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Guidance Counsellor at Spot Valley High School in St. James, Georgia Spence-Gooden (centre), along with students, Olivia Shaw-Smith (left), and Laveina Lawson, view displays during the Ministry of Labour and Social Security’s Regional Dissemination Session, which was held at the Wexford Court Hotel in Montego Bay, on April 4, to present the findings and recommendations of a School-to-Work Transition Survey (SWTS).
Guidance Counsellor at Spot Valley High School in St. James, Georgia Spence-Gooden (centre), along with students, Olivia Shaw-Smith (left), and Laveina Lawson, view displays during the Ministry of Labour and Social Security’s Regional Dissemination Session, which was held at the Wexford Court Hotel in Montego Bay, on April 4, to present the findings and recommendations of a School-to-Work Transition Survey (SWTS).

Students Urged to Include Vocational Training in Their Studies

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier, is urging students to incorporate technical and vocational education and training as critical steps in their personal development and growth. Minister Kellier’s message to the opening ceremony at the Cambridge High...
Acting Director of the Labour Market Information System (LMIS) in the Ministry of Labour & Social Security, Simone McKenzie, explains the functions of the LMIS in an interview with JIS News at Ministry’s North Street Offices.
Acting Director of the Labour Market Information System (LMIS) in the Ministry of Labour & Social Security, Simone McKenzie, explains the functions of the LMIS in an interview with JIS News at Ministry’s North Street Offices.

LMIS Matching Job Seekers with Exciting Opportunities

$40 Million Allocated to Assist Persons with Disabilities
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier (left), is greeted by General Manager, Caribbean Cement Company Limited, Anthony Haynes (right), on his arrival at the company’s Rockfort plant in Kingston on March 19. Looking on is: Chief Executive Officer, TCL Group, Dr. Rollin Bertrand.
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier (left), is greeted by General Manager, Caribbean Cement Company Limited, Anthony Haynes (right), on his arrival at the company’s Rockfort plant in Kingston on March 19. Looking on is: Chief Executive Officer, TCL Group, Dr. Rollin Bertrand.

Flexible Work Bill to be Tabled in Parliament
Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Derrick Kellier (left), shares pleasantries with President of the Senate, Hon. Floyd Morris (2nd right), prior to the start of Tuesday’s (March 11) opening ceremony for the inaugural two-day Biennial Regional Conference, being staged by the University of the West Indies (UWI) Centre for Disability Studies (CDS), for which Mr. Morris is Coordinator, at the Mona Visitor’s Lodge and Conference Centre, Mona, St. Andrew. It is being held under the theme: ‘Making Government and the Private Sector Work for Persons with Disabilities’. Mr. Kellier was the guest speaker. Also sharing the moment are Special Advisor to Minister Kellier, Phyllis Mitchell (2nd left), and Executive Director, Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD), Christine Hendricks. The conference concludes on Wednesday (March 12).
Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Derrick Kellier (left), shares pleasantries with President of the Senate, Hon. Floyd Morris (2nd right), prior to the start of Tuesday’s (March 11) opening ceremony for the inaugural two-day Biennial Regional Conference, being staged by the University of the West Indies (UWI) Centre for Disability Studies (CDS), for which Mr. Morris is Coordinator, at the Mona Visitor’s Lodge and Conference Centre, Mona, St. Andrew. It is being held under the theme: ‘Making Government and the Private Sector Work for Persons with Disabilities’. Mr. Kellier was the guest speaker. Also sharing the moment are Special Advisor to Minister Kellier, Phyllis Mitchell (2nd left), and Executive Director, Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD), Christine Hendricks. The conference concludes on Wednesday (March 12).

Cabinet to Get Final Draft of National Disability Bill

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Labour

Public Warned to Beware of Online Employment Agencies

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security’s Employment Agency Unit is warning the public to beware of overseas employment agencies that operate from cyberspace. The warning comes following an increase in the number of complaints the Unit has received from members of the public, who have reportedly been scammed by illegal overseas employment agencies operating via the Internet. Speaking with...
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Labour

Flexi-Work Arrangement Could Generate More Jobs – MIN. KELLIER

Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Derrick Kellier, says introduction of the flexi-work arrangement, and the anticipated resulting positive economic spin-offs from doing do, could generate increased employment, particularly for Jamaica’s youth. He made this point while speaking at the first in the Ministry’s series of Regional Dissemination Sessions, at the Wexford Court Hotel in Montego Bay, on April 3,...
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Budget 2014/2015Finance & Public ServiceLabour

$278.9 Million Allocated to Continue Public Sector Modernization Programme

The Government has set aside $278.9 million in the 2014/15 Estimates of Expenditure, which have been tabled in the House of Representatives, to continue the Public Sector Modernisation Programme, this year. Under the Public Sector Moderation Programme III, which is funded by the European Union (EU), Inter-American Bank (IDB), China Co-Financing Fund, and the Government of Jamaica, Ministries, Departments, and...
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Labour

Early Stimulation Programme Review to be conducted

The Government is expected to conduct a review of the Early Stimulation Programme (ESP) during this fiscal year, in a bid to strengthen the effectiveness of this intervention for children with disabilities. It is also anticipated that 64 social workers in the ESP as well as the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD) will be trained during this period,...
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Labour

Equal Access and Opportunities for the Disabled – UWI Principal

Pro-Vice Chancellor of the University of the West Indies (UWI), Professor Archibald McDonald says there must be partnership among the government, private sector, and academic stakeholders, in order to create a disability friendly society. This he argues is to ensure that Jamaica makes provisions for the disabled that are consistent with global developments. The Pro-Vice Chancellor was speaking at the...
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Foreign AffairsLabour

RGD Takes Services to New York Tri-State Area

Jamaica’s Consul General to New York, Herman Lamont is urging members of the Diaspora in the tri-state area of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut to take full advantage of the service that will be offered by the Registrar General's Department (RGD) from March 10 to 15. Mr. Lamont said that the outreach programme will give the RGD an opportunity...
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