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Government Senator, Robert Morgan, emphasises a point while responding to a motion by Opposition Senator Dr. Floyd Morris, during Friday’s (June 7) sitting of the Senate. The motion was in relation to the disabled community.

Gov’t Giving Priority to Disabled Community – Senator Morgan

Government Senator, Robert Morgan, says the Administration continues to prioritise the interests of the disabled community, especially in the development of infrastructure projects. He was responding to a motion moved by Opposition Senator Dr. Floyd Morris, during the sitting of...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Colette Roberts Risden, converses with National Coordinator for the Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment (HOPE) Programme, Colonel Martin Rickman, during the closing and awards ceremony for the New Employment Opportunities (NEO) Jamaica Project, at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew recently.

Labour Market Information System Being Revamped

Labour and Social Minister, Hon. Shahine Robinson (centre), converses with design and décor student at the Abilities Foundation, Sanneisha Harriott (right), during the organisation’s annual Abilities Day expo, on Friday, May 31. The event was held at the Foundation’s complex on Constant Spring Road in St. Andrew. The day served to highlight the Foundation’s programmes and showcase the activities and work of young adults with disabilities who are involved in engagements at the institution. Looking on is the Foundation’s Managing Director, Susan Hamilton.

PHOTOS: Minister Shahine Robinson Attends Open Day at Abilities Foundation

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), enjoys a light moment with Former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller; and Former Minister of Labour, Horace Dalley, after the Ministry of Labour and Social Security’s Awards Banquet in Celebration of the Centenary of the International Labour Organization and the Trade Union Act of Jamaica, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, New Kingston, on Wednesday (May 22).

Gov’t Honours Six Former Labour Ministers

Members of staff of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security Manchester Parish Office singing at the 53rd anniversary thanksgiving service for the National Insurance Scheme (NIS), on Sunday (April 28) at the Mandeville New Testament Church of God in Manchester. The NIS is a compulsory contributory funded social security scheme covering all employed persons in Jamaica. It is administered under the National Insurance Act.

PHOTOS: Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS) Anniversary

Project Director, Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH), Elsa Marks Willis (left) looks at the array of food items at the Abilities Foundation

7 years ago Budget 2019/2020LabourSocial Security

Implementation of Disabilities Act a Priority for 2019/20

The focus of the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities for 2019/20 is the implementation of the Disabilities Act, for which regulations and codes of practices are being developed. This was stated by Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne, in a message delivered by Project Director, Programme of Advancement through Health and...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson (right), greets Senior Volunteer, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Tobita Kenji, when he visited the Ministry on North Street in Kingston, on Wednesday (March 20). The visit came after a press tour of the Work Permit Department, which was held on March 11 and hosted by the Jamaica Productivity Centre, which has partnered with JICA since 2009 to improve firm-based and national productivity.

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PHOTOS: JICA Senior Volunteer visits with the Minister of Labour and Social Security

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson (centre), introduces Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Colette Roberts-Risden, to Senior Volunteer, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Tobita Kenji, when he visited the Ministry on North Street in Kingston, on Wednesday (March 20). The visit came after a press tour of the Work Permit Department, which was held on March...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Colette Roberts-Risden, speaking at the National Consumers League public forum held at the Bureau of Standards Jamaica

7 years ago Budget 2019/2020LabourSocial Security

More NIS Pensioners to Receive Payments Through Direct Deposits

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Colette Roberts-Risden, says the Ministry is looking to increase the number of National Insurance Scheme (NIS) pensioners receiving payments through direct deposits to 30 per cent in 2019/2020. “We have over 110,000 pensioners... . We have roughly 20 per cent of our pensioners receiving payments directly to their bank accounts....

Director of the Work Permit Division in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Lisa-Ann Grant (second right), points to a chart outlining documents processed by the unit during February. Looking on (from left) are Chief Technical Director at the Jamaica Productivity Centre (JPC), Tamar Nelson; Senior Investigator in the Division, Suzette Shorter; and Production Engineer from Japan, Atsuo Kanai. Occasion was a media tour of the Ministry’s North Street offices in Kingston on March 11, to highlight projects being undertaken through partnership with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

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Increased Productivity By Work Permit Department

The Work Permit Department in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security is experiencing significant efficiency in operations under its Productivity Improvement Project implemented in December 2016. Spearheaded by the Jamaica Productivity Centre (JPC), through partnership with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), the project is boosting productivity through business process re-engineering. It is part of a thrust to modernise...

The new Ministry of Labour and Social Security Hanover parish office, located at Bustamante Square in Lucea, which was officially opened on February 28.

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Labour Ministry to Upgrade Parish Offices

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, says that a number of parish offices across the island will be upgraded and renovated in short order. “Having gone around the island and looked at them, I realised that most of them have outgrown their useful capacity and also, we have a large number of disabled persons, who must access...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson (left), speaks with Deputy Mayor of Morant Bay, Lenworth Rawle, at the launch of the ‘Labour Department and You’ Road Show, which was held at the Rudolph Elder Park in Morant Bay, St. Thomas, on Tuesday (February 26). The initiative is aimed at bringing the services of the department to citizens across the island, as well as to heighten awareness about its programmes and policies.

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PHOTOS: Labour Department and You Roadshow

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson (right), speaks with Country Coordinator of Winrock International, Cheryl Davis Ivey, at the launch of the ‘Labour Department and You’ Road Show, which was held at the Rudolph Elder Park in Morant Bay, St. Thomas, on Tuesday (February 26). The initiative is aimed at bringing the services of the department...

7 years ago Budget 2019/2020LabourSocial Security

$8 Billion for PATH in 2019/2020

The Government has allocated $8.03 billion to the Jamaica Social Protection Strategy Programme in the 2019/20 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The programme aims to support consumption, protect and promote the human capital accumulation of the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH) beneficiaries. It also seeks to strengthen the overall capacity of the Ministry...