The Ministry of Labour and Social Security is strengthening its marketing campaign for the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH), to ensure that the country's most vulnerable are informed of the initiative and can benefit from it. This was disclosed by Director of Social Security in the Ministry, Denzil Thorpe, during an editor's forum on the PATH initiative...

Ministry of Labour and Social Security will have an islandwide roll out of the national welfare to work strategy, the Steps-to-Work programme, within the next two months. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Derrick Kellier, in his Sectoral Debate presentation on June 4, informed that his Ministry has completed the pilot intervention and is now in the final stages of designing a strategy...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier, says the Ministry’s disaster preparedness plans are in high gear, as the country braces for an overly active hurricane season. “As it stands now, we are beefing up our non-perishable supplies and our meetings continue with the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) to ensure the training of (our...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier, is urging all Jamaicans earning an income to contribute to the National Insurance Scheme (NIS), so that they can benefit from the programme after retirement. Mr. Kellier, who was speaking at a Jamaica House press briefing, held at the Office of the Prime Minister on June 6, pointed out that all...

Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Derrick Kellier, says that a review of the National Policy for Senior Citizens is among the key responses that must be undertaken by the administration to ensure that adequate provisions are made for the nation’s elderly. Making his contribution to the 2013/14 Sectoral Debate in Parliament on Tuesday, June 4, Mr. Kellier pointed out...

Approximately 20,000 students on the Government’s Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH) are to benefit from a transportation allowance when the new school year starts in September. Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier, said his Ministry is working with the Ministry of Education to finalise details of the proposed allowance. Mr. Kellier, who was making...

A total of 38 Jamaicans are being prepared to take up jobs with Canadian-based fast-food chain, Tim Horton’s Corporation, as soon as formal arrangements are in place. Making the disclosure during his contribution to the 2013/14 Sectoral Debate in Gordon House on Tuesday, June 4, Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier said the Ministry is about to...

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security’s programme of assistance for persons with disabilities has been boosted by a $250 million grant from the Japan Social Intervention Fund. The provision, which is being channeled through the World Bank, is in addition to a $56 million grant, which was recently secured through the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). Portfolio Minister, Hon. Derrick...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier, says 175 of the 478 persons who were engaged under the Workforce Intervention aspect of the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP), have retained employment. Mr. Kellier, who was making his contribution to the 2013/14 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, June 4, explained that as one of the...