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Labour and Social Minister, Hon. Shahine Robinson (centre), converses with design and décor student at the Abilities Foundation, Sanneisha Harriott (right), during the organisation’s annual Abilities Day expo, on Friday, May 31. The event was held at the Foundation’s complex on Constant Spring Road in St. Andrew. The day served to highlight the Foundation’s programmes and showcase the activities and work of young adults with disabilities who are involved in engagements at the institution. Looking on is the Foundation’s Managing Director, Susan Hamilton.

PHOTOS: Minister Shahine Robinson Attends Open Day at Abilities Foundation

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry Labour and Social Security, Colette Roberts Risden, converses with National Coordinator for the Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment (HOPE) Programme, Colonel Martin Rickman, during Thursday’s (May 30) closing and awards ceremony for the New Employment Opportunities (NEO) Jamaica Project, held at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew.

More Employers Encouraged to Use LMIS to Recruit Workers

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson (centre), with students from the Pembroke Methodist Basic School, at the commencement of the Fifth International Safeguarding Children Conference and Exhibition, at the Jamaica Conference Centre in Kingston, on May 28.

Labour Minister Calls on All Community Members to Protect Children

Mayor of Kingston, Senator Delroy Williams (centre), is joined by Member of Parliament for Western St. Andrew, Anthony Hylton (left); and Chief Executive Officer for the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC), Robert Hill, in painting the fence of a community park on Spanish Town Road, St. Andrew, on Labour Day, May 23.

Green Spaces Across Corporate Area Get Facelift

Members of staff at the Jamaica Deposit Insurance Corporation (JDIC), clean a classroom at the McLeod Basic School in Papine, St. Andrew. The institution was the JDIC's project for Labour Day 2019, which was observed nationally under the theme ‘Child Safety… It’s you, It’s me, It’s all ah we.’

PHOTOS: JDIC Gives Facelift to Mcleod Basic School

Volunteers with the Kiwanis Club of Downtown Kingston, Aliesha Facey (left) and Stacy-Ann Cushnie paint the gate at the Children’s Park in downtown Kingston on Labour Day (May 23). The park was established by the club, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year.

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PHOTOS: Kiwanis Club of Downtown Kingston at Children’s Park on Labour Day

Volunteers with the Kiwanis Club of Downtown Kingston, Aliesha Facey (left) and Stacy-Ann Cushnie paint the gate at the Children’s Park in downtown Kingston on Labour Day (May 23). The park was established by the club, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Kiwanis Club of Downtown Kingston members and volunteers participate in Labour Day activities...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett in the House of Representatives on May 22

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Debate Begins on Tourism Workers Pension Bill

Debate on the Tourism Workers Pension Bill, which seeks to establish a defined contribution pension scheme for tourism workers, began in the House of Representatives on May 22. The legislation was piloted by Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett. In his address, Mr. Bartlett said the pension scheme will require mandatory contributions by workers and employers. “The plan will cover...

A staff member of the Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ)/NMIA Airports Limited works on the foundation for a new gazebo at Harbour View Primary School in Kingston on Labour Day (May 23).

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AAJ/NMIA Staff Laboured at Schools

Employees of the Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ)/NMIA Airports Limited have installed a new chain-link perimeter fence at Donald Quarrie High School and constructed a gazebo at Harbour View Primary School in St. Andrew at a cost of approximately $1.07 million. The projects were among nine undertaken by the entity at schools across the island for Labour Day on May...

Student of Santa Cruz Preparatory in St. Elizabeth, Rovonae Cowan (left) holds the trash bag as Holland Primary School teachers, Osheim Spence (centre) and Samantha Scott, dispose of litter. The engagement formed part of activities carried out at Holland Primary School on Labour Day, Thursday May 23.

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Strong Support for National Labour Day Project at Holland Primary School

The spirit of volunteerism was evident at Holland Primary School in St Elizabeth, where many persons turned out to participate in Labour Day activities focusing on children’s safety, on Thursday (May 23). The institution was among four selected as national projects by the Labour Day Secretariat. Scores of community members, school staff and students came out in full support to...

West Kingston Power Partners employee, Clive Smith (right), drills the wall in the new disabled restroom at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) as (from left) colleague, Jermain Hunter; Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Kingston Public and Victoria Jubilee Hospitals; Colleen Wright; and Administrator/Asset Manager, KPH, Kathleen Cooper Brown look on. The work was part of activities carried out at both hospitals by the energy firm on Labour Day (May 23).

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Kingston Public and Victoria Jubilee Hospitals Benefit from Key Upgrades on Labour Day

The staff of West Kingston Power Partners installed a bathroom for disabled clients and carried out painting at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) in downtown Kingston as part of Labour Day activities on Thursday (May 23). Acting Chief Executive Officer for the Kingston Public and Victoria Jubilee Hospitals, Colleen Wright, told JIS News that the Outpatient Department at the KPH’s...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), enjoys a light moment with Former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller; and Former Minister of Labour, Horace Dalley, after the Ministry of Labour and Social Security’s Awards Banquet in Celebration of the Centenary of the International Labour Organization and the Trade Union Act of Jamaica, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, New Kingston, on Wednesday (May 22).

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Gov’t Honours Six Former Labour Ministers

Six former Ministers of Labour have been recognised by the Government for their contribution to the achievements and activities associated with the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Trade Union Act, which were established 100 years ago. They are Former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller; Dean Peart; Horace Dalley; Pearnel Charles; Derrick Kellier and Dr. Fenton Ferguson....

Mayor of Montego Bay and Chairman of the St. James Municipal Corporation, Councillor Homer Davis, speaking at the Floral Tribute and Ceremony in honour of National Hero, the Right Excellent Samuel Sharpe, held at Sam Sharpe Square on Labour Day, May 23.

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Labour Day Tribute for Sam Sharpe

The parish of St. James paid homage to National Hero, The Right Excellent Samuel Sharpe, with a floral tribute on Labour Day, May 23. The event, held at the monument in his honour at Sam Sharpe Square in Montego Bay, commemorated the date on which the National Hero was hanged in the town square in 1832. Mayor of Montego Bay...