The Ministry of Labour & Social Security remains committed to working with our valued customers during this difficult time, and wants everyone to remain safe and healthy. In keeping with the national directive to observe social distance practices, we are asking our clients to make visits to our offices only in cases of extreme necessity. If you have queries, please...

Minister of State for Labour and Social Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne, has advised that pensioners will be allowed to encash their two fortnightly National Insurance Scheme (NIS) cheques at the same time for April. “For persons who receive payments by way of the payment voucher, effective March 30, all payments for the month of April can be encashed at once....

Senior citizens 75 and over, whose livelihood will be affected based on the order for them to stay home, will be able to access financial assistance under the Government’s coronavirus (COVID-19) stimulus package. The order, which was announced on Monday (March 23) and came into effect on Wednesday (March 25), requires the elderly to remain at home for the next...

The National Council for Senior Citizens (NCSC) has provided helpful tips for senior citizens of things they can do to protect themselves as the country deals with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Executive Director of the NCSC, Cassandra Morrison, told JIS News that senior citizens are being encouraged to take breaks from social media and from watching, reading, or listening to...

The revamped ‘Lengthman Programme’ will serve to absorb and repurpose labour from any temporary fallout due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic. This was noted by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, during his contribution to the 2020/21 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on March 19. He informed that a “modernised, technology-enabled version” of the programme, which...

The St. James Municipal Corporation has activated its Emergency Operating Centre in the wake of the increasing numbers of Corona Virus (COVID-19) cases being detected on the island. In an interview, Mayor of Montego Bay and Chairman of the St. James Municipal Corporation, Councillor Homer Davis said the committee held its first meeting last Saturday March 14, 2020 which was...

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security is encouraging all employers and business operators to explore the option of extending their services remotely to customers. This move is recommended as a precautionary measure to safeguard customers and workers to help prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), which is now affecting Jamaica. Employers are also encouraged to make use...