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The National Insurance Fund (NIF), from which pensions and other benefits under the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) are paid, is now at $70 billion. Director of Social Security in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Denzil Thorpe, made the revelation at a forum on pension reform held yesterday (April 16) at the Management Institute for National Development’s (MIND) Old...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier, is encouraging Jamaicans to contribute to the National Insurance Scheme (NIS), noting that it provides an array of benefits and is also an important vehicle for investing for the future. The Minister was speaking Thursday (April 13), at an Information and Communications Technology (ICT)/Manufacturing/Tourism Labour Forum held at the Wexford Court...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier, says his Ministry is on a drive to promote the importance of high levels of productivity in achieving steady economic progress. "We... have singled out productivity as one of our main areas of focus and we intend… (to take) this message right across the country,” the Minister told reporters on April...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier,says the Government is fully committed to improving the living conditions and quality of life of persons living with disabilities in Jamaica. He said that in this vein, he will be working assiduously to ensure that the National Disability Act is passed in Parliament during the 2012/2013 legislative year. This, he said,...

The Jamaica Employers' Federation (JEF) is promising a spectacular and mega 30th staging of "JEF Convention 2012', slated for May 3 to 6 at the Sunset Jamaica Grande Resort, in Ocho Rios, St. Ann. This annual business and workplace convention and expo is the largest of its kind in the English-speaking Caribbean and allows for chief executive officers, general managers,...

Public sector employees, who are designated travelling officers, are set to receive a 22.5 per cent increase in their travelling allowance over the next two years. Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, made the announcement at on March 21 Jamaica House media briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister. She said Cabinet approved the increase,...

Patching, drain cleaning, bushing and river training work under the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP) have commenced in the communities of Cow Pen, Windsor Road, Thompson Town Road, Alston to Balliston, Bog Walk, retaining wall work at Limit to Spaulding and curb repair at Spaulding, as the roll out of the Programme gets underway in earnest.   There was also...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier, says the government is committed to working closely with the trade union movement, in order to maintain a vibrant and efficient labour market. “This government has taken the stance to widen and deepen the dialogue and collaboration with the union movement and all other stakeholders in the productive process, as we...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier, has emphasised that productivity must be the main focus, if the social policy and the economic development agenda are to be realised. Addressing the 10th Anniversary Church Service of the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH), held at the Mt. Salem Seventh Day Adventist Church, in Montego Bay, on...

The Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier has emphasised that the Government is committed to securing social protection for all citizens. “The Government understands and accepts that social protection is a human right for all citizens, and is an integral element of the concept of social justice,” he stated at a Social Protection lecture, held on March...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier, said that Jamaica is fully committed to the principles of the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) Decent Work Agenda, in improving productivity and ensuring the social protection of workers. “All the tenets of the Decent Work Agenda are being adhered to, with respect to the Labour Advisory Council, the employers, the unions...

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS) will be observing the 10th anniversary of the Programme of Advancement through Health and Education (PATH) through a series of activities, from March 4 to 10. Themed “Strengthening Social Protection, Empowering a Nation”, the week of activities will commence with a National Church Service on March 4, at the Boulevard United Church...