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Prime Minister Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (left) speaks with children dressed as professionals depicting various careers at the Workers' Week and Labour Day Thanksgiving Service held today (May 17) at the Greater Grace Temple, 65A Deanery Road, Kingston. The service, organised by the Committee for the Promotion of National Religious Services, was held under the theme, ‘Labour of Love: Nurturing Our Children.’

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...

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). — 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).

Over 600 Residents Benefitting From Skills Training

Chairman of the Committee for the Promotion of National Religious Services, Dr. Patricia Holness.

Children to Participate in National Workers’ Week Service

Gov’t to Help Rebuild Homes Destroyed By Bush Fire

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.

Cornwall Court Kiddies Park to be Rehabilitated on Labour Day

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.

11 years ago 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...

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.

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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....

Minister of Agriculture, Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier, speaking at the launch of Workers’ Week and Labour Day 2015, on May 4, at Jamaica House.

11 years ago Labour

Emphasis on Workplace Safety and Health During Workers’ Week

Jamaicans will observe Workers’ Week 2015 from May 17 -25, with a special focus on workplace safety and health. The week provides time for reflection on the labour uprisings of the 1930s and the sacrifices made by workers locally and regionally to gain freedom and rights, notably the freedom to representation at work. Speaking at the launch of Workers’ Week...

Executive Director of the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD), Christine Hendricks, outlines assistance provided to members in an interview with JIS News.

11 years ago Labour

JCPD Disburses $7 Million to Assist Members

More than $7 million in economic and empowerment grants and assistive aids were disbursed last financial year (2014/15), by the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD). According to the Ministry of Labour and Social Security’s Annual Performance Report, the sum was distributed by the JCPD among 631 members. This amount represents an increase of 17.6 per cent over the...

11 years ago Labour

STATIN Labour Force Report for January 2015

The main findings of the January 2015 Labour Force Survey, conducted by the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) are presented below. The reference week for this survey was December 14-20, 2015. In January 2015, the number of persons in the Labour Force was 1,320,800, which was 15,700 (1.2%) higher than the 1,305,100 recorded in January 2014. The male labour...

Agriculture, Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Derrick Kellier (left), presents Managing Director, Prime Development Limited, Michael Todd, with a copy of the signed agreement formalising the firm’s partnership with the Ministry in the pilot implementation of the Worker Safety Passport programme. The signing took place at the University of the West Indies’ (UWI) Mona Campus in St. Andrew, on Tuesday (April 28), and coincided with this year’s observance of World Occupational safety and Health Day.

11 years ago Labour

Labour Ministry Tests Worker Safety Passport at UWI Housing Project

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security will be using the $1.3 billion student housing expansion project, now underway at the University of the West Indies (UWI), to test its Worker Safety Passport programme. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Derrick Kellier, and Managing Director of construction firm, Prime Development Limited, Michael Todd, signed an agreement for the pilot project, during a ceremony...

11 years ago Labour

Middle Managers Urged to Play Their Part in Country’s Development

Minister of Agriculture, Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier, has called on middle managers to play their part in Jamaica’s economic and social transformation, as they are powerful players in the overall destiny of the country. “Like the Government, you have a moral duty to face accountability. You must demonstrate that you have a vested interest in both the...