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

Boxing Day Will Be Observed on Saturday, December 26

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security has indicated that Boxing Day 2015 will be observed on Saturday, December 26, and not Monday, December 28. Director of Legal Services in the Ministry, Camille Bennett-Campbell, told JIS News that according to...
Past Board Chairperson of the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD), Dr. Patricia Dunwell (right), receives an award for her years of service to the Council from immediate Past Executive Director, Ransford Wright (left). Sharing the moment is JCPD Executive Director, Christine Hendricks. The Council recently held its inaugural staff awards luncheon at the Terra Nova All Suite Hotel in Kingston.
Past Board Chairperson of the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD), Dr. Patricia Dunwell (right), receives an award for her years of service to the Council from immediate Past Executive Director, Ransford Wright (left). Sharing the moment is JCPD Executive Director, Christine Hendricks. The Council recently held its inaugural staff awards luncheon at the Terra Nova All Suite Hotel in Kingston.

Disabilities Council Honours Staff for Long and Outstanding Service
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (right); and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Colette Roberts-Risden (centre), look at something in a document being pointed out by Administrator, Canadian Flight Department, Overseas Employment Services Centre, Claudett Barnett. The new Labour Minister was on a tour of the Centre’s East Street location in downtown Kingston today (December 16) to familiarise himself with portfolio matters.
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (right); and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Colette Roberts-Risden (centre), look at something in a document being pointed out by Administrator, Canadian Flight Department, Overseas Employment Services Centre, Claudett Barnett. The new Labour Minister was on a tour of the Centre’s East Street location in downtown Kingston today (December 16) to familiarise himself with portfolio matters.

Labour Minister Pleased with Operations at Overseas Employment Centre
Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, addresses members of staff at the Ministry
Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, addresses members of staff at the Ministry's Falmouth offices in Trelawny, during a familiarization tour on December 11. He also visited Melia Braco Village Resort, owned by the National Insurance Fund (NIF).

Minister Pleased With Work on NIF Hotel
Minister of Labour and Social security, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (left), is greeted by Saleen Samuels (right), NIS Records Clerk in the Public Assistance Department of the Ministry
Minister of Labour and Social security, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (left), is greeted by Saleen Samuels (right), NIS Records Clerk in the Public Assistance Department of the Ministry's Falmouth offices, in Trelawny, during a familiarization tour on December 11. At centre is Trelawny's Labour and Social Security Parish Manager, Devon Malcolm.

Labour Ministry to Play Critical Role in Growth Agenda – Dr. Ferguson

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New Pensioners Encouraged To Open Bank Accounts

New pensioners are being encouraged to open bank accounts to enable direct deposit of their monies. Under a new system implemented by the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, direct deposits are now mandatory for new pensioners, as the Ministry moves to eliminate the use of pension vouchers. This was noted by Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Colette Roberts-Risden, during...
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Disabled Medical Student Evrich Watson (2nd right), engages in discussion with his fellow medical students (from left), Orlando Clarke, Sushanna Pryce, and Jade-Evette Strachan.
Labour

Disability No Obstacle for Medical Student

Partially deaf student Evrich Watson is proof that living with a disability is no obstacle to success. The fourth-year medical student at the University of the West Indies (UWI), who is completely deaf in one ear, is well on his way to realising his dream of becoming a specialist in the medical field. Twenty-four-year-old Watson lost hearing in his left...
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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (left), awards a certificate to Miss Trudy Francis, at a 40th Anniversary Parents Appreciation and Awards Ceremony, put on by the Early Stimulation Programme (ESP) to honour 100 parents of children with special needs, on December 1, at the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, North Street, in Kingston.
Labour

Additional Facility to Be Constructed For ESP

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, says approval has been granted for the construction of an additional facility for the Early Stimulation Programme (ESP), at a cost of  $86 million. This improvement, he said, will create greater quality service and comfort for the persons who utilise the programme. The new facility, which will be built at...
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Executive Director of the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities, Christine Hendricks.
Labour

More Jamaicans Accepting Persons With Disabilities

More Jamaicans are accepting persons with disabilities (PWDs), as the agency charged with promoting equal opportunities among the able-bodied and disabled has been educating members of the public on the importance of inclusion. Executive Director of the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD), Christine Hendricks, says that with the passage of the Disabilities Act in 2014, there has been...
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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Dr. Fenton Ferguson (centre) addresses employers and union representatives at a special meeting of the Labour Advisory Council held on Wednesday (November 18) at the Ministry’s North Street office. Listening on are: Permanent Secretary, Collette Roberts Risden (left) and Consultant and Advisor to the Minister Hurley Taylor (right).
Labour

New Minister Pledges to Advance Work of LAC

Newly appointed Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, has pledged to advance the work of the Labour Advisory Council (LAC). “Given the critical importance of the work of this advisory group to the overall success and impact of the output of this Ministry, I want to express my support for the work that you do. I...
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Labour

Jamaica Records Highest Employment Rate in Seven Years

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...
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