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Finance and the Public Service State Minister, Hon Fayval Williams. (FILE)
Finance and the Public Service State Minister, Hon Fayval Williams. (FILE)

Finance State Minister Welcomes App for Young Jobseekers

Finance and the Public Service State Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, has welcomed the Labour and Social Security Ministry’s planned development of a mobile app targeting young jobseekers that will make it easier for them to be matched with employment. Mrs....
Equality and Inclusion Consultant, United Kingdom (UK), Haqeeq Bostan (foreground), addresses an Inclusion and Diversity Summit at the University of Technology (UTech) in St. Andrew on Wednesday (November 29). Also pictured in the background (from left), are State Minister for Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams; and Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson.
Equality and Inclusion Consultant, United Kingdom (UK), Haqeeq Bostan (foreground), addresses an Inclusion and Diversity Summit at the University of Technology (UTech) in St. Andrew on Wednesday (November 29). Also pictured in the background (from left), are State Minister for Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams; and Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson.

Jamaica can Tap into Huge Economic Potential of Disabled Community – Consultant
Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, speaking during the launch of the Abilities Foundation’s Beauty Services Unit on November 28 at the Abilities Foundation’s Constant Spring Road address in Kingston.
Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, speaking during the launch of the Abilities Foundation’s Beauty Services Unit on November 28 at the Abilities Foundation’s Constant Spring Road address in Kingston.

Schools Being Retrofitted to Improve Disabled Access
Project Director for the Ministry of Labour and Social Security’s PATH Programme, Elsa Marks-Willis (left), gets a manicure from Beauty Services Trainee, Tiana Lopez, at the launch of the Abilities Foundation’s Beauty Services Unit and Digicel Foundation’s 2017 Annual Report on November 28 at the Abilities Foundation’s Constant Spring Road address in Kingston. The unit was established at a cost of $1 million from proceeds of the 2016 Digicel 5K Run for Special Needs initiative, and the Ministry of Labour and Social Security. The unit will facilitate training in a range of beauty services.
Project Director for the Ministry of Labour and Social Security’s PATH Programme, Elsa Marks-Willis (left), gets a manicure from Beauty Services Trainee, Tiana Lopez, at the launch of the Abilities Foundation’s Beauty Services Unit and Digicel Foundation’s 2017 Annual Report on November 28 at the Abilities Foundation’s Constant Spring Road address in Kingston. The unit was established at a cost of $1 million from proceeds of the 2016 Digicel 5K Run for Special Needs initiative, and the Ministry of Labour and Social Security. The unit will facilitate training in a range of beauty services.

Abilities Foundation Launches Unit for Training
Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Fayval Williams (centre), in conversation with Director, British Council, Caribbean, Olayinka Jacobs-Bonnick (left) and Equality and Inclusion Consultant, United Kingdom, Haqeeq Bostan (right), at a Monday Exchange at the UK High Commission on November 27.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Fayval Williams (centre), in conversation with Director, British Council, Caribbean, Olayinka Jacobs-Bonnick (left) and Equality and Inclusion Consultant, United Kingdom, Haqeeq Bostan (right), at a Monday Exchange at the UK High Commission on November 27.

JCPD and British Council Host Summit Nov. 29

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A team from the Ministry of Labour and Social Security (from left) Public Relations Manager, Michka McCreath; Director, Planning, Research and Monitoring Unit, Andrea Patterson-Morris; and Director, Research and Analysis, Simone Mckenzie-Mair, in a recent interview at the Ministry’s North Street office.
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Ministry to Engage Stakeholders at Labour Market Forum in December

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security is looking to engage employers, policymakers, curriculum developers and students at next month’s Labour Market Forum, on key recommendations out of the recently completed labour market study. The Labour Market Forum will be held on December 13 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel under the theme ‘Jamaican Employers and Educators, Working Together to Close...
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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Collette Roberts-Risden (left), and Chief Executive Officer for the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Rosalee Gage-Grey, exchange signed copies of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) established between the entities that will serve to further boost the State’s delivery of child protection services. The MoU was signed at the CPFSA’s head office on Duke Street, Kingston on Friday, November 17.
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MoU Signed to Further Boost Child Protection Services

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security and the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to further improve the quality of services offered to vulnerable children and families. The two-year MoU entails the establishment of a referral system that facilitates social interventions for persons who are assessed and determined to be vulnerable....
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Ministry Of Labour and Social Security Promoting Mobile Money Payment Option to Path Beneficiaries

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security is looking to diversify cash disbursement options for beneficiaries of the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH). The Ministry has targeted an initial 3,000 beneficiaries for promotional day activities, which include collaborations with mobile money service providers as a potential option for PATH payments. Mobile Money is an electronic wallet service...
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(FILE) Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson.
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Ministry of Labour and Social Security Endorses NIDS

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security has endorsed the National Identification System (NIDS) Act, which was passed in the Senate on Monday (November 13), noting that it will be beneficial to the disabled community. In a statement from the Ministry on Tuesday (November 14), Portfolio Minister, Hon. Shahine Robinson, said NIDS is a move in the right direction, which...
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Programme Director for the National Identification System (NIDS), Warren Vernon. (FILE)
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Special Provision for Disabled Persons under NIDS

Special provisions will be made for persons with disabilities and the indigent under the National Identification System (NIDS). This was disclosed by Programme Director for NIDS, Warren Vernon, during a press conference at Jamaica House on Tuesday (November 14). “We intend to have 43 enrolment centres across the island (and) those centres will be configured in such a way that...
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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson (second right), listens as Opposition Senator, Dr. Floyd Morris (second left), reads a copy of the Disabilities Act written in Braille. They were at the launch of the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD) public education campaign which aims to promote awareness on disability-related matters, the functions of the agency, and the Disabilities Act. The launch was held at the Jamaica Conference Centre, today (November 9). Others (from left) are Member of the Board of Management for JCPD, Alister McLean; Executive Director of the JCPD, Christine Hendricks and Chairman of the Board of Management, JCPD, Dr. Patricia Holness.
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JCPD Launches Public Education Campaign

The Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD) has launched its public education campaign, which aims to promote awareness of disability-related matters, the functions of the agency, and the Disabilities Act. Delivering the keynote address at the launch held at the Jamaica Conference Centre today (November 9), Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, said even though the...
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