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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), greets senior citizen advocate Winnie Anderson-Brown (left) at the launch of Senior Citizens Week, held at the AC Mariott Hotel in New Kingston, today (September 19). Observing (from second left) are Minister of State in the Ministry, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn, and Chief Technical Director at the Ministry, Audrey Deer-Williams.
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), greets senior citizen advocate Winnie Anderson-Brown (left) at the launch of Senior Citizens Week, held at the AC Mariott Hotel in New Kingston, today (September 19). Observing (from second left) are Minister of State in the Ministry, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn, and Chief Technical Director at the Ministry, Audrey Deer-Williams.

Persons Urged to Manage Ageing Properly

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....
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 theme ‘Embracing Wisdom, Uniting Generations’.
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 theme ‘Embracing Wisdom, Uniting Generations’.

PHOTOS: Minister Charles Jr Attends National Senior Citizens Month Church Service
Jamaican, John Kent* (right), examines apples harvested by employees he supervises on a farm in rural Ontario, Canada. A team of fact-finders from Jamaica visited the farm on October 15, 2022 to probe the status of workers on Canada’s seasonal agricultural workers programme.
Jamaican, John Kent* (right), examines apples harvested by employees he supervises on a farm in rural Ontario, Canada. A team of fact-finders from Jamaica visited the farm on October 15, 2022 to probe the status of workers on Canada’s seasonal agricultural workers programme.

Labour Ministry Provides Assurances Regarding Canadian Temporary Foreign Workers Programme
Executive Director of the National Council for Senior Citizens (NCSC), Cassandra Morrison.
Executive Director of the National Council for Senior Citizens (NCSC), Cassandra Morrison.

Several Activities for Senior Citizens Month
Chief Executive Officer of the German Ship Repair Jamaica (GSRJ) Limited,  Colonel (Retd.) Martin Rickman.  
Chief Executive Officer of the German Ship Repair Jamaica (GSRJ) Limited,  Colonel (Retd.) Martin Rickman.  

German Ship Repair Jamaica Hosts Job Fair September 20

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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr.
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Support Available Under Path for Employment, Further Studies

Beneficiaries under the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH) can access support for employment or to pursue further studies. These include Steps to Work, Post-Secondary (Education) Grants and Tertiary (Education) Bursaries. Steps to Work is aimed at facilitating a structured system for assisting working-age members of poor families to seek and retain employment. Beneficiaries can access entrepreneurship training...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses Thursday’s (August 31) Town Hall Meeting on Housing and Land at Harmony Beach Park in Montego Bay, St. James.
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More Youth Needed in Jamaica’s Labour Force – Prime Minister Holness

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...
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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.
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PHOTOS: Minister Charles Receives Courtesy Call from Honorary Consul for the Republic of the Phillipines

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.
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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr.
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Additional Back-to-School Provision Under PATH

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....
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Labour Minister to Visit Several Farms in North America

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...
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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (third right, front row), Digicel Education and Special Needs Project Officer, Jeneard Williamson (third left, front row), and Early Stimulation Programme Director, Antonica Gunter-Gayle (right, back row), are joined by students of Stimulation Plus Child Development Centre and their parents. The occasion was a handover ceremony for school supplies donated by Digicel Foundation on Monday (August 21).
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Digicel Foundation Donates School Supplies to Special Needs Students

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...
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