Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (left) addresses participants in the 20th National Senior Citizens’ Spelling Bee Competition held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on September 25.

Custos Rotulorum for Clarendon, Hon. Edith Chin, on Friday (September 20), handed over one of two retrofitted container houses, developed under an initiative she spearheads, to a family residing in Rocky Point in the parish, who lost their possessions during Hurricane Beryl’s passage on July 3. Tracy-Ann Thomas and her two children are the beneficiaries of the new dwelling, which...

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security is far advanced in finalising the terms of a partnership with international charity, Global Empowerment Mission (GEM), to assist communities impacted by the passage of Hurricane Beryl. The Ministry has been in discussion with the organisation to rebuild 500 roofs in some of the worst-hit areas. “That partnership is projected to see GEM...

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security has, to date, completed 14,516 household damage assessments under the ‘Rebuild Jamaica Initiative’. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., who made the disclosure during a statement to the House of Representatives on Tuesday (September 17), added that the Ministry will complete any further assessments, as necessary, within the next two weeks. “Of the...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., has called on Jamaicans to recognise and value the contribution of the country’s older population. Addressing the National Senior Citizens Month church service on Saturday (September 14) at the Port Maria Seventh-day Adventist Church in St. Mary, he said persons 60 years and older play a significant role in the...

Vulnerable Jamaicans who were affected during the passage of Hurricane Beryl are to receive cash grants, through a US$1.4-million United Nations World Food Programme initiative. Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., made the disclosure during Tuesday’s (September 10) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House. “Through a collaboration with the World Food Programme, there will be an...

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security has, so far, conducted more than 13,500 assessments islandwide under the Government’s ‘Rebuild Jamaica’ initiative. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., made the disclosure during Tuesday’s post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House. The Government allocated more than $1 billion to the Ministry for the distribution of grant support to beneficiaries whose homes were...