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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, and Permanent Secretary at the Ministry, Jennifer Griffith, discuss aspects of the Tourism Workers’ Pension Scheme at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.

Positive Responses to Tourism Workers’ Pension Scheme

Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett, is reporting positive responses and buy-in from sector workers and stakeholders who are to benefit from the soon-to-be-established Tourism Workers’ Pension Scheme. The scheme, which is expected to come into effect early 2020, is a...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, emphasises importance of the Tourism Workers’ Pension Scheme, at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, on August 16.

Tourism Minister Emphasises Significance of Pension Scheme

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson (right), presents mother of five, Sara Lemonious, with a cheque. Occasion was the handover of cheques under the Ministry’s Back-to-School grant for the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH) beneficiaries on Friday (August 16) at the Ministry, in Kingston. The Ministry will be disbursing $569.289 million to 162,654 children registered under PATH.

162,654 PATH Children to Get Back-to-School Grant

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson (right), with Chargé d’Affaires at the Embassy of the Republic of Korea, Lee Young Gyu, who called on her at the National Insurance Fund offices in New Kingston on August 7.

PHOTOS: Hon. Shahine Robinson and Chargé d’Affaires at the Embassy of the Republic of Korea

Manager of the Trafficking in Persons Secretariat, Chenee Russell.

World to Observe Day Against Trafficking in Persons July 30

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PATH Beneficiaries Encouraged to Apply for Post-Secondary Grant

Project Director, Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH), Elsa Marks-Willis is encouraging beneficiaries to take advantage of the PATH post-Secondary Grant to assist with back-to-school expenses. This programme is for persons who are currently PATH beneficiaries and are moving on to further studies. Students must apply for the grant within two years of leaving secondary school. The grants,...

7 years ago LabourSocial Security

Delay in Payment to PATH Beneficiaries

The Ministry of Labour & Social Security is advising PATH beneficiaries who collect their benefits through the Post Offices, that there is a delay in payment. Your PATH cheques will be available for collection in the Post Offices on Tuesday August 20, instead of August 15. This delay is due to additional processing time needed to prepare your Back to...

Senior Labour Market Analyst in the Planning, Research and Monitoring Unit at the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Shane Palmer (left) and Systems Development Manager, Dwayne Walters (right), listen as Director of the Electronic Labour Exchange (ELE) and Labour Component Coordinator of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)-funded Integrated Social and Labour Support Programme within the Ministry, Lyndon Ford, addresses a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.

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Employers Encouraged to Use LMIS

Employers and training institutions are being encouraged to partner with the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, through the Labour Market Information System (LMIS), to build Jamaica’s workforce. The Ministry’s LMIS is a web-based driven job-matching facility that pairs jobseekers and employers. Senior Labour Market Analyst in the Planning, Research and Monitoring Unit at the Ministry, Shane Palmer, said part...

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. At left is Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson.

7 years ago Finance & Public ServiceSectoral Debate 2019/2020Social Security

NIF Net Asset Value Grows to $120.7 Billion

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, says the net asset value of the National Insurance Fund (NIF) stood at $120.7 billion as at March 31, 2019, which is an increase of 13.67 per cent over financial year 2018. She said that the growth was driven primarily by the performance of the equity portfolio, which grew by 31.3...

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

7 years ago Social Security

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 open to all marriage officers. For more information, persons can contact the RGD’s Marriage Unit at 876-619-1260; 876-749-0550, ext. 6234-7...

7 years ago LabourSectoral Debate 2019/2020Social Security

Social Security Ministry Improving Facilities

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security has embarked on a number of initiatives aimed at improving its facilities. Making her contribution to the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on July 9, Portfolio Minister, Hon. Shahine Robinson, said these include the opening of new or improved offices. “A new Parish Office was opened in Hanover on February...

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.

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PHOTOS: Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson at Early Stimulation Programme Graduation

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...