Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., has called on Jamaicans to recognise and value the contribution of the country’s older population. Addressing the National Senior Citizens Month church service on Saturday (September 14) at the Port Maria Seventh-day Adventist Church in St. Mary, he said persons 60 years and older play a significant role in the...

The St. Elizabeth office of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS) has assessed more than 3,000 households across the parish in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl, which impacted the island on July 3. “Up to August 30, we had 243 completely destroyed houses, 1,013 severely damaged houses and 1,836 minor damaged houses,” said Parish Manager, Michelle Senior, while...

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security has distributed cheques totalling $21 million to 162 residents of St. James and Hanover as part of the Government’s ongoing assistance to Jamaicans affected by Hurricane Beryl. Assessment of damage was conducted over a two-week period, with recipients from St. James receiving a combined $13.2 million and those from Hanover receiving $8.35 million....

The 11,500 Jamaicans who were most affected by Hurricane Beryl on July 3, are being targeted for cash assistance from the World Food Programme (WFP) to support their recovery. Head of the WFP Caribbean Multi-Country Jamaica Office, Dana Sacchetti, speaking at a ‘Rebuild Jamaica’ handover ceremony in Port Maria, on September 6, said that grants of $20,000, $36,000 and $50,000...

More than $13 million in grants has been distributed to Hurricane Beryl victims under the Government’s ‘Rebuild Jamaica’ initiative in St. Mary, benefiting more than 100 families. The presentations were made to the beneficiaries during the Ministry of Labour and Social Security’s ‘Rebuild Jamaica’ tour at the Anglican Church Hall in Port Maria on September 6, which marked the final...

More than 70 families in Portland have been added to the growing number of Jamaicans benefiting from the Government’s ‘Rebuild Jamaica’ initiative. The programme, which is a response to the dislocation resulting from Hurricane Beryl’s passage on July 3, delivers cash grants, ranging between $50,000 and $400,000, to affected persons. Speaking during Wednesday’s (September 4) cheque presentation ceremony at Hotel...

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting Jamaica’s senior citizens. “We are committed to ensuring that we work to engage and to create an environment that will allow for our senior citizens to live and to participate in a society that respects them, that values them, that guarantees their rights, that ensures that we...