Jamaica is poised to benefit significantly from the development of new and emerging industries, which will create employment for citizens. This was revealed in the ‘Labour Market Trends and Prospects for Employment Opportunities in Jamaica’ 2014 study, which was recently tabled in Parliament. The study, undertaken by the Ministry of Labour and Social Security’s Planning, Research and Monitoring Unit (PRMU),...

Members of the public are being advised that the Social Security Division of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security located at 14 National Heroes Circle in Kingston will be closed to the public at midday on Thursday April 9, 2015. This is to facilitate security arrangements that have been put in place for the visit of US President Barack...

The Portland branch of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security’s Early Stimulation Programme (ESP) is set to be completed by midyear. The Programme’s Director, Antonica Gunter Gayle, told JIS News that when finished, the early intervention centre will be equipped with all the requisite resources. “We should have an administrative block, assessment and therapy rooms, at least five bathrooms...

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security has been intensifying its public education efforts as more workers express interest in having flexible work arrangements. Director of Legal Services in the Ministry, Camille Bennett-Campbell, told JIS News that the public education programmes are necessary as workers need to know their rights. “The Employment Flexible Work Arrangements, Miscellaneous Act 2014 has resulted...

A sum of $8.2 million will be spent this year to strengthen the Government’s capacity to better cater to the needs of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs). The money has been made available under the Support to Improve the Lives of PWDs project, as outlined in the 2015/16 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The project is being...

Poor persons with disabilities across the island, are to continue benefitting from major interventions under the Social and Economic Inclusion of Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) project, following an allotment of $40 million in the 2015/16 Budget. The project is being implemented by the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, with funding from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development. It...

Minister of Agriculture, Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier, on Friday (February 27) presented some 100 residents of Hertford/Morass Lane in Westmoreland with official certificates of possession for lands they have been living on for decades. The handing over ceremony was held at the Hertford New Testament Church of God, Petersfield, Westmoreland. The presentation of certificates forms part of...