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Marriage Unit Supervisor of the Registrar General’s Department, Normalyn Bell.
Marriage Unit Supervisor of the Registrar General’s Department, Normalyn Bell.

RGD to Hold Consultation with Marriage Officers

The Registrar General’s Department (RGD) will be staging a Marriage Officers’ consultation on Tuesday, July 16, 2019. The consultation will take place at the Fellowship Tabernacle, 2 Fairfield Avenue, Kingston 20, from 8:30 a.m. to Noon. It is free and...
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, makes her contribution to the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on July 9.
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, makes her contribution to the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on July 9.

Social Security Ministry Improving Facilities
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson (right), interacts with students at the Early Stimulation Programme (ESP) transitional exercise, held at the Apostolic Church of Jamaica Bethel Temple, Kingston Gardens, on July 10. The ESP is an early intervention programme for young children (0-6 years) with various types of developmental disabilities. A total of 60 students graduated from the ESP, 50 of whom will be matriculating to primary special education and 10 students to the regular school system.
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson (right), interacts with students at the Early Stimulation Programme (ESP) transitional exercise, held at the Apostolic Church of Jamaica Bethel Temple, Kingston Gardens, on July 10. The ESP is an early intervention programme for young children (0-6 years) with various types of developmental disabilities. A total of 60 students graduated from the ESP, 50 of whom will be matriculating to primary special education and 10 students to the regular school system.

PHOTOS: Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson at Early Stimulation Programme Graduation
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, makes her contribution to the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on July 9.
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, makes her contribution to the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on July 9.

PATH Disburses $5.3 Billion
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, makes her contribution to the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on July 9.
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, makes her contribution to the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on July 9.

National Minimum Wage Commission to Consult Public

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(FILE) Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, addressing today
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Labour Ministry Protecting Security Guards

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, says the Ministry has been monitoring the situation concerning the status and entitlements of security guards. Making her contribution to the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on July 9, the Minister noted that over the years, several complaints of companies failing to pay various entitlements have been brought...
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(FILE) Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, emphasies a point during her contribution to the 2018/19 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on June 26.
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JCPD Intensifies Public Education Activities

The Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD) has intensified its public awareness and public education activities to sensitise various social groups about the facts and falsehoods surrounding disability issues. Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, said in partnership with the HEART Trust/NTA and the National Youth Service (NYS), the JCPD has delivered 32 Public Education sessions....
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Human Resource Specialist at IBEX Global Jamaica, Daysia-Gay White, addresses the launch of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security’s Labour Market Information System (LMIS) Mobile Application, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, recently.
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Young HR Specialist Hails LMIS

One young beneficiary of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security’s Labour Market Information System (LMIS) is hailing the initiative for positioning her for a rewarding career. Daysia-Gay White, who is a graduate of The Mico University College, told JIS News that she was referred to the online employment portal through the Programme for Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH)....
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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Colette Roberts Risden, makes her contribution to a panel discussion on regional examples of social protection programmes in emergency preparedness and response, at the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency
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Social Protection Programmes Help the Vulnerable to Build Resilience

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Colette Roberts Risden, says the country’s social protection programmes are moving towards increasing the standard of living and income of the vulnerable, as a means of building disaster resilience. “The fact is, if we can raise their standard of living, their income, level of saving and education… in the long...
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Executive Director, Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD), Dr. Christine Hendricks.
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JCPD to be Made Body Corporate

Executive Director of the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD), Dr. Christine Hendricks, says the Council is to be transitioned to a Body Corporate once the Disabilities Act comes into effect. Dr. Hendricks said this transition will give the Council greater autonomy to carry out its mandate of supporting and advocating on behalf of persons with disabilities. Speaking with...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne (second left), listens to Chief Executive Officer of Contextual Inc., Andrae Smart (left), as he outlines features of the Ministry’s Labour Market Information System (LMIS) website and mobile application at yesterday’s (June 17) launch, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. Also listening (from right) are Executive Director of Youth Upliftment Through Employment (YUTE), Alicia Glasgow-Gentles, and Divisional Director, Industrial Relations and Allied Services at the Ministry, Gillian Corrodus.
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More Than 4,000 Persons Find Jobs Through LMIS

Since the recent upgrading of Jamaica’s Labour Market Information System (LMIS), some 4,208 persons have found jobs, while the system has attracted 1,300 employers and 23,000 jobseekers. Making the disclosure, Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne, said the LMIS has had a “significant impact” on the labour market in Jamaica. “The LMIS...
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