Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (left), meets with Executives of the Jamaica Government Pensioners Association, during a courtesy call at the Ministry’s North Street offices in Kingston, on September 6.

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says more youth, particularly young men, are needed in Jamaica’s labour force to ensure the nation’s continued economic growth. He notes that despite the country’s unemployment rate falling to a record low 4.5 per cent, an untapped pool of young people remains outside the labour force. Mr. Holness said many of these youth...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (left), converses with Honorary Consul for the Republic of the Philippines in Jamaica, Keith Russell, during a courtesy call at the Ministry’s offices in downtown Kingston on Wednesday (August 30). They discussed strengthening bilateral relations and exploring avenues of cooperation between the nations.

Families on the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH) will receive an additional sum of $3,500 to help with back-to-school expenses, for each child registered in a public school from grades one to 13. The sum will be disbursed with the next PATH beneficiary payment scheduled for mid-August, in addition to regular payments of between $3,800 and $5,600....

Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., will be visiting several farms under the Overseas Farm Work Programme in North America, amid investigations into recent allegations of victimisation. Five farm workers participating in the programme were repatriated to Jamaica on August 8. Speaking on the Nationwide News Network (NNN) radio segment, ‘Ask the Minister’, today (August 22), the...

Eighty-eight students enrolled in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security’s Early Stimulation Programme (ESP) have been assisted in their preparations for the 2023/24 academic year with the provision of school supplies from Digicel Foundation. Speaking during the handover ceremony at Stimulation Plus Child Development Centre on Hanover Street in downtown Kingston on Monday (August 21), Portfolio Minister, Hon. Pearnel...

Members of the public are encouraged to contact the Ministry of Labour and Social Security through its WhatsApp number, 876-850-9498. This is due to infrastructure upgrade work that continues as part of the Ministry’s transformation process, which will cause delays when persons try to make contact through the regular telephone lines. A statement from the Ministry said persons can expect...