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The National Policy for Persons with Disabilities indicates that negative perception and attitude towards disability, has resulted in the isolation and exclusion of persons with disabilities from the mainstream of society. As a result, they are faced with a number of problems, especially in the areas of education, training, employment, medical care, housing, and recreation. Those with disabilities are amongst...

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security is reporting that some 941 cases of loss and property damage have been recorded for the parish of St. James. According to the Ministry's Regional Manager for St. James, Devon Malcolm, 33 homes were totally destroyed, 241 received severe damage, 112 experienced major damage, and 555 received minor damage. "To date we have...

A commemorative civic ceremony was held in Islington, St. Mary on Tuesday, May 30, to honor four citizens of the parish who lost their lives during the labor unrest of 1938. Caleb Barrett, Archibald Franklin, Thaddeus Smith and Felix McLeggon were killed by police in Islington on Friday, June 3, 1938, when they joined in the nationwide protest against the...

The Jamaica Productivity Centre (JPC) should be fully operational within another year with a board of management in place, said Consultant Advisor in Labour Relations at the Labour and Social Security Ministry, Gresford Smith. Mr. Smith, who made the disclosure at a recent JIS Think Tank said, "I expect that in another year or so, we would have the staffing...

The efforts of the Pesticides Control Authority to register premises to sell restricted pesticides and to license pest control operators, is being met with some measure of success. According to information contained in the 2004 Annual Report of the Health Ministry, during the 2003/04 reporting period, 18 new products were registered and 42 applications were received, 34 of which were...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Senator Floyd Morris has said that in order for the abuse of illicit drugs to cease, the demand cycle must be broken. He was giving the keynote address at the opening ceremony for a Joint Research Symposium and Regional Meeting of National Drug Councils, being hosted by the CARICOM...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Horace Dalley, expects that by the year 2007, there should be at least 7,000 Jamaican men and women working in Canada, as part of the overseas employment programme. "Last year was our best year in Canada. We had 5,700 workers and 576 Canadian employers. My mission is for Jamaican workers to reach the 7,000...

The Clarendon Office of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS) is advising parents who benefit under the Programme of Advancement through Health and Education (PATH) to ensure that their children's names are listed on the PATH beneficiary records at their school. Parish Manager for the MLSS, Glendon Palmer told JIS News today August 30 that this would ensure...

As of Thursday, March 17, beneficiaries under the National Insurance Scheme (NIS), who have already registered for their NI Gold electronic swipe cards, may collect them at the electoral offices islandwide. Speaking at a recent JIS 'Think Tank', Director of National Insurance at the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Denzil Thorpe emphasized that it was important for pensioners to...

Developers can now benefit from speedier transactions at the National Land Agency (NLA) with the introduction of the agency's new express service, Simultaneous Lodgements. NLA's Chief Executive Officer, Elizabeth Stair, explained that, "Simultaneous Lodgements allows for the lodgement of both your survey plans and your title application documents for issuing titles for subdivisions. If the customer lodges the survey plan...

Starting February 1, the Programme for Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH) will be embarking on an islandwide enrollment drive with the aim of increasing the number of beneficiaries under the programme. Director for PATH in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Trevor Smith, said that the drive was primarily to reach some 36,000 persons, who have been selected...

Amendments to the Road Traffic Act, which would give deaf and hearing-impaired persons the right to drive, could be completed before the end of the legislative year. Senator Floyd Morris, Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, told JIS News, that the Bill was before the Chief Parliamentary Counsel and could be put before Parliament by...