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Member of the Special Select Committee appointed to review a Private Member's Motion on the proposal for an Elderly Care and Protection Act, Senator, Professor Floyd Morris, speaks at a recent JIS Think Tank, held at the agency’s Television Department at 5-9 South Odeon Avenue in Kingston.

Jamaicans Urged to Treat Senior Citizens with Respect and Care

Senator, Professor Floyd Morris, is urging Jamaicans to treat senior citizens with respect, showing them care and appreciation for their efforts and contributions to building the country. The Senator is one of the members on the Special Select Committee appointed...
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (fifth right) and Director of the National Council for Senior Citizens (NCSC), Cassandra Morrison (right), join senior citizens and volunteers at the food sampling event dubbed ‘Mission MannaPack – Jamaican Style’, held at the NCSC’s West King’s House Road location in Kingston on Tuesday (April 8). The event, hosted by NCSC in partnership with Food For the Poor, saw senior citizens showing off their creativity in preparing meals to enhance the MannaPack Rice meal provided through the Meals on Wheels Programme.
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (fifth right) and Director of the National Council for Senior Citizens (NCSC), Cassandra Morrison (right), join senior citizens and volunteers at the food sampling event dubbed ‘Mission MannaPack – Jamaican Style’, held at the NCSC’s West King’s House Road location in Kingston on Tuesday (April 8). The event, hosted by NCSC in partnership with Food For the Poor, saw senior citizens showing off their creativity in preparing meals to enhance the MannaPack Rice meal provided through the Meals on Wheels Programme.

Senior Citizens Show Off Creativity in Meal Preparation
Pastor, Webster Memorial United Church, Rev. Astor Carlyle (left), greets Chairman of the Industrial Disputes Tribunal (IDT), Errol Miller (second right), following the IDT’s 50th Anniversary Church Service, held at the Webster Memorial United Church in Kingston, on April 6. Observing are Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Dione Jennings (second left) and Deputy Chairman, IDT, Danny Roberts.
Pastor, Webster Memorial United Church, Rev. Astor Carlyle (left), greets Chairman of the Industrial Disputes Tribunal (IDT), Errol Miller (second right), following the IDT’s 50th Anniversary Church Service, held at the Webster Memorial United Church in Kingston, on April 6. Observing are Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Dione Jennings (second left) and Deputy Chairman, IDT, Danny Roberts.

IDT Achieves Significant Milestone
Manager, Corporate Communications and Public Relations, Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD), Adrienne Pinnock.
Manager, Corporate Communications and Public Relations, Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD), Adrienne Pinnock.

JCPD to Strengthen Public Education Programme
Students of the Stimulation Plus Child Development Centre, which is a programme under the Ministry of Labour and Social Security’s Early Stimulation Programme (ESP), perform to ABBA’s ‘I Have A Dream’ during the Ministry’s Autism Awareness Day Symposium held at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston on Wednesday (April 2).
Students of the Stimulation Plus Child Development Centre, which is a programme under the Ministry of Labour and Social Security’s Early Stimulation Programme (ESP), perform to ABBA’s ‘I Have A Dream’ during the Ministry’s Autism Awareness Day Symposium held at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston on Wednesday (April 2).

Minister Charles Jr. Champions Inclusion, Acceptance for Persons with Autism

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Special Focus on Autism April 2

On April 2, the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, through its Early Stimulation Programme (ESP), will join the global community in observing World Autism Day. To raise awareness, the ESP will host an Autism Symposium at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston, on Wednesday, April 2, focusing on promoting inclusion, raising public awareness, celebrating the abilities of persons with...
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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon Pearnel Charles Jr. (second right), presents a cheque valued $1,104,000 to Phillisia Graham (third right) and her daughter, Azaliah Walker (centre), both of whom are hearing impaired, to facilitate the purchase of critical hearing aids. Sharing the moment (from left) are Manager for the Ministry’s St. Catherine Parish Office, Dannett Stewart Green; Minister of State, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn; and Acting Director of Disaster Rehabilitation and Welfare Management at the Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS), Jacqueline Shepherd. The presentation was made at the Ministry’s North Street office in Kingston on March 27.
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Ministry of Labour and Social Security Provides $1.1M to Aid Family with Hearing Devices

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security has made a substantial donation of $1,104,000 to assist in acquiring hearing aids for two members of a family in dire need of these devices. Phillisia Graham and her daughter, Azaliah Walker, are the beneficiaries of the provision, the largest ever granted by the Ministry for this purpose. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Pearnel Charles,...
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Principal Director in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment, and Sport, Sharon Coburn Robinson (centre), observes while General Secretary of the Jamaica Household Workers Union (JHWU), Shirley Pryce (left), cuts the ribbon to launch the Shirley Pryce Care in Action Foundation for Domestic Workers, on March 30, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. Pictured at right is Organising Director at the United States (US)-based We Dream in Black, and National Domestic Workers Alliance, Allison Julien. Ms. Robinson delivered a message from Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange.
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Domestic Workers Being Empowered

The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport is working cohesively with the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, agencies and the private sector to implement policies designed to empower domestic workers and other persons, says Portfolio Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange. In a speech read by Principal Director in the Ministry, Sharon Coburn Robinson, at the launch of the Shirley...
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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), makes a point to US Secretary of State, Hon. Marco Rubio, during a joint press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister on Wednesday (March 26). The press conference followed bilateral talks with Mr. Rubio during his high-level visit to Jamaica.
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JA and US to Explore Collaboration for Upskilling Workers

Jamaica and the United States will be exploring a partnership aimed at upskilling and reskilling Jamaican workers. The disclosure was made by Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, during a joint press conference following bilateral talks with United States (US) Secretary of State, Hon. Marco Rubio, at the Office of the Prime Minister in Kingston, on Wednesday (March...
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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (centre); and Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (second right), listen to a point from Social Work Practitioner and Founder and Director of One Step Forward Consultancy (OSFC), Patricia McKenzie-Thomas (second left), during discussion at the OSFC International Social Work Conference held on Tuesday (March 18) at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. Also sharing in the conversation are President of the Jamaica Association of Social Workers, Jacqueline Bryan (left); and Assistant Chief Education Officer, Guidance and Counselling Unit, Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Kennecy Davidson (left), representing portfolio Minister, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon.
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200 Social Workers Being Recruited

The number of social workers employed within the Ministry of Labour and Social Security’s parish offices will be bolstered with the recruitment of an additional 200 practitioners. They will add to the close to 200 social workers who are already engaged in these spaces and at the Ministry’s head office in Kingston, said Portfolio Minister, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. ....
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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr.
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Labour Minister Assures Jamaicans of Their Religious Freedom

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., is assuring all Jamaicans that the Government is committed to upholding religious freedom and will never impose policies that force individuals to act against their faith. He was responding to concerns raised by members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church regarding Saturday operations at Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ). In a statement...
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