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Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Pearnel Charles (left), accepts the relay torch from Karim Murray (fourth right) a participant in the Reparations Youth Baton Relay and Rally. Others observing (from second left) are Deputy Clerk of the Houses of Parliament, Valrie Curtis; President of the Senate, Tom Tavares-Finson; Clerk to the Houses of Parliament, Heather Cooke; and other participants in the relay. The Reparations Youth Baton Relay and Rally is a CARICOM project aimed at building awareness among young people across the region about the issues surrounding the reparations movement and agenda.
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Pearnel Charles (left), accepts the relay torch from Karim Murray (fourth right) a participant in the Reparations Youth Baton Relay and Rally. Others observing (from second left) are Deputy Clerk of the Houses of Parliament, Valrie Curtis; President of the Senate, Tom Tavares-Finson; Clerk to the Houses of Parliament, Heather Cooke; and other participants in the relay. The Reparations Youth Baton Relay and Rally is a CARICOM project aimed at building awareness among young people across the region about the issues surrounding the reparations movement and agenda.

Jamaicans Deserve Compensation for Indignities of Slavery – Charles

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Pearnel Charles, says that compensation should be awarded for the many indignities heaped on the country’s ancestors during the period of slavery. He made the remarks during the Reparations Youth Baton Relay and...
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, addressing the HEART Trust/NTA’s College of Hospitality Services/Western Hospitality Institute trade show held on November 16 at the Cardiff Hotel and Spa, Runaway Bay, St. Ann.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, addressing the HEART Trust/NTA’s College of Hospitality Services/Western Hospitality Institute trade show held on November 16 at the Cardiff Hotel and Spa, Runaway Bay, St. Ann.

Gov’t Training 20,000 for Labour Market
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Collette Roberts-Risden (left), and Chief Executive Officer for the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Rosalee Gage-Grey, exchange signed copies of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) established between the entities that will serve to further boost the State’s delivery of child protection services. The MoU was signed at the CPFSA’s head office on Duke Street, Kingston on Friday, November 17.
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Collette Roberts-Risden (left), and Chief Executive Officer for the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Rosalee Gage-Grey, exchange signed copies of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) established between the entities that will serve to further boost the State’s delivery of child protection services. The MoU was signed at the CPFSA’s head office on Duke Street, Kingston on Friday, November 17.

MoU Signed to Further Boost Child Protection Services
(FILE) Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson.
(FILE) Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson.

Ministry of Labour and Social Security Endorses NIDS
Wilbert Taylor (seated), who is 75 years old, and served in the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) for over 30 years, is being attended to by trainee nurse from the Northern Caribbean University (NCU), Shanique Segree (right), at the Curphey Home, in Manchester. Others (from left) are: Manager at the Home, Clifton Irwin; Chairman of the Local Management Committee of the Home, Christine Senior; Vice Chairman, Major Sheffer Birthright, and student nurses, Shevene Fearon and Nickalia Francis.
Wilbert Taylor (seated), who is 75 years old, and served in the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) for over 30 years, is being attended to by trainee nurse from the Northern Caribbean University (NCU), Shanique Segree (right), at the Curphey Home, in Manchester. Others (from left) are: Manager at the Home, Clifton Irwin; Chairman of the Local Management Committee of the Home, Christine Senior; Vice Chairman, Major Sheffer Birthright, and student nurses, Shevene Fearon and Nickalia Francis.

Curphey Home – A Haven for Ex-Servicemen and Women

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Ministry Of Labour and Social Security Promoting Mobile Money Payment Option to Path Beneficiaries

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security is looking to diversify cash disbursement options for beneficiaries of the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH). The Ministry has targeted an initial 3,000 beneficiaries for promotional day activities, which include collaborations with mobile money service providers as a potential option for PATH payments. Mobile Money is an electronic wallet service...
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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson (second right), listens as Opposition Senator, Dr. Floyd Morris (second left), reads a copy of the Disabilities Act written in Braille. They were at the launch of the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD) public education campaign which aims to promote awareness on disability-related matters, the functions of the agency, and the Disabilities Act. The launch was held at the Jamaica Conference Centre, today (November 9). Others (from left) are Member of the Board of Management for JCPD, Alister McLean; Executive Director of the JCPD, Christine Hendricks and Chairman of the Board of Management, JCPD, Dr. Patricia Holness.
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JCPD Launches Public Education Campaign

The Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD) has launched its public education campaign, which aims to promote awareness of disability-related matters, the functions of the agency, and the Disabilities Act. Delivering the keynote address at the launch held at the Jamaica Conference Centre today (November 9), Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, said even though the...
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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson (centre), in conversation with (from left) Executive Vice-President of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Julie Katzman; Chief Technical Director in the Ministry, Damion Cox; IDB Country Representative, Therese Turner-Jones; and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Colette Roberts-Risden, during a tour of the Ministry’s Electronic Labour Exchange (ELE) satellite location in September.
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Ministry to Develop Labour Market Information App

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security, through its Electronic Labour Exchange (ELE) programme, will be partnering with the New Employment Opportunities (NEO) project to develop a Labour Market Information System (LMIS) mobile application (app) that will make it easier for employers and jobseekers to register their job requirements. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Shahine Robinson, who made the disclosure recently, said...
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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left), congratulates Project Coordinator at the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo), Carol Rose Brown, for doing stellar work during the establishment phase of the Jamaica Centre of Tourism Innovation (JCTI), during his presentation at the launch of the organisation on November 1 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, St. James.
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Tourism Minister Outlines Significance of JCTI

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says he is confident that the recently launched Jamaica Centre of Tourism Innovation (JCTI) will be a catalyst in securing the country’s competitive advantage as a preferred tourism destination for travel industry partners and travellers. Mr. Bartlett was speaking at the official launch of a three-month pilot project marking the start of the work...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), signs a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Public-Private Sector Partnership in Education Committee at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Thursday (November 2). The five-year agreement aims to establish an institutional framework and strategies to better align the education and training sector to meet labour market needs. Looking on are Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ), Dennis Chung (left); and Director of Planning in the Ministry, Barbara Allen.
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MOU to Better Align Education and Training with Labour Market Needs

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information and the Public-Private Sector Partnership in Education Committee have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that seeks to better align education and training to meet the needs of the labour market. With youth unemployment at an estimated 30 per cent, the Government is taking a targeted focus on human capital development through education...
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Deputy Chairman, Zones of Special Operations Social Intervention Committee and Managing Director, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney.
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Effective Social Interventions can Transform Communities – Sweeney

Deputy Chairman, Zones of Special Operations (ZOSOs) Social Intervention Committee, Omar Sweeney, says effective implementation of community-redevelopment, citizen-security and public-safety initiatives can significantly transform vulnerable and volatile communities. Speaking in a recent JIS ‘Issues and Answers’ interview, Mr. Sweeney pointed out that communities have already been benefiting from social-intervention activities and engagements being undertaken by various government agencies as a...
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