The Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS) and the Japan Development Grant have allocated $6.383 million to the Abilities Foundation to improve operations at the facility. In an interview with JIS News, Managing Director of the Abilities Foundation, Susan Hamilton, said the grant, issued through the Ministry’s Social and Economic Inclusion Project for Persons with Disabilities, aims to enhance...

Jamaicans who have obtained a CARICOM skills certificate and wish to work in a member state are being asked to verify that their category of work is recognised outside of the country. Verification can be obtained from the Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS), or the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT). Head of the Trade Agreements...

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security is urging overseas employment agencies to become compliant with the regulations governing the sector. At a recent overseas employment agency session, held at the Ministry’s North Street office, Director General, Sydney Bartley, told the operators that non compliance could result in loss of benefits to the agencies. “If there is no compliance, the...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier, is calling on the church to demonstrate appropriate behaviour towards the disabled and other vulnerable groups in their congregations, thereby spreading the message about their inclusion and integration in the society. Mr. Kellier made his appeal at the 55th annual conference of the Jamaica District of the Association of Methodist Men’s Fellowship, which...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier, says the government will not tolerate any abuse of rights or discrimination of employees under the proposed flexi-work week arrangements. He gave the assurance as he addressed the 55th National Conference of the Association of Methodist Men’s Fellowship, Jamaica District held on July 20, at St. John’s Methodist Church in Montego...

When 18-year-old Kimberly Burnett applied for the 2013 Programme of Advancement through Health and Education (PATH) Top Achievers Award, she never envisaged emerging the top female and, in the process, copping the top prize of $150,000. The sixth form Immaculate Conception High School student, who earned 10 distinctions in the subjects she sat during the 2012/13 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate...

The Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH) is being lauded by the World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) for its tremendous achievements over the past 12 years. Senior Public Sector Specialist, World Bank, Kathy Lalazarian, said that due to the programme’s successes, the World Bank’s Board of Directors, in January of this year, approved an additional...