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Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Shahine Robinson (5th left) and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Collette Roberts Risden (4th right), with United States employers who are in the island recruiting Jamaicans for the hotel sector in that country. The Minister hosted the employers at breakfast at the Hilton Rose Hall resort in Montego Bay, St. James, on January 17.

19% Increase in Hotel Workers to the US

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, says there was a 19 per cent increase in the number of Jamaicans who gained employment through the United States (US) hotel programme in 2016, compared to 2015. Addressing a breakfast...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, addresses the first group of farmworkers to be dispatched to Canada for 2017, at the Ministry’s Overseas Employment Services Centre in Kingston, yesterday (January 3).

Highly Qualified Persons to be Included in Overseas Employment Programme

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, greets some farm workers as they board the bus yesterday (January 3) after they were dispatched at the Ministry’s Overseas Employment Services Centre in Kingston to work in Canada.

375 Farm Workers Leave for Canada January 4

Director of Legal Services in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Camille Bennett Campbell. (FILE)

New Year’s Day to be Observed on January 2

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson (left) presents a gift to a student in the Ministry’s Early Stimulation Programme (ESP), at a fun day and treat held for the students on December 13, at the Dolphin Cove attraction in Ocho Rios. Looking on (from 2nd left) are Vice President of Marketing and Public Relations at Dolphin Cove, Marilyn Burrowes; Dolphin Cove Regional Director, Alejandro Raygoza; and Santa.

Gov’t Committed to Supporting Persons with Disabilities

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Shahine Robinson, greets members of the disabled community before the start of the national service for Disabilities Awareness Week at Grace Baptist Church in May Pen, Clarendon. In the background is Executive Director of the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities, Christine Hendricks.

9 years ago Labour

Work on Disabilities Codes and Regulations to Begin January

Work is expected to begin in January 2017 on the codes and regulations for the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD). Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, made the disclosure at the national church service for Disabilities Awareness Week held recently at the Grace Baptist Church in May Pen, Clarendon. She said the work should be...

Officials of the Community Based Rehabilitation Jamaica (CBRJ) and some of the 23 persons who were honoured for helping the disabled community, at a special function, held recently at the Arians Restaurant in Twickenham Park, St. Catherine.

9 years ago EducationLabour

Persons Honoured for Helping the Disabled

Community Based Rehabilitation Jamaica (CBRJ), which is dedicated to children with disabilities, has honoured 23 persons and entities that have helped to transform the lives of persons with disabilities. Speaking at a special event, held recently at the Arians Restaurant in Twickenham Park, St. Catherine, Acting Managing Director of the Group, Sandra Long-White, said the awardees have contributed to the...

Permanent Secretary in the Labour and Social Security Ministry, Colette Roberts-Risden (left), interacts with students of the Robert Lightbourne High School in St. Thomas, at the launch of the Ministry’s Career and Parenting Pilot Project at the school on December 7.

9 years ago EducationLabour

Labour Ministry Launches Career Project at Robert Lightbourne High

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security has taken its Career and Parenting Pilot Project to the Robert Lightbourne High School in St. Thomas. Over the next five years, the students and their parents will benefit from assistance in making wise career choices. At the launch of the project on December 7, students from grades seven to nine were advised...

9 years ago Labour

OBSERVANCE OF PUBLIC HOLIDAYS: Christmas Day – Monday, December 26th and Boxing Day – Tuesday, December 27th

Arising from public enquiries, the Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS) wishes to advise that Christmas Day - a Public Holiday - will be observed on Monday, December 26, 2016, while Boxing Day will be observed on Tuesday, December 27, 2016. This is in accordance with the Holidays (Public General) Act, which stipulates that when Christmas Day (December 25th)...

9 years ago Labour

SDC on the Move

The Social Development Commission (SDC) is partnering with the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD) to provide entrepreneurial support for persons with disabilities (PWDs) in the parish of St. Ann. Through the Moving Outside Vulnerabilities for Economic Development (MOVE) Programme, the PWDs will receive training in the areas of business plan writing, business model preparation and financial management. It...

Executive Director of the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD), Christine Hendricks, brings greetings at the National Church Service launching Disabilities Awareness Week 2014, at Calvary Baptist Church Montego Bay on Sunday, November 30. (File photo)

9 years ago Labour

JCPD Calls for Barrier-Free Environment

The Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD) is calling for a more barrier-free environment for persons with disabilities (PWDs). Executive Director, JCPD, Christine Hendricks, told JIS News that while various entities have been making an effort to make their physical spaces more accessible to PWDs, more needs to be done to ensure that information is also accessible to that...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson (2nd right); State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (left) and Head of Corporate Relations, Red Stripe, Dianne Ashton-Smith (right), with graduates who won Trailblazer Awards for their performance in the Red Stripe Learning for Life (LFL) training programme. Occasion was the 2016 graduation ceremony on November 30 at the Red Stripe Oval on Spanish Town Road, in Kingston. The outstanding students (from second left) are Taffarie Andrews, Patrick Austin, Christene Bent and Anthoneil Francis.

9 years ago Labour

Red Stripe Provides Training for 238 Young Persons

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, has commended corporate giant Red Stripe for providing valuable skills training to 238 youth, through its Learning for Life (LFL) programme. Addressing Red Stripe’s LFL graduation ceremony on November 30, at the Red Stripe Oval on Spanish Town Road, in Kingston, the Minister thanked the company for its continued commitment to...