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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles, has asked parents of children on the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH) to ensure that benefits from the programme are used for the purposes for which they are granted. Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles He noted that PATH, which falls under his Ministry, seeks...

World Bank Special Representative to Jamaica, Dr. Badrul Haque, says funding assistance by the institution to the Government's Programme of Advancement through Health and Education (PATH), since the initiative commenced in 2001, has amounted to some US$80 million ($6.9 billion). PATH, which falls under the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, aims to address the needs of individuals deemed society's...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Andrew Gallimore, has said that the 500 participants in this year's Steps-to-Work summer camp programme will receive further assistance in career development. The State Minister was speaking at the launch of this year's Steps-to-Work summer camp programme, at the University of the West Indies, Mona campus, on July...

Funding for the Government's Programme of Advancement through Health and Education (PATH) has been significantly boosted by a US$2.49 million (J$215 million) grant from the Japan Social Development Fund (JSDF). Approximately 10,000 of Jamaica's population deemed poor, as well as the vulnerable elderly and disabled, who were not previously on the programme, will benefit from the provision, to be administered...

The Manchester Infirmary is to benefit from the proceeds of the finals of the Miss Jamaica World Western Beauty Pageant. The event will be held on July 11, at the Golf View Hotel in Mandeville. An element of the contest, which has the theme: 'Beauty with a Purpose,' is exposing the contestants to charity work in communities. Last year, the...

Seventeen persons, mainly women, received cheques totalling $377,000 to support their micro enterprise ventures, from Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles, on Wednesday (July 7). The cheques were issued under the Programme of Advancement through Health and Education's (PATH) Steps to Work programme, which seeks to assist beneficiaries in creating sustainable earning opportunities. They were handed out...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles, has called on employees of the Ministry to take the lead in increasing productivity in the country. Commending the workers for helping the Ministry save $6 million in energy costs for 2009/10, he urged them to use that achievement as an impetus to go even further. "Yes, we have been able...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles, says Jamaica is on the verge of implementing a new safety and health legislation - the Occupational Safety and Health Act - to protect the welfare of Jamaican employees in the workplace. He said occupational safety and health was a vital link in the Ministry's development strategy and one that all...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles, has congratulated the International Labour Organization (ILO) for developing the Global Jobs Pact as a response to the prolonged global increase in unemployment. Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon Pearnel Charles "Jamaica has benefited significantly from these efforts," Mr. Charles said in his message to the 99th Session of the...

State Minister for Labour and Social Security, Hon. Andrew Gallimore, is optimistic that Jamaica can catch up with the rest of the world in terms of its productivity levels. State Minister for Labour and Social Security, Hon. Andrew Gallimore Speaking at a forum held on Wednesday (June 23) at the Jamaica Employers' Federation (JEF) headquarters in St. Andrew, Mr. Gallimore...

The staging of the rebranded trade show, Expo Jamaica 2010, scheduled for June 17-20 at the National Arena in Kingston, is a $20 million investment, which will have immediate medium and long-term positive impact on the profitability of participating local businesses. The event, which has as its theme: 'Brand Jamaica to the World!,' is being jointly organised by the Jamaica...

In the first quarter of 2009, the Government of Jamaica took a proactive step to reduce the country's energy bill, requiring its ministries and agencies to reduce their energy consumption by 15 per cent for 2009/2010. Reducing the country's energy bill is a daunting task, but one that is necessary if jobs are to be saved and the country's economy...