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Chief Executive Officer of the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Dolsie Allen (left), addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’ on August 24. Director of Research at the CAC, Charmaine Thomas, is at right.

CAC Urges Parents to Prioritise When Buying Textbooks

The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) is urging parents to prioritise when purchasing textbooks for the new school year. Speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on August 24, Chief Executive Officer, Dolsie Allen, said parents should consult the schools to find...

Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Damion Cox.

ESP Multipurpose Facility to be Completed Soon

Director of the Child Labour Unit in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Marva Pringle-Ximinnies.

Jamaicans Urged to be Vigilant in Detecting Child Labour

Managing Director at the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney (at podium), delivers the keynote address at the launch of a $19-million programme to boost the country’s capacity to produce clean Irish potato seedlings, on August 15 at the Scientific Research Council (SRC) offices in St. Andrew. Others (from left) are Chief Post-Entry Officer at the Bodles Research Station, Dr. Peta-Gaye Chang; Consultant/Trainer with the programme, Dr. Juan Carlos Perez Guerra, and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Donovan Stanberry.

JSIF Allocates $19 Million to Boost Production of Potato Seedlings

Minister of Labour and Social Security and Member of Parliament for North East St. Ann, Hon. Shahine Robinson, addresses Friday’s (August 12) launch of the Mobile Post Office in Steer Town, St. Ann.

Labour Minister Welcomes Mobile Postal Service to St. Ann

10 years ago Labour

Labour Force Up By 53,100

The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) is reporting that the country’s labour force increased by 53,100 persons to 1,353,500 as at April 2016. According to STATIN’s Labour Force Survey for that month, 1,168,600 persons secured employment, representing an increase of 40,100 over the corresponding period in 2015. Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Director General, Dr. Wayne Henry, speaking at the...

Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Shahine Robinson (centre, back row), with representatives of First Regional Co-operative Credit Union and recipients of book grants, bursaries and scholarships from St. Ann and St. Mary, at the handover ceremony, held at the Hibiscus Lodge Hotel in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, on August 10.

10 years ago EducationLabour

Scholarships and Bursaries to Students in St. Ann and St. Mary

Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Shahine Robinson, has lauded First Regional Co-operative Credit Union for presenting scholarships, bursaries and book grants to 21 high-school and tertiary-level students from the parishes of St. Ann and St. Mary. At the handover ceremony, held on August 10 at the Hibiscus Lodge Hotel in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, Mrs. Robinson said support for...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Mrs. Colette Roberts-Risden (centre), in conversation with Parish Organiser for the National Council for Senior Citizens (NCSC) in St. Andrew, Ingrid Hardy (left) and Guardian Life Executive Agent, Fay Hutchinson (right), during the launch of the NCSC’s series of Retirement Planning Seminars, on August 10 at Medallion Hall Hotel, in Kingston.

10 years ago Labour

NCSC Launches Retirement Planning Seminars

The National Council for Senior Citizens (NCSC) launched its series of 13 Retirement Planning Seminars yesterday (August 10), at Medallion Hall Hotel in Kingston. The seminars, to be held islandwide, are aimed at educating Jamaicans about planning for retirement. Persons approaching retirement, as well as workers and self-employed persons under the age of 65 years from the informal and microenterprise...

10 years ago Labour

Retirement Planning Seminars to be Held Islandwide

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security, in association with the National Council for Senior Citizens (NCSC), will be staging a series of seminars to encourage persons to plan for retirement from an early age. Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Shahine Robinson, will be launching the series on August 10 at Medallion Hall Hotel, in Kingston. Acting Executive Director...

Minister of Labour, and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson presents a gift package to the oldest female living in Jericho, Hanover, 96-year-old Essie Willocks, during a recognition dinner for senior citizens of that community on Sunday, July 31. The dinner was held at the Tryall Club in the parish.

10 years ago LabourSocial Security

Labour and Social Security Minister Promotes Healthy Lifestyle Among Elderly

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson has noted the importance of managing healthy lifestyles, especially among seniors and those who will fall into that group in years to come. She made the remarks while addressing a recognition dinner for 52 senior citizens from the community of Jericho held at the Tryall Club in Hanover on Sunday, July...

From left: Acting Executive Director, Jamaica Association on Intellectual Disabilities (JAID), Christine Rodriguez; President of JAID, Sonia Jackson; After-sales Manager, Elis Jimenez; and Supply Chain Director, Erick Gutierrez, hold the US$10,000 cheque donated to the special needs institution towards the installation of a state-of-the-art wheelchair lift. The cheque presentation ceremony was held on July 26 at JAID’s 7 Golding Avenue address in St. Andrew.

10 years ago Labour

Magna Motors Donates US$10,000 for Wheelchair Lift at Intellectual Disabilities Association

The Jamaica Association on Intellectual Disabilities (JAID) has received US$10,000 from Magna Motors Dealership Limited to go towards the installation of a state-of-the-art wheelchair lift. Magna Motors After-sales Manager, Elis Jimenez, presented the cheque to President of the JAID, Sonia Jackson, during a brief ceremony held at the organisation’s 7 Golding Avenue address in St. Andrew on July 26. Ms....

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

10 years ago Labour

Independence Day to be Observed on Saturday as Scheduled

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS) wishes to advise that Independence Day - a Public Holiday - will be observed on Saturday, August 6, 2016, as scheduled. This is in accordance with the Holidays (Public General) Act, which stipulates that “the 6th day of August (or in case the 6th of August falls on a Sunday, then the...