Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. is in discussion with High Commissioner of Canada to Jamaica, Her Excellency Emina Tudakovic (left), during a courtesy call at the Ministry’s Heroes Circle offices in Kingston recently. At right is Minister of State in the Ministry, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn. 

Reform of the Programme of Advancement through Health and Education (PATH) will be managed by a Steering Committee and will be supported by two technical working groups (TWGs). Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., made the disclosure during a Statement to the House of Representatives, on September 19. The Steering Committee will review recommendations, will serve...

Persons are being urged to ensure that their well-being and ageing are managed properly long before the age of retirement, as they add to social protection when incomes are reduced. Making the call, Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., said as Jamaica observes the United Nations (UN) Decade of Healthy Ageing, the health and well-being of...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), presents a gift package to member of Power of Faith Ministries International Incorporated, in Portmore, St. Catherine, 81-year-old Alphonso Fernandez, one of the church’s oldest members. Occasion was Sunday’s (September 17) National Church Service commemorating Senior Citizens Month, which is being observed from September 17 to October 8, under...

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security is assuring Jamaican farm workers participating in the Canadian Temporary Foreign Workers Programme (TFWP) that there is a cadre of liaison officers assigned to safeguard their welfare and ensure the preservation of the engagement’s integrity. This is in response to United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur, Tomoya Obokata’s report, which criticises aspects of the...

September is observed in Jamaica as Senior Citizens Month, with the last week, September 24 to October 1, being observed as Senior Citizens Week. Under the theme ‘Embracing Wisdom, Uniting Generations’, the National Council for Senior Citizens (NCSC) has planned several activities to be executed during the period. Speaking with JIS News, Executive Director of the NCSC, Cassandara Morrison, said...

German Ship Repair Jamaica (GSRJ) Limited, in collaboration with the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, will host a Job Fair on Wednesday, September 20, on the grounds of the Ministry, 1F North Street, Kingston, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Chief Executive Officer of the GSRJ, Colonel Martin Rickman, told JIS News that the GSRJ has been in existence...