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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier, addresses participants during the Ministry of Labour and Social Security
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier, addresses participants during the Ministry of Labour and Social Security's official launch of the Retirement Planning Seminar at the Cardiff Hall Hotel in Runaway Bay on Thursday, August 15. Activities during the launch were carried out under the theme, 'Retirement is a process, not an event - Be prepared'.

Labour Ministry Hosts Retirement Seminar in St. Ann

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security through the National Council for Senior Citizens officially launched its second annual series of retirement planning seminars at the Cardiff Hall Hotel in Runaway Bay, St. Ann on Thursday, August 15. The seminars...
President of the Jamaica Government Pensioners Association, Charles Jones (right), in discussion with (from left) Secretary of the association, Lucy Flash O’Sullivan ; First Vice President of the entity, Leebert Brown; Consultant for Government Business, Sagicor, Rupertia Smith; and Tanisha Weir-Grant of the Accountant General’s Department. Occasion was the association’s 47th annual general meeting, held at the Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston, on August 14.
President of the Jamaica Government Pensioners Association, Charles Jones (right), in discussion with (from left) Secretary of the association, Lucy Flash O’Sullivan ; First Vice President of the entity, Leebert Brown; Consultant for Government Business, Sagicor, Rupertia Smith; and Tanisha Weir-Grant of the Accountant General’s Department. Occasion was the association’s 47th annual general meeting, held at the Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston, on August 14.

Gov’t Pensioners Association on Drive to Recruit New Members
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier (second left), exchanging pleasantries with (from left), Chief Technical Director, Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Errol Miller; Executive Director, Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities, Mrs. Christine Hendricks and Project Director, Programme of Advancement through Health and Education (PATH), Dunstan Bryan, at a Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities national stakeholder consultation, which was held at the Mona Visitors’ Lodge on July 30.
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier (second left), exchanging pleasantries with (from left), Chief Technical Director, Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Errol Miller; Executive Director, Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities, Mrs. Christine Hendricks and Project Director, Programme of Advancement through Health and Education (PATH), Dunstan Bryan, at a Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities national stakeholder consultation, which was held at the Mona Visitors’ Lodge on July 30.

Social Protection Strategy Document Being Drafted
Winner of the Jamaican Foundation for Lifelong Learning’s (JFLL) poster competition, Allan Morrison (left) accepts his prize from Board Chairman of the JFLL, Audrey Hinchcliffe. The presentation was made during the staging of the JFLL’s ‘Opportunities Fair’, at Emancipation Park in Kingston on July 23.
Winner of the Jamaican Foundation for Lifelong Learning’s (JFLL) poster competition, Allan Morrison (left) accepts his prize from Board Chairman of the JFLL, Audrey Hinchcliffe. The presentation was made during the staging of the JFLL’s ‘Opportunities Fair’, at Emancipation Park in Kingston on July 23.

JFLL to Roll Out High School Diploma Equivalency Programme in September
Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Derrick Kellier (right), addresses Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH) 10th anniversary scholarship awardees, during their courtesy call on him on Tuesday, July 9, at the Ministry’s North Street offices, Kingston. Seated beside the Minister is his Advisor, Phyllis Mitchell.
Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Derrick Kellier (right), addresses Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH) 10th anniversary scholarship awardees, during their courtesy call on him on Tuesday, July 9, at the Ministry’s North Street offices, Kingston. Seated beside the Minister is his Advisor, Phyllis Mitchell.

PATH Advancing Education Development of Young People

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