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Chief Executive Officer at the Registrar General’s Department (RGD), Charlton McFarlane.
Chief Executive Officer at the Registrar General’s Department (RGD), Charlton McFarlane.

Civil Registration Number To Strengthen Social Security, Welfare Planning

The new Civil Registration Number (CRN) developed by the Registrar General’s Department (RGD) is expected to improve planning for social security and welfare programmes. The CRN is a code now applied to the RGD’s Electronic Birth database as part of...
Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne.

Social Security Ministry Continues To Respond To Needs Of Older Persons
Executive Director of the National Council for Senior Citizens (NCSC), Cassandra Morrison.
Executive Director of the National Council for Senior Citizens (NCSC), Cassandra Morrison.

World Elder Abuse Day Webinar On Tuesday
Honourable Karl Samuda, (C)Minister of Labour & Social Security, along with Colette Roberts Risden, (R) Permanent Secretary and Miss Suzette Morris, (L) Director of Social Security received food items from Sara Netzer, (1st right) Programme Policy Officer of the World Food Programme to assist Senior Citizens.
Honourable Karl Samuda, (C)Minister of Labour & Social Security, along with Colette Roberts Risden, (R) Permanent Secretary and Miss Suzette Morris, (L) Director of Social Security received food items from Sara Netzer, (1st right) Programme Policy Officer of the World Food Programme to assist Senior Citizens.

Ministry of Labour & Social Security Partners with WFP to Bring Relief to the Elderly
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Karl Samuda (2nd left), in discussion with the Ministry’s Director for Social Security, Suzette Morris (left), during Friday’s (May 28) presentation of 11,300 food kits by the World Food Programme (WFP) to assist poor families The packages, which were presented to Minister Samuda by WFP Programme Policy Officer, Sara Netzer (2nd right), included: rice, oats, pasta, salt, cooking oil and black beans.. The packages are intended to assist in supplementing the beneficiaries’ food needs and alleviating some of the challenges resulting from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Also listening is Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Colette Roberts Risden. The presentation took place at the Central Foods Organization complex on Marcus Garvey Drive in Kingston.
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Karl Samuda (2nd left), in discussion with the Ministry’s Director for Social Security, Suzette Morris (left), during Friday’s (May 28) presentation of 11,300 food kits by the World Food Programme (WFP) to assist poor families The packages, which were presented to Minister Samuda by WFP Programme Policy Officer, Sara Netzer (2nd right), included: rice, oats, pasta, salt, cooking oil and black beans.. The packages are intended to assist in supplementing the beneficiaries’ food needs and alleviating some of the challenges resulting from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Also listening is Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Colette Roberts Risden. The presentation took place at the Central Foods Organization complex on Marcus Garvey Drive in Kingston.

PHOTOS: Labour and Social Security Ministry Receives Packages from the World Food Programme

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Verification In Progress In St. Elizabeth For Social Pension Programme

Parish Manager for the Ministry of Labour and Social Security in St. Elizabeth, Michelle Senior, says the parish is currently engaged in the application and verification process in the rollout of a new national Social Pension Programme. Addressing the monthly meeting of the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation in Black River recently, Ms. Senior noted that more than 100 applications have...
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Centenarian, 102-year-old Esther Myrtle Baker of Rosemount, St. James, with her gift basket, presented to her by the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, in celebration of Centenarians’ Day, on Thursday, May 20.
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Centenarians Honoured

Two centenarians residing in St. James were recognised by the Ministry of Labour and Social Security on Thursday, May 20, in observance of Centenarians’ Day. Centenarians’ Day is celebrated annually in recognition of Jamaicans who are 100 years and older. Esther Myrtle Baker, 102 years old, of Rosemount and 105-year-old Salome Wilson of Norwood Meadows were each presented with a...
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Minister of State in the Ministry or Labour and Social Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne. (FIle Photo)
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State Minister Calls For Partnership To Ensure Wellness At The Workplace

Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne, is calling for concerted partnership to ensure wellness at the workplace. The State Minister, who was addressing a virtual business conference organised by the University of Technology (UTech), on May 5, said the global statistics of injuries at the workplace is “worrisome”, hence his call for...
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