Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, says no National Labour Day project will be held this year. She said that Jamaicans are being encouraged to labour at home, adding that the theme for Workers Week and National Labour Day is promoting a clean and healthy environment. Delivering a statement in the House of Representatives on May...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne, is calling for concerted partnership to ensure wellness at the workplace. The State Minister, who was addressing a virtual business conference organised by the University of Technology (UTech), on May 5, said the global statistics of injuries at the workplace is “worrisome”, hence his call for...

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security is advising the public that the following telephone numbers for the St. Catherine Parish Office, located at 10 Hanover Street, Spanish Town are operational; 876-984-2554, 876-618-0505 and 876-618-0563. That was a Public Service Announcement from the Ministry of Labour & Social Security.

The Government has allocated $800 million to implement the Social Pension Programme this fiscal year. The first phase of the programme, which begins on July 15, targets seniors 75 years and older who are not in receipt of a pension, disability benefit or other retirement benefit or income. Persons receiving cash grants from the Programme of Advancement Through Health and...

The Public Assistance Department in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security continues to address the needs of the most vulnerable groups in the society, including persons who have been affected by man-made or natural disasters. Delivering his presentation  in the 2021/22 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on April 27, Portfolio Minister, Hon. Karl Samuda, said up to...

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security has allocated $100 million for Members of Parliament (MPs) to provide greater assistance to their poorest and neediest constituents. This was disclosed by Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Karl Samuda, during his 2021/22 Sectoral Debate presentation in the House of Representatives on April 27. “The money is coming from our existing...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Karl Samuda, says there has been a positive financial turnaround in the National Insurance Scheme (NIS). Making his contribution to the 2021/2022 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives  on April 27, Mr. Samuda  said the NIS took a jump of $476.2 million as at February 28, 2021, moving from a negative $245.06...