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(FILE) Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson.
(FILE) Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson.

Gov’t Strengthens Delivery of Services to Persons with Disabilities

The Government will be strengthening the delivery of skills training and special education needs to poor persons with disabilities during the new fiscal year. This is through a $55.5-million allocation to the Social and Economic Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities...
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson.
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson.

Debate on Occupational Safety and Health Bill Gets Underway
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson (left), presents Portland resident, Andrea Rhoden, with an emergency relief cheque, at the Ministry’s parish office, in Port Antonio, on February 2. Approximately 112 persons in Portland, who suffered losses during heavy rains in January, are selected to receive grants.
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson (left), presents Portland resident, Andrea Rhoden, with an emergency relief cheque, at the Ministry’s parish office, in Port Antonio, on February 2. Approximately 112 persons in Portland, who suffered losses during heavy rains in January, are selected to receive grants.

Relief Grants Presented to Flood Victims
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson (right), hands over relief supplies to Chief Executive Officer of the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Rosalee Gage-Grey, for fire victims of the Walkers Place of Safety. The presentation was made at the Maxfield Park Children’s Home in Kingston on Friday (Jan. 19). At left is Manager of the Maxfield Park Children’s Home, Winston Bowen.
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson (right), hands over relief supplies to Chief Executive Officer of the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Rosalee Gage-Grey, for fire victims of the Walkers Place of Safety. The presentation was made at the Maxfield Park Children’s Home in Kingston on Friday (Jan. 19). At left is Manager of the Maxfield Park Children’s Home, Winston Bowen.

Walkers Place of Safety Wards Get Relief Supplies
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson. (FILE)
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson. (FILE)

More Female Participants for Overseas Work Programme

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$7.9 Billion for Social Protection Programme

The Government has allocated $7.912 billion to the Jamaica Social Protection Strategy Programme in the 2018/19 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. The initiative also seeks to strengthen the overall capacity of the...
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$6 Million Allocated for Social Protection and Labour Programme

A sum of $6 million has been allocated to the Integrated Social Protection and Labour Programme in the 2018/19 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The project, which got under way in December 2012, aims to support the Government of Jamaica’s efforts to improve human capital and labour market outcomes for the poor by enhancing the efficiency...
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$1.25 Billion Allocated to Commence Implementation of NIDS

The Government has allocated $1.25 billion to commence implementation of the National Identification System (NIDS) during the 2018/19 fiscal year. The sum is contained in the Estimates of Expenditure, which were tabled in the House of Representatives on Thursday, February 15. The project, which is being implemented by the Office of the Prime Minister, aims to establish unique identification numbers...
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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon., Shahine Robinson (left), greets Renford Lewis (third right), one of 300 persons comprising the first batch of farm workers who will take up employment opportunities for this year in Canada under the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Programme (SAWP). Minister Robinson hosted a send-off ceremony for them at the Ministry’s Overseas Employment Services Centre in downtown Kingston on Wednesday (January 3). Others (from right) are Deneva Codner, Trevayne Gayle, and Jeffeth Tennant. The workers, who will be employed in greenhouse crop production, food processing, tobacco planting, vegetable farming and fruit tree cultivation, will depart the island starting on Thursday (January 4), while another group will leave on Friday (January 5). The majority of them will be deployed to the Ontario region of Canada.
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300 Farmworkers Leave This Week for Canada

Forty-three new persons are among the first batch of 300 farmworkers who will take up employment opportunities this year under the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Programme (SAWP). The SAWP, which is part of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security’s Overseas Employment Programme, involves contractual agricultural workers who are recruited to meet the short-term demand of manual labour during planting and...
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- Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson (left), presents a cheque to Tavia McPherson, who was impacted by the flood in Montego Bay on November 22. The presentation was made at the Ministry’s temporary Regional Office on Cottage Road in the city on December 22.
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Flood Victims in Mobay Receive Help from Ministry

Residents of Montego Bay, St. James, whose houses and other belongings were destroyed by the flood that swept through sections of the city on November 22, have received assistance from the Government. Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, presented cheques to the first set of 80 recipients on December 22, at the temporary Montego Bay regional offices...
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Minister of Labour and Social Security, the Hon. Shahine Robinson. (FILE)
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Labour Market Forum Dec. 13

A Labour Market Forum, to be hosted by the Ministry of Labour and Social Security on Wednesday (December 13), will seek to facilitate a robust discussion on access to employment opportunities for youth, the labour market needs and the existing skills gaps in the sector. According to Portfolio Minister, Hon. Shahine Robinson, the forum will bring together academic professionals, employers...
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Regional Case Management Officer, Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) III Central Region, Alva Marie Graham (second left), addresses a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank.
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CSJP Tackles Crime Through Parenting Programme

The Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) III is seeking to tackle antisocial behaviour that can lead to criminal activity, through a Parenting Education Programme now under way. The initiative aims to modify the behaviour of parents who practise coercive styles of discipline, which research has shown can result in the development of conduct disorder in children. Implementation of the...
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