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Volunteers paint a wall of the St. Ann’s Bay Hospital, a previous Labour Day project.
Volunteers paint a wall of the St. Ann’s Bay Hospital, a previous Labour Day project.

Preparations Well Advanced for Labour Day

Preparations are well advanced for Workers’ Week and Labour Day 2016 activities. This year Labour Day will be observed on Monday, May 23. It is a day when communities participate in work projects across the island. Workers’ Week begins on...
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson (left), accepts a cheque valued at $250,000 from Katherine Grandy, of Gebbers Farms, in Washington, when operators of the holdings visited the Ministry, today (April 27). The money will be handed over to a charitable organisation.
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson (left), accepts a cheque valued at $250,000 from Katherine Grandy, of Gebbers Farms, in Washington, when operators of the holdings visited the Ministry, today (April 27). The money will be handed over to a charitable organisation.

514 Workers Leave Next Month for Gebbers Farms in Washington
Director, Occupational Safety and Health Department, in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Marlon Mahon.
Director, Occupational Safety and Health Department, in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Marlon Mahon.

Focus on Occupational Safety April 28
Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Shahine Robinson, addresses the opening of a two-day 2016 Middle Managers Conference, being held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston, yesterday (April 26).
Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Shahine Robinson, addresses the opening of a two-day 2016 Middle Managers Conference, being held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston, yesterday (April 26).

Consultations Being Held In Preparation for OSHA
Minister of State with responsibility for Works in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Everald Warmington (centre), along with members of the National Works Agency (NWA) examine section of a damaged roadway during a tour of Eastern Portland, yesterday (April 26). Sections of the parish were severely affected by recent heavy rains. Also touring some affected areas were Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson and her team from the Ministry.
Minister of State with responsibility for Works in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Everald Warmington (centre), along with members of the National Works Agency (NWA) examine section of a damaged roadway during a tour of Eastern Portland, yesterday (April 26). Sections of the parish were severely affected by recent heavy rains. Also touring some affected areas were Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson and her team from the Ministry.

Teams Tour Rain Affected Areas of Portland

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Budget 2016/2017Labour

$1.6 Billion Allocated to the Social Protection Project

A sum of $1.6 billion has been allocated in the 2016/17 Estimates of Expenditure, currently before the House of Representatives, towards the continuation of the Integrated Support to the Jamaica Social Protection Strategy project. The project, which commenced in November 2015, is being implemented by the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, through funding from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)....
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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, addresses the 50th anniversary Church Service of the National Insurance Scheme (NIS), held at the Portmore New Testament Church of God, in Portmore, St. Catherine, on April 24.
Labour

NIS Will Remain Viable – Labour Minister

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, is assuring pensioners that the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) will continue to remain viable. “In recent times, concerns have been expressed in various quarters about the viability of the Scheme. Let me reassure our pensioners that they have nothing to worry about. The NIS remains strong and vibrant. We have never...
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Budget 2016/2017Labour

$4.3 Billion for Social Protection Project II

The Government has allocated $4.3 billion towards the improvement of the Programme for Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH) through the Social Protection Project II. The funds have been made available in the 2016/17 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The initiative is being implemented by the Ministry of Labour and Social Security through funding provided by...
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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson (left), addresses a meeting with the Labour Advisory Council at her North Street offices in Kingston on April 20. Listening is Advisor to the Minister, Beatrice Rhoden.
Labour

Government to Expand Overseas Employment Programme

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, has announced plans for the expansion of the Overseas Employment Programme. She said the objective is to provide more job opportunities for Jamaicans. She noted, for example, that the programme with Canada “has been going on for 50 years now and a lot of Jamaicans depend on it so we are...
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Budget 2016/2017Labour

$243 Million Earmarked for Integrated Social Protection and Labour Programme

The Government is continuing work on the Integrated Social Protection and Labour Programme with an allocation of $243 million. The funds have been made available in the 2016/17 Estimates of Expenditure now before the House of Representatives. Being implemented by the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, through funding from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the project aims to support...
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Budget 2016/2017LabourVision 2030

Poverty Reduction Programme Receives $400 Million

The Poverty Reduction Programme (PRP) IV, directed at the attainment of Goals One and Two of Jamaica’s National Development Plan, Vision 2030, has received a further allotment of $400 million in the 2016/17 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The project, being implemented by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), through funding from the European Union, aims...
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Budget 2016/2017EnvironmentLabour

$305 Million for Integrated Community Development Project

The Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) will continue its implementation of the Jamaica Integrated Community Development Project to enhance access to basic urban infrastructure and services, through a further allotment of $305 million. This is contained in the 2016/17 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The project is also to contribute to increased community safety in selected...
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