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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson (left), exchanges greetings with 2015 GraceKennedy/Heather Little-White Household Worker of the Year awardee, Rosetta Steer at the launch the 2016 programme at the company’s Harbour Street headquarters, Downtown Kingston on Friday, May 6.

Household Workers Unsung Heroes – Minister Robinson

Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Shahine Robinson, has hailed household workers as the country’s unsung heroes. She said the workers provide an invaluable service in nurturing children in their care, and safeguarding the property of their employers. Mrs. Robinson...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (at podium), addresses the launch of National Workers’ Week and Labour Day, at the Office of the Prime Minister on May 6. National Workers’ Week will be observed from May 15 to 23 under the theme: ‘For Health’s Sake, Keep It Clean’.

Portmore Communities to Benefit from National Labour Day Project

Chief Executive Officer of the Registrar General’s Department (RGD) and Deputy Keeper of the Records, Deirdre English Gosse. (FILE)

RGD Needs $350 Million to Complete Digitization

Chief Executive Officer of the Registrar General’s Department (RGD) and Deputy Keeper of the Records, Deidre English Gosse, provides details about the entity’s inaugural Civil Registration and Identity Management Conference during a JIS Think Tank on May 3. The event will be held from July 6 to 8 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, St. James.

RGD to Stage Symposium on the Importance of Death Registration

State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (right), is in light conversation with economist, Dennis Jones, following the Inter-American Development Bank’s (IDB) Public Lecture on the theme: ‘The 4th Revolution – The Global Race to Reinvent the State,’ held on May 2, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston.

Jamaica Working With IDB to Boost Youth Employment

10 years ago LabourSocial Security

Labour and Social Security Ministry to Mark Workers’ Week with Special Events

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security will stage two special events in commemorating National Workers’ Week, from May 15 to 23. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Shahine Robinson, says these are a panel discussion and a public march, both aimed at heightening public awareness about occupational safety and health in the workplace. She said the engagements are intended to increase knowledge...

Chief Executive Officer of the Registrar General’s Department (RGD) and Deputy Keeper of the Records, Deidre English Gosse (centre), addresses a JIS Think Tank at the agency’s head office in Kingston on May 3. Others (from left) are: Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Director of Operations RGD, Charlton McFarlane; and Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Manager, Monique Lin Quee.

10 years ago JIS Think TankLabour

RGD to Stage Regional Civil Registration Conference in July

Registrars from across the Caribbean are expected to converge at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James from July 6 to 8 for the Registrar General’s Department’s (RGD) inaugural Civil Registration and Identity Management Conference. The three-day event themed: ‘Civil Registration and Identity Management, A Post Development Imperative’ will be held under the patronage of Prime Minister, the Most...

Design and Décor student at Abilities Foundation, Onandi Moha, sewing buttons on a shirt he made.

10 years ago Labour

Abilities Foundation Resolute in Helping Persons with Disabilities

The Abilities Foundation remains resolute to its mandate of providing more than training opportunities to persons with disabilities (PWDs), but also preparing its graduates for success. Formed in 1992, the institution has been leading the charge in giving hope to PWDs through its quality education and training. Managing Director, Abilities Foundation, Susan Hamilton, tells JIS News that the institution is...

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

10 years ago Labour

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 May 15 and culminates on Labour Day. Labour Day activities will be unveiled next week by Prime Minister, the Most...

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.

10 years ago Labour

514 Workers Leave Next Month for Gebbers Farms in Washington

Some 514 Jamaican farm workers will leave the island next month for Washington, to work on the Gebbers Farms, under the Overseas Employment Programme. The Gebbers Farms are among the largest holdings in the United States, with over 5,000 acres of apples and more than 2,000 acres of cherry. The owners are also looking to expand their operations, which would...

Director, Occupational Safety and Health Department, in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Marlon Mahon.

10 years ago Labour

Focus on Occupational Safety April 28

Jamaica will join the rest of the world on Thursday, April 28, to commemorate World Day for Occupational Safety and Health (OSH). Themed: ‘Workplace Stress: A Collective Challenge’, the day will feature several activities by the Ministry of Labour and Social Security. There will be several booths on display with information on OSH at the Ministry’s North Street location. The...

10 years ago 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)....