Heads of Executive Agencies (EA) and Members of the EA Pension Scheme are invited to a General Meeting at the Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on Tuesday, November 24, to discuss the performance of the fund. The meeting, scheduled to begin at 2:00 pm, is organised by the Board of Trustees of the EA Pension Scheme under the theme:...

The Statistical Institute of Jamaica’s (STATIN) latest Labour Force Survey shows that the number of persons employed, as at July 2015, rose to 1,147,500. This represents an increase of 23,200, relative to the corresponding period last year, and the highest figure recorded since October 2008. The data also shows that the unemployment rate, also as at July 2015, was 13.1...

Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, says the administration is projecting the possible creation of over 100,000 jobs within the next five years. “This conservative estimate is based on the progress that has been seen thus far,” the Minister said. Dr. Phillips was speaking at the 10th International Monetary Fund (IMF) quarterly review press conference, covering the...

Director of the Early Stimulation Programme (ESP) in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Antonica Gunter Gayle, is imploring Jamaicans to participate in activities that will benefit persons with disabilities (PWDs). She was speaking against the background of the recent staging of Digicel Foundation’s 5K Imagine Run/Walk, the proceeds of which went to people with special needs. Mrs. Gunter...

The Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD) will host the eighth staging of the Jamaica Inclusive Education Conference and Accessibility Exposition from October 28 to 31, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, in St. James. This will be done in partnership with the Nathan Ebanks Foundation, a local non-profit organisation that provides support to children with disabilities. Executive Director...

Serving the St. Elizabeth Poor Relief Committee for more than 35 years, Loxley Aloysius Whyte is humbled by his selection for a national award by the Government on National Heroes Day, October 19, at King’s House. Mr. Whyte will receive the Badge of Honour for long and faithful service to the Poor Relief Department of the St. Elizabeth Parish Council....

Sixty-five-year-old Marcia Wynter from St. Catherine is the National Council for Senior Citizen’s (NCSC) 2015 Spelling Bee Champion. She emerged the victor after successfully spelling the word “hydrangea,” during the finals of the competition held on September 17 at the St. Andrew Parish Church Hall. “I am very excited and I feel very good about it. I sort of had...