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Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (left), and GraceKennedy Group Chief Executive Officer, Don Wehby (right), with Rosetta Steer, the 2015 GraceKennedy/Heather Little-White Household Worker of the Year. Ms. Steer, who received cash, gift vouchers, and other prizes, was awarded during a ceremony at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston, on May 29.
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (left), and GraceKennedy Group Chief Executive Officer, Don Wehby (right), with Rosetta Steer, the 2015 GraceKennedy/Heather Little-White Household Worker of the Year. Ms. Steer, who received cash, gift vouchers, and other prizes, was awarded during a ceremony at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston, on May 29.

Govt. Looking at Legislation to Better Protect Household Workers

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, says the Government is looking at legislation to better protect household workers who continue to provide valuable and essential services to many families across Jamaica. She assured that the Ministry of Labour...
Volunteers working at the Rudolph Elder Park in Morant Bay, St. Thomas, on Labour Day (May 25)
Volunteers working at the Rudolph Elder Park in Morant Bay, St. Thomas, on Labour Day (May 25)

St. Thomas Residents Happy With Work at Rudolph Elder Park
Minister of Agriculture, Labour and Social Security, Hon Derrick Kellier (right), addresses the opening of the 33rd annual Jamaica Employers Federation (JEF) Business and Workplace Convention and Expo at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St James on May 21. At left is Past President of the JEF and convention committee Chairman, Wayne Chen.
Minister of Agriculture, Labour and Social Security, Hon Derrick Kellier (right), addresses the opening of the 33rd annual Jamaica Employers Federation (JEF) Business and Workplace Convention and Expo at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St James on May 21. At left is Past President of the JEF and convention committee Chairman, Wayne Chen.

Labour Minister Calls on Jamaicans to Endure a Little Longer
Minister of Agriculture, Labour and Social Security, Hon Derrick Kellier (left), cuts the ribbon to officially open the 33rd annual Jamaica Employers Federation (JEF) Business and Workplace Convention and Expo, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, in St James, on May 21. Sharing the moment are (from left) Chief Executive Officer of the JEF, Brenda Cuthbert; Chairman of the JEF 2015 Convention Committee, Wayne Chen and President of the JEF, David Wan.
Minister of Agriculture, Labour and Social Security, Hon Derrick Kellier (left), cuts the ribbon to officially open the 33rd annual Jamaica Employers Federation (JEF) Business and Workplace Convention and Expo, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, in St James, on May 21. Sharing the moment are (from left) Chief Executive Officer of the JEF, Brenda Cuthbert; Chairman of the JEF 2015 Convention Committee, Wayne Chen and President of the JEF, David Wan.

Labour Minister says OSH Law Should Be Passed By December This Year
Director of Occupational Safety and Health, Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Robert Chung, speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ on May 19.
Director of Occupational Safety and Health, Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Robert Chung, speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ on May 19.

Labour Ministry Hosts ‘Snapshot’ at Portmore Shopping Centre May 20

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Prime Minister Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (left) speaks with children dressed as professionals depicting various careers at the Workers
Labour

Jamaicans Should Adopt Community Approach in Raising Children

Minister of the Faith Cathedral Deliverance Centre, Denise Samuels has called on Jamaicans to adopt the community approach in raising and caring for the nation’s children. “The increasing atrocities against our children have certainly kept me praying. We cannot deny that what is consistently needed are divine interventions and that is why as a nation we have to get back...
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Minister of Education, the Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (fifth left at the door) , is assisted by Minister of Agriculture, Labour and Social Security, Hon Derrick Kellier (third right) as he officially opens the Clarks Town Branch Library, Trelawny on Friday May 15. Sharing the moment are (l-r) Charge de Affaires Delegation of the European Union, Jesus Orus, a senior student of Clarks Town School, Councillor of Sherwood Content Division, Telka Holt, Mayor of Falmouth, Councillor Garth Wilkinson and Chairman of the Trelawny Parish Development Committee, Carla Bingham-Ledgister (right).
CommunityLabour

Over 600 Residents Benefitting From Skills Training

More than 600 residents in sugar dependent communities across the island are benefitting from a vocational skills training programme being delivered through the Sugar Transformation Programme (STP). This was disclosed by Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Derrick Kellier at the official opening ceremony for the Clarks Town Branch Library in Trelawny on May 15. The library which was constructed...
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Chairman of the Committee for the Promotion of National Religious Services, Dr. Patricia Holness.
Labour

Children to Participate in National Workers’ Week Service

Fifty children will parade as professionals to depict various careers in Jamaica at the National Workers’ Week and Labour Day Thanksgiving Service on Sunday, May 17, at the Greater Grace Temple, 65A Deanery Road, in Kingston. Workers’ Week 2015 will commence on May 17 and culminates with Labour Day activities, which will be observed on Monday, May 25 and not...
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CommunityHousingLabour

Gov’t to Help Rebuild Homes Destroyed By Bush Fire

The Government will be helping with the rebuilding of homes in Mavis Bank and surrounding communities of East Rural St. Andrew, which have been destroyed by a raging bush fire in the area. Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Labour and Social Security, Hon. Luther Buchanan, said the decision was reached at a meeting, which involved Minister with...
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Co-chairman of the St. James Labour Day Planning Committee and Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Glendon Harris (2nd right) and members of the St. James Labour Day Planning Committee, tour the Cornwall Courts Kiddies Park, which has been selected as the parish project for Labour Day 2015.
CommunityLabour

Cornwall Court Kiddies Park to be Rehabilitated on Labour Day

Rehabilitation of the Cornwall Court Kiddies Park has been identified as the St. James parish project for Labour Day 2015. Mayor of Montego Bay and co-chairman of the St. James Labour Day Planning Committee, Councillor Glendon Harris, said the 450-square metre park will be upgraded to create a beautiful and safe recreational space for the 15,000 residents of the area,...
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Camp Supervisor of Gebbers Farm, in the United States, Mr. Eyon Gayle (third right), presents a cheque valued at $250,000 to Administrator of the Hanbury Children’s Home, in Manchester, Major Winston Brown (third left), during a visit to the Home, recently. Also taking part are other farm workers. The cash will be used to renovate the home’s dining area and revitalize it backyard garden.
Labour

Farm Workers Donate Cash and Supplies to Children’s Home

Cash and supplies worth more than $250,000 have been donated to the Hanbury Children’s Home in Manchester, by Jamaican farm workers employed overseas, through the Ministry of Labour and Social Security. The presentation was made to the home on April 30 by farm workers attached to Gebbers Farm in the state of Washington, in the United States. The donation will...
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Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (back, second right); Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott (back, left); Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna (back, 2nd left); and Minister of Agriculture, Labour and Social Security Hon. Derrick Kellier (back, right), are with students from the Mona Preparatory and St. Aloysius Primary schools, at the official launch of Labour Day and Worker’s Week on May 4, at the Banquet Hall, Jamaica House.
CultureLabourPrime Minister

National Labour Day 2015 to Focus on Children

Safeguarding the welfare of the nation’s children will be the focus of activities for National Labour Day 2015, under the theme: ‘Labour of Love, Nurturing Our Children’. The day will be observed on Monday, May 25. The national project is the upgrading of the Rudolph Elder Park in Morant Bay, St. Thomas, to create a safe recreational space for children....
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