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Jamaicans have been called upon to increase the nation's productivity levels even as they reflect on the accomplishments of workers during this year's Labour Day and Workers' Week celebrations . The call was made by Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier, in a message read by his Chief Technical Director, Errol Miller, at the National Workers' Week...

MONTEGO BAY - The Roaring River Early Childhood Institution has been selected as the Westmoreland parish project for Labour Day 2013. The school will see major upgrading of its bathroom facilities, ceiling, as well as the painting of walls and other refurbishing work. Mayor of Savanna-la-Mar, Councillor Bertel Moore, in welcoming the project, told JIS News that he is expecting...

Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Derrick Kellier, is urging private and public sector companies to seek the assistance of the Jamaica Productivity Centre (JPC) to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of their operations. The improvement in operational efficiencies, he said, will not only boost the productivity of the business, but also help to "get the country's productivity index moving...

The island’s Correctional Officers are the latest group of public sector workers to accept a wage restraint until 2015. The Senior Uniformed Officers Association and the Jamaica Federation of Correctional Officers inked the Heads of Agreement at a ceremony, held at the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Heroes Circle, in Kingston, on May 16. Speaking at the signing ceremony, Minister...

The St. Ann Infirmary, located in Priory, has been selected as the parish Labour Day project and will be receiving upgrading and refurbishing work on May 23. In an interview with JIS News, Mayor of St. Ann’s Bay, Councillor Desmond Gilmore, said the work to be done at the institution will include painting of the walls and bathroom facilities, replacing...

Cabinet has approved $4 million to fund Labour Day activities, which will be observed on Thursday, May 23, under the theme: ‘Lend a Hand…Build Our Land’. Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, made the announcement on Wednesday, May 15, at the weekly Jamaica House press briefing. Projects will focus on children’s homes, day care centres, and basic schools. The...

As part of National Workers Week activities this year, representatives of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security will tour several businesses that have benefited from the interventions of the Jamaica Productivity Centre (JPC). The interventions have focused on issues such as waste reduction, energy conservation, productivity-linked wage systems, and non-monetary compensation systems. Speaking at the launch of National Labour...

The national spotlight for Labour Day 2013 will be on the St. Mary Infirmary in Port Maria. Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna, made the announcement at the launch of National Labour and National Workers Week 2013, on Monday, May 13, at Jamaica House. Miss Hanna informed that work will be done to upgrade the facility, “so that...

Approximately 37,000 persons have benefited from the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP), since it was launched last year. Opening the 2013/14 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, May 7, Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies, informed that not only did the programme have a positive impact on employment, but small and medium...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier, says productivity is the most pressing development issue at present, and there is need for the country to revolutionize its approach to the matter. “Productivity happens to be at the heart of any strategic action we will contemplate for the future, whether at the level of the enterprise or of the...

The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) and the Ministry of Labour and Social Security are to undertake a comprehensive labour market reform study. “Consultations have already begun and training sessions will commence this year,” said Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller. She was making her contribution to the 2013/2014 Budget debate in the House of Representatives on April...

MONTEGO BAY: The Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) has completed renovation of the Wilsons Run Primary School in Trelawny, at a cost of approximately $31.4 million. The development, executed under JSIF’s Community Investment Project (CIP), entailed construction of a new sanitary block to replace pit latrines, and a multi-purpose court; expansion of the kitchen, which has been equipped with a...