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Chairman of the Minimum Wage Advisory Commission, Silvera Castro (centre), makes a point during the first national minimum wage consultation held on September 10, at the Montego Bay Civic Centre in St. James. He is flanked by members of the Commission, Danny Roberts and Bernita Locke.

Montego Bay Residents Call for Minimum Wage Increase

Residents of St. James and surrounding parishes are in support of an increase in the national minimum wage of between 20 per cent and 25 per cent. At the first in a series of national consultations on the national minimum...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, the Hon. Derrick Kellier.

Minister Kellier Expects More Jobs Under Jamaica Employ Next Year

President of the Harris Family Vision Foundation, Michael Harris (right), looks on as children wait to take their turn in the bounce house, during a back-to-school treat and health fair hosted by the foundation recently, at the Fletcher's Grove Baptist Church in Sandy Bay, Hanover.

Back-To-School Treat for Hanover Children

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier, addresses journalists at a special Back-to-School press briefing on August 28, at the Office of the Prime Minister in Kingston, where he announced transport benefits for Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH) students.

Bursaries for 1,000 Tertiary Students in PATH Households

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier (centre), (from left) are: Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Alvin McIntosh; and Director of Social Security in the Ministry, Denzil Thorpe.

Transport Grant for PATH Students

13 years ago Labour

Gov’t Increases NIF SME Loan Facility to $1.5 Billion

The Government is increasing the National Insurance Fund (NIF) Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) credit facility from $1 billion to $1.5 billion. Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Derrick Kellier, made the announcement September 4, at a press conference at Jamaica House. Mr. Kellier said the increase is due to the positive performance of the facility, with entrepreneurs having generated...

13 years ago Labour

Gov’t Increases Benefits Under PATH

The Government has increased benefit levels for the elderly under the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH) by some 67 per cent. The boost in benefits, which took effect on August 15, will also see an increase of 15 per cent for all other categories of beneficiaries. Speaking at a special Back-to-School press briefing at the Office of...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier, addresses participants during the Ministry of Labour and Social Security

13 years ago Labour

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 to be carried out island wide from August 16 to 22 under the theme, “Retire is a process, not an...

13 years ago Labour

Labour Minister Urges Public To Be On The Alert For Job Scammers

Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Derrick Kellier, is again warning the public to be aware of unscrupulous persons who are collecting money with the promise of job placement overseas. Minister Kellier said these persons are “promising jobs where none exists and where they have no connection to put anybody in any job anywhere.” He said the scammers have no...

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.

13 years ago Labour

Gov’t Pensioners Association on Drive to Recruit New Members

President of the Jamaica Government Pensioners Association, Charles Jones, is encouraging more persons to join the organization, as it seeks to extend its reach to assist more retirees. “We are on a drive this year to start new chapters and to get new members to increase our income, because we have to do our part,” he told JIS News during the...

13 years ago Labour

NCSC to Launch Series of Retirement Planning Seminars

The National Council for Senior Citizens (NCSC) will be launching its second annual series of retirement planning seminars, at the Cardiff Hall Hotel in Runaway Bay, St. Ann, on Thursday, August 15, starting at 9:30 a.m. The seminars will be held islandwide from August 16 to 22, and will feature a number of presentations, intended to educate and assist persons...

13 years ago Labour

More Jamaicans for Overseas Employment Programme

More Jamaicans should receive employment opportunities in Canada and the United States, as the Government seeks to expand the overseas employment programme. Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Derrick Kellier, says the move comes as the demand for skilled Jamaicans continue to grow in Canada and the United States. He informed that the Canadian farm work programme should see a...