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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson (centre 2nd row) shares a photo opportunity with long-serving workers and employers of the Canada/Caribbean Seasonal Agricultural Workers Programme (CCSAWP), who were honoured at an awards ceremony held recently at the Melia Braco Resort in Trelawny. Others sharing the moment are Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Colette Roberts Risden (back row, 2nd left); and former Labour Ministers, Pearnel Charles (back row, 4th left); Derrick Kellier (back row, third left); and Dr. Fenton Ferguson (back row, right).

Long-Serving Workers and Employers in Canadian Farm Programme Honoured

Twenty-five long-serving farmworkers and 21 employers in the Canada/Caribbean Seasonal Agricultural Workers Programme (CCSAWP) were awarded certificates and plaques in recognition of their dedication and commitment to the programme over the past 50 years. The presentations were made during the...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson presents an award to Ernel Smith for more than 40 years of service to the Canada/Caribbean Seasonal Agricultural Workers Programme (CCSAWP). Occasion was the 50th anniversary and awards ceremony of the programme held at Meliá Braco Village in Trelawny on November 13.

Labour Minister Hails Canadian Farm-Work Programme

Career Development Officer at the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Mr. Daemion McLean.

‘There is Strength in Being Blind’ – McLean Paving the Way for the Disabled

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson (left), in conversation with Permanent Secretary, Colette Roberts Risden (centre) and World Bank Country Manager, Galina Sotirova, at the launch of PATH’s Youth Ambassador Programme on November 9, at Mona Visitors’ Lodge, in Kingston.

Persons Selected to be Youth Ambassadors for PATH

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, delivering the keynote address at the PATH Top Achievers’ Awards ceremony, held at the Mona Visitors’ Lodge on November 9.

PATH Students Recognised for Academic Achievements

10 years ago Labour

$30 Million Allocated for Extension of TAG

A sum of $30 million has been provided for the extension of the Transportation Allowance Grant (TAG), a pilot project of the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH). Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, made the announcement on November 9 in her keynote address at PATH’s Top Achievers’ Awards ceremony, held at the Mona Visitors’...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson (right), greets Professor of Coastal and Environmental Management at the University of the West Indies (Mona), Dale Webber, just before the start of the sixth annual ‘On the Road, On the Job’ International Safety Workshop, held on November 2, at The Knutsford Court Hotel. At centre is Managing Director of Grennell’s Driving School, Alphonso Grennell.

10 years ago Labour

Passage of OSHA Remains High on Labour Ministry’s Agenda

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, says passage of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) this fiscal year remains high on the Ministry’s agenda. “We can all agree that this legislation has been in gestation for a long period, but our tripartite partners and other stakeholders are satisfied that when this Act is passed, it will...

Additional classrooms constructed at the Discovery Bay All-Age School, to remove the institution from the shift system. They were built through the Jamaica Social Investment Fund’s (JSIF) Basic Needs Trust Fund (BNTF) programme. (File)

10 years ago Labour

JSIF Has Spent $18.6 Billion on Social Development Projects

The Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) has spent some $18.6 billion on social development projects in the country over the past 20 years, resulting in some two million persons being impacted. Chairman of JSIF, Dr. Wayne Henry, said the fund carried out 594 education projects, which include school construction and provision of equipment; constructed 60 community spaces; and built, rehabilitated...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson.

10 years ago LabourTourism

Minister Robinson Welcomes Upgrading Works in Ocho Rios

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, has welcomed upgrading works being undertaken by the Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ) in resort town Ocho Rios, noting that the projects will boost tourism and create employment. “I am all about employment and what is in the best interest of the people,” said Mrs. Robinson who is also the Member...

Executive Director of the National Council for Senior Citizens, Cassandra Morrison.

10 years ago Labour

Do Not Abuse the Elderly

Acting Executive Director of the National Council for Senior Citizens (NCSC), Cassandra Morrison, is imploring Jamaicans to take care of their elderly relatives and not abuse them. She noted that the country’s seniors are valuable contributors to national development, and the NCSC sees them as “resources to Jamaica and not as burdens”. Ms. Morrison, who was speaking in an interview...

10 years ago LabourParliament

Actuarial Review of NIS Every Three Years

The House of Representatives has approved amendments to the National Insurance (Amendment) Act, allowing for an actuarial review of the national insurance scheme (NIS) every three years, instead of the current five years. The Bill was piloted by Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, in the House on September 28. Mrs. Robinson said the reduction in the...

Rodney Rose of the Charles Town Maroon Council (right), blows an abeng to welcome persons to the launch of a National Community Tourism Portal by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) at the Devonshire, Devon House on September 28. Looking on are (from left) Tourism Specialist with JSIF, Beverly Stewart; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism, Jennifer Griffith; Managing Director at JSIF, Omar Sweeney; and World Bank Country Manager, Galina Sotirova. In the background (at right) is Marcia Douglas of the Charles Town Maroon Council. The National Community Tourism Portal is a web-based platform to promote registered community-based tourism enterprises in Jamaica.

10 years ago LabourTourism

National Community Tourism Portal Launched

The Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) has launched a National Community Tourism Portal, which is a web-based platform to promote licensed community-based tourism enterprises across the island. The portal, launched at the Devonshire at Devon House in St. Andrew, today (September 28), is part of the Government’s US$15-million Rural Economic Development Initiative (REDI) project, being implemented by JSIF through funding...