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The decade-old National Policy for Senior Citizens, is due for revision, and Director of the National Council for Senior Citizens, Beverly Hall Taylor, says the Council is looking forward to the review, to cater to the needs of Jamaican seniors in the 21st century. "The National Policy for Senior Citizens, needs to be revised to fit with the country's 2030...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Senator Floyd Morris has said that in order for the abuse of illicit drugs to cease, the demand cycle must be broken. He was giving the keynote address at the opening ceremony for a Joint Research Symposium and Regional Meeting of National Drug Councils, being hosted by the CARICOM...

Organizers of the National Poppy Appeal are seeking to raise the level of public awareness and support for the campaign this year. The appeal will raise funds for Jamaican war veterans who fought in World Wars I and II. According to Chairman of the Jamaica Legion Poppy Appeal, Lt. Col. Rocky Meade, the campaign has not received the attention it...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Horace Dalley, expects that by the year 2007, there should be at least 7,000 Jamaican men and women working in Canada, as part of the overseas employment programme. "Last year was our best year in Canada. We had 5,700 workers and 576 Canadian employers. My mission is for Jamaican workers to reach the 7,000...

The Clarendon Office of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS) is advising parents who benefit under the Programme of Advancement through Health and Education (PATH) to ensure that their children's names are listed on the PATH beneficiary records at their school. Parish Manager for the MLSS, Glendon Palmer told JIS News today August 30 that this would ensure...

As of Thursday, March 17, beneficiaries under the National Insurance Scheme (NIS), who have already registered for their NI Gold electronic swipe cards, may collect them at the electoral offices islandwide. Speaking at a recent JIS 'Think Tank', Director of National Insurance at the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Denzil Thorpe emphasized that it was important for pensioners to...

Starting February 1, the Programme for Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH) will be embarking on an islandwide enrollment drive with the aim of increasing the number of beneficiaries under the programme. Director for PATH in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Trevor Smith, said that the drive was primarily to reach some 36,000 persons, who have been selected...

Amendments to the Road Traffic Act, which would give deaf and hearing-impaired persons the right to drive, could be completed before the end of the legislative year. Senator Floyd Morris, Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, told JIS News, that the Bill was before the Chief Parliamentary Counsel and could be put before Parliament by...