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National Insurance Scheme (NIS) Inspector, Charmaine Gillette, addresses the National Council for Senior Citizens’ (NCSC) retirement planning seminar, held at the New Testament Church of God Auditorium in Montego Bay on August 18.
National Insurance Scheme (NIS) Inspector, Charmaine Gillette, addresses the National Council for Senior Citizens’ (NCSC) retirement planning seminar, held at the New Testament Church of God Auditorium in Montego Bay on August 18.

NCSC Stages Retirement Planning Seminar in St. James

Scores of residents of St. James have benefitted from a seminar aimed at preparing them for retirement. The retirement planning seminar, organised by the National Council for Senior Citizens (NCSC), was held on August 18, at the New Testament Church...
Chairman of the National Minimum Wage Advisory Commission, Mr. Silvera Castro, makes a point during his address at a regional consultation on the national minimum wage, held in Montego Bay, St. James, on August 18.
Chairman of the National Minimum Wage Advisory Commission, Mr. Silvera Castro, makes a point during his address at a regional consultation on the national minimum wage, held in Montego Bay, St. James, on August 18.

Chairman Satisfied With Consultation on Minimum Wage
Reporting and Monitoring Officer for the Ministry of labour and Social Security’s Steps-To-Work Summer Camp 2015, Jody McIntyre (left), speaking to campers during the camp’s opening ceremony, held on August 10 at the YWCA on Arnold Road, in Kingston. The camp, which is organized by the Ministry, will see 200 young persons currently enrolled in the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH) participating in various activities that will prepare them to be reintegrated into the formal education system and the labour market.
Reporting and Monitoring Officer for the Ministry of labour and Social Security’s Steps-To-Work Summer Camp 2015, Jody McIntyre (left), speaking to campers during the camp’s opening ceremony, held on August 10 at the YWCA on Arnold Road, in Kingston. The camp, which is organized by the Ministry, will see 200 young persons currently enrolled in the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH) participating in various activities that will prepare them to be reintegrated into the formal education system and the labour market.

Young Persons Attend Steps-To-Work Summer Camp
State Minister in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Luther Buchanan (right), looks on as Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Mrs. Colette Roberts-Risden (left) presents resident of the Golden Age Home and Special Olympian, Alton Carter (centre), with a gift basket during a special Home-Coming and Pre-Independence celebration, held at the Golden Age Home, in Kingston, on August 4. The ceremony was held to honour the Special Olympians who represented Jamaica at the recent Special Olympics World Summer Games in the United States.
State Minister in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Luther Buchanan (right), looks on as Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Mrs. Colette Roberts-Risden (left) presents resident of the Golden Age Home and Special Olympian, Alton Carter (centre), with a gift basket during a special Home-Coming and Pre-Independence celebration, held at the Golden Age Home, in Kingston, on August 4. The ceremony was held to honour the Special Olympians who represented Jamaica at the recent Special Olympics World Summer Games in the United States.

Special Olympians at Golden Age Home Honoured
Mr. Omar Azan, CEO of Boss Furniture, examines a bed with employee, Omar Hall. Mr. Hall was a trainee through a Social and Economic Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities Project, done by the Ministry of Labour and Social Security.
Mr. Omar Azan, CEO of Boss Furniture, examines a bed with employee, Omar Hall. Mr. Hall was a trainee through a Social and Economic Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities Project, done by the Ministry of Labour and Social Security.

Ministry’s Training Programme Propels Persons with Disabilities

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July 31 Final Day for Minimum Wage Submissions

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security is reminding the public that July 31 is the final day for the submission of written proposals on the review of the national minimum wage and the minimum wage for industrial security guards. The proposals, comments and suggestions on whether the minimum wage should be increased, and the appropriate level of increase, are...
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Labour

Help By ILO to Transform Informal Economy Timely – Labour Minister

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier, says the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) current work to help transform the informal economy, is a well-needed intervention, which will serve to boost productivity and enhance the quality of jobs. Over the past six months, the ILO has been carrying out a pilot project dubbed: ‘Formalisation of the Informal Economy’ in...
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Labour

Ministry’s Training Programme Propels Persons with Disabilities

Twenty-one-year-old Cavian Morgan’s face takes on a serious expression and her voice resonates with emotion. “My family did not give up on me, and for that I am very thankful,” she says meaningfully. “I have heard the stories of some persons with disabilities who have been abandoned by their parents; that when they took sick, their families gave up on...
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President of the Clarendon Parish Youth Council, Jonoi Edwards (centre), interacts with some of the participants at an Organisational Management and Employability Workshop held at the Youth Information Centre in May Pen on Wednesday, July 22.
Labour

JPC Targets Youth As It Promotes Productivity Culture

The Jamaica Productivity Centre (JPC) is targeting the country’s youth as it carries out its mandate of promoting a culture of productivity in the country. “We want a revolution. We are starting with the persons, who are impressionable, those persons, who won’t resist the concept of productivity but will grasp it and employ it,” Communication Specialist at JPC, Sandrea Dennis,...
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Minister of Agriculture, Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier (left), hands over a certificate of possession to Henzel Black, a resident of Hartford/Morass in Central Westmoreland. The presentation took place on July 16 at the Hartford New Testament Church of God in the parish, where 200 residents received documents under the Sugar Company of Jamaica (SCJ) Holdings Limited’s Community Regularization Programme.
Labour

200 Residents of Hartford/Morass Lane Get Certificates of Possession

Two hundred residents of Hartford/Morass Lane in Central Westmoreland have been presented with certificates of possession for former sugar lands, which they occupy. Minister of Agriculture, Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier, handed over the documents during a ceremony held on July 16 at the Hartford New Testament Church of God. The presentation of titles comes under the Sugar...
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Coach at The Golden Age Home, Silvan Wilson (right), demonstrates a throwing technique to Alton Carter (centre) as Vincent Evans (left) looks on. The men will compete in bocce in the over 45 category at the 14th Special Olympics World Summer Games to be held in Los Angeles, California starting July 25.
Labour

Special Olympic Athletes Set Their Eyes on Winning Gold

Alton Carter and Vincent Evans, two special needs residents at The Golden Age Home (TGAH), have set their eyes on gold for the 14th Special Olympics World Summer Games to be held in Los Angeles, California later this month. Both are set to compete in the over 45 age category playing bocce, a sport for which many Jamaicans are unfamiliar....
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Minister of Agriculture, Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier (left), presents a certificate and new school bag to Jaheem Jones, at the graduation ceremony of the Early Stimulation Programme (ESP) held on July 15, at the Apostolic Church of Jamaica in Kingston.
Labour

Private Sector Urged to Assist Children with Disabilities

Minister of Agriculture, Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier, is calling on the private sector to give assistance to children with disabilities in order to ensure that these youngsters have a bright future. “We hope that members of the private sector of this country will see fit to come on board and help us to help these young ones...
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