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Effective November 1, the National Minimum Wage will be increased by 11.1 per cent to $2,000 per 40-hour work week, up from $1,800. Minister of Labour and Social Security, Horace Dalley Minister of Labour and Social Security, Horace Dalley, who made the announcement today at his office in Kingston, said the minimum wage for industrial security guards would move to...

Twelve pickup vans valued at over $12 million have been handed over to Parish Mangers at the Ministry of Labor and Social Security to carry out social work, public education and training for the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH). They were presented to the Managers at a ceremony held at the Ministry's Heroes Circle offices in Kingston,...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Labor and Social Security, Senator Floyd Morris, has said that some 168,000 children aged between zero and 17 years will benefit from the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH), by the end of the financial year. He said the Programme has been expanded to incorporate more children by moving the beneficiary...

Joseph Matalon, Chairman of Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), has reported a 37.6 per cent increase in foreign direct investment (FDI) over the past year, moving from $10.6 billion in 2002 to $17 billion in 2003. The increased investment has resulted in 5,190 new jobs being created for the current year in the information technology (IT), manufacturing, mining, film, and tourism...