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Executive Director of the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD), Dr. Christine Hendricks, addressing a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank, today (October 4).
Executive Director of the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD), Dr. Christine Hendricks, addressing a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank, today (October 4).

Poor Disabled Persons to Benefit from Operation Birthright

More than 30,000 disabled persons living below the poverty line are expected to benefit from Operation Birthright. Under the initiative, being implemented through the National Identification System (NIDS), in partnership with the Registrar General’s Department (RGD), these individuals who do...
St. Mary’s Olga Williams is the winner of the National Council for Senior Citizens (NCSC) 2022 Spelling Bee Competition. The 72-year-old triumphed over 12 other parish finalists during the competition held at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew on Thursday (September 22).
St. Mary’s Olga Williams is the winner of the National Council for Senior Citizens (NCSC) 2022 Spelling Bee Competition. The 72-year-old triumphed over 12 other parish finalists during the competition held at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew on Thursday (September 22).

St. Mary’s OLGA Williams is NCSC Spelling Bee Champion
Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Colette Roberts Risden (left) along with others (from second left), Rev. Dr. Henroy Samuels; Host Minister at the Webster Memorial United Church, Rev. Delroy Harris; and former chairperson, Webster Memorial United Church Harvest Planning Committee, Andrea C. Whyte, view the fruits displayed at the Church in Kingston on September 25.
Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Colette Roberts Risden (left) along with others (from second left), Rev. Dr. Henroy Samuels; Host Minister at the Webster Memorial United Church, Rev. Delroy Harris; and former chairperson, Webster Memorial United Church Harvest Planning Committee, Andrea C. Whyte, view the fruits displayed at the Church in Kingston on September 25.

PHOTOS: Senior Citizens Church Service
Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Karl Samuda, addresses the semi-virtual launch of National Senior Citizens Week 2022, at the AC Hotel by Marriott, Kingston on Wednesday (September 21).
Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Karl Samuda, addresses the semi-virtual launch of National Senior Citizens Week 2022, at the AC Hotel by Marriott, Kingston on Wednesday (September 21).

Framework Being Instituted to Implement Revised National Policy for Senior Citizens
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Karl Samuda (left), greets the World Bank’s Human Development Programme Leader for the Caribbean and Haiti, Timothy Johnston (third right), when he hosted a meeting with a team from the multilateral institution on Wednesday (September 21), at the Ministry’s offices in downtown Kingston. Others (from second left) are: Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Colette Roberts Risden; and World Bank representatives, Human Development Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, Dr. Luis Benveniste; Deputy Country Director for Caribbean Countries and Country Management Unit Operations Manager, Gail Richardson; and Programme Assistant, Rachel Whitely.
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Karl Samuda (left), greets the World Bank’s Human Development Programme Leader for the Caribbean and Haiti, Timothy Johnston (third right), when he hosted a meeting with a team from the multilateral institution on Wednesday (September 21), at the Ministry’s offices in downtown Kingston. Others (from second left) are: Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Colette Roberts Risden; and World Bank representatives, Human Development Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, Dr. Luis Benveniste; Deputy Country Director for Caribbean Countries and Country Management Unit Operations Manager, Gail Richardson; and Programme Assistant, Rachel Whitely.

PHOTOS: Minister Samuda Meets with World Bank Executives

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Acting Director, Communication and Customer Service, Accountant General’s Department, Kelsea Chambers.
Finance & Public ServiceSocial Security

Pensioners to Benefit from Mobile Life Certificate Collection Drive

More than 2,000 Government pensioners islandwide are to benefit from the Accountant General’s Department’s (AGD) fifth mobile life certificate collection drive. From September 5 to17, the Department will visit 11 of the 14 parishes, giving individuals the opportunity to submit, collect and certify life certificates, and get customer service support on the spot. The tour is being done in partnership...
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Registrar of Companies and Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Companies Office of Jamaica, Shellie Leon.
Social Security

COJ Projects Record-Breaking Year

The Companies Office of Jamaica (COJ) is projecting another record-breaking year for the registration of business names and companies. Registrar of Companies and Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO), COJ, Shellie Leon, shared that 9,943 new business names and 3,277 companies have been added to the register since the start of the year. She said that although the month of August...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green (centre), interacts with Chief Executive Officer, Registrar General’s Department (RGD), Charlton McFarlane (left) and Board Chairman, RGD, Professor Lloyd Waller, during the launch of three additional online products of the RGD. The event was held at the Courtyard by Marriot hotel in Kingston on Wednesday (August 17).
Office of the Prime MinisterSocial Security

RGD Launches Additional Online Products

The rollout of three new online products is expected to enhance the customer service experience at the Registrar General’s Department (RGD) as the entity continues its digitisation process. In an official launch event on Wednesday (August 17), the services were revealed to be an online application facility for adoption certificates, a real-time search engine for entry numbers and an online...
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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Karl Samuda, interacts with students of the Early Stimulation Programme (ESP), Kaylee Ellis and Antoine Allen, at the opening of ESP’s sensation station in Kingston on May 31.
Social SecurityYouth

Special Needs Children Get Support Through Early Stimulation Programme

Hundreds of special needs children across the island benefited from support through the Early Stimulation Programme (ESP) last year. The intervention included the provision of developmental assistance, stimulation and therapy, assistive aids and educational support. As contained in the Economic and Social Survey Jamaica 2021, there were 888 referrals to the ESP last year, with Kingston and St. Andrew recording...
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Executive Director of the Jamaica Council for Persons With Disabilities (JCPD), Dr. Christine Hendricks.
Social Security

JCPD Reaches Out to Persons with Disabilities

The Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD) undertook a range of programmes and activities throughout 2021 as part of efforts to protect and fulfil the rights of persons with disabilities. For the review period, financial aid of approximately $7 million was provided to 272 clients (137 males) to facilitate medical assistance, employment support, special needs assistance, income generation and...
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Acting Director of the National Insurance Division at the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Amin Fagan.
LabourSocial Security

NIS Life Certificates Must Be Completed Properly Before Submission

Pensioners must ensure that their life certificate is completed correctly before submitting it to the National Insurance Scheme (NIS), says Acting Director at the National Insurance Division at the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Amin Fagan. Life certificates are issued through the Post Office by the NIS office for pensioners to complete and return as proof that he or...
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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Karl Samuda
LabourPress ReleaseSocial Security

Monday, August 8, 2022 is a Normal Working Day

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security is advising members of the public that Monday, August 8, 2022, is a normal working day. Section 2 of the Holidays (Public General) Act, and the Schedule to said Act, provide that Independence Day shall be celebrated on the 6th day of August. However, where August 6th falls on a Sunday, Independence Day...
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