The Ministry of Labour and Social Security, through its National Council for Senior Citizens (NCSC), has awarded several senior citizens in St. Elizabeth for their continued service in communities and the wider parish. The men and women were recognised during a ceremony held at the St. Matthew’s Anglican Church in Santa Cruz on September 21, in celebration of Senior Citizens'...

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS) will host a two-day job fair at its North Street Office on September 27 and 28 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Companies representing the transport, hotel, business process outsourcing (BPO), retail, fast food, security, manufacturing, and financial sectors will be on hand to conduct interviews and hire workers in various fields....

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. is in discussion with High Commissioner of Canada to Jamaica, Her Excellency Emina Tudakovic (left), during a courtesy call at the Ministry’s Heroes Circle offices in Kingston recently. At right is Minister of State in the Ministry, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn. 

Reform of the Programme of Advancement through Health and Education (PATH) will be managed by a Steering Committee and will be supported by two technical working groups (TWGs). Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., made the disclosure during a Statement to the House of Representatives, on September 19. The Steering Committee will review recommendations, will serve...

Persons are being urged to ensure that their well-being and ageing are managed properly long before the age of retirement, as they add to social protection when incomes are reduced. Making the call, Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., said as Jamaica observes the United Nations (UN) Decade of Healthy Ageing, the health and well-being of...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), presents a gift package to member of Power of Faith Ministries International Incorporated, in Portmore, St. Catherine, 81-year-old Alphonso Fernandez, one of the church’s oldest members. Occasion was Sunday’s (September 17) National Church Service commemorating Senior Citizens Month, which is being observed from September 17 to October 8, under...

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security is assuring Jamaican farm workers participating in the Canadian Temporary Foreign Workers Programme (TFWP) that there is a cadre of liaison officers assigned to safeguard their welfare and ensure the preservation of the engagement’s integrity. This is in response to United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur, Tomoya Obokata’s report, which criticises aspects of the...