years...