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

PATH Beneficiaries to Reapply After Four Years

Persons who have been on the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH) for four years will be required to reapply in order to continue receiving benefits. Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Shahine Robinson, said failure to reapply...
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson (left), presents Horace Allen with a relief cheque, at the Linstead New Testament Church of God, in Commodore, St. Catherine, on July 21. Occasion was a ceremony to commence distribution of the $35 million relief grant for households which were damaged during the recent flood.
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson (left), presents Horace Allen with a relief cheque, at the Linstead New Testament Church of God, in Commodore, St. Catherine, on July 21. Occasion was a ceremony to commence distribution of the $35 million relief grant for households which were damaged during the recent flood.

Government Begins Distribution Of Relief Funds
Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney (second left), and Deputy Commissioner of Police, Novelette Grant (right), sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) implemented Summer Camp 2017 on July 17 at the JSIF Oxford Road offices in Kingston. Signing at left is Chairman of Operation Friendship, Dr. Webster Edwards. The camp targets at-risk youth in five communities within the World Bank-funded Integrated Community Development Project (ICDP). Standing (from left) are: Procurement Manager for JSIF, Suzette Livermore East; Social Officer for the ICDP, Shunelle Nevers, and JSIF Social Development Manager, Mona Sue- Ho. The initiative involves JSIF, the JCF and the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information and is in response to the growing need for targeted social interventions to foster positive youth development.
Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney (second left), and Deputy Commissioner of Police, Novelette Grant (right), sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) implemented Summer Camp 2017 on July 17 at the JSIF Oxford Road offices in Kingston. Signing at left is Chairman of Operation Friendship, Dr. Webster Edwards. The camp targets at-risk youth in five communities within the World Bank-funded Integrated Community Development Project (ICDP). Standing (from left) are: Procurement Manager for JSIF, Suzette Livermore East; Social Officer for the ICDP, Shunelle Nevers, and JSIF Social Development Manager, Mona Sue- Ho. The initiative involves JSIF, the JCF and the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information and is in response to the growing need for targeted social interventions to foster positive youth development.

JSIF Provides $3 Million for Summer Camps for At-Risk Youth
Prime Minister, the Most Honourable Andrew Michael Holness, ON, PC, MP
Prime Minister, the Most Honourable Andrew Michael Holness, ON, PC, MP

PM Reiterates Urgency of Pension Reform
Managing Director, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney (right), cuts the ribbon to officially open the Franklyn Town Sports Complex located at 3 Deanery Road in Kingston, recently. Others (from left) are Project Manager, Operations Section, European Union, Marlene Lamonth; Councillor, Vineyard Town Division, Andrew Swaby; and Sergeant Rodney Matthews of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF).
Managing Director, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney (right), cuts the ribbon to officially open the Franklyn Town Sports Complex located at 3 Deanery Road in Kingston, recently. Others (from left) are Project Manager, Operations Section, European Union, Marlene Lamonth; Councillor, Vineyard Town Division, Andrew Swaby; and Sergeant Rodney Matthews of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF).

Deanery Road Dust Bowl Transformed Into Sports Complex

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President of the Jamaica Government Pensioners Association (JGPA), Johnathan Brown (standing left), shares a photo opportunity with the organisation’s management committee at a recent meeting. Standing (from 2nd left) are members Sonia Scott, Desmond Batchelor, and Noreen Blackman. (Seated left to right) are: Immediate Past President, Charles Jones; Secretary, Carol Jones; First Vice President, June Spence-Jarrett; Second Vice President, Julette DaCosta; Member, Joan Longmore-Blake; and Treasurer, Robert Chennis.
Social Security

Skills Bank to be Established for Pensioners

The Jamaica Government Pensioners Association (JGPA) will be establishing a skills bank, which will enable retirees to continue to utilise their talents to earn an income. Newly elected President of the JGPA, Jonathan Brown, said that retired persons will be able to use the facility as another avenue to offer service to the country. “We’re setting up a skills registry,...
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JusticeSocial Security

Jamaica Making Major Strides to Curb Human Trafficking

Jamaica’s maintenance of its Tier 2 ranking in the 2017 Trafficking in Persons report is a testament to the country’s notable progress towards curbing the crime. This is according to Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice, Carol Palmer, who said Jamaica has been making significant strides to meet the minimum standards of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of the...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, emphasises a point while addressing journalists during a post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House on Wednesday (June 28).
Social Security

30 Per Cent Increase in PATH Benefits

The Government has raised benefits under the Programme of Advancement through Health and Education (PATH) by 30 per cent. This follows Cabinet’s approval of increases in the 2017/18 benefit rates, which came into effect on June 1. Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, said the increase will also move the base benefit from $400 to...
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Senate Begins Debate on Pension Reform Bills

The Senate, on Friday (June 23), started a debate on the public-sector pension reform Bills. The Pensions (Public Service) Act 2017 and the Constitution (Amendment) (Establishment Fund) (Payment of Pensions) Act 2017 were passed in the House of Representatives earlier this year, with approximately 38 amendments. Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, who piloted the...
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Social Security

Implementation of National ID System a Must – Lynch-Stewart

Acting Chief Technical Director at the Office of the Prime Minister, Jacqueline Lynch-Stewart, says the implementation of the National Identification System (NIDS) is important, as it will become the primary source for identity assurance, authentication and verification of Jamaican nationals. She said it will improve the governance and management of social, economic and security programmes. “The National Identification System project...
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Seniors, Gloria Russell (left) Delores Besant (centre) and Dorothy Cuff, display posters with key messages during an open forum held at Church of God in Jamaica, Kingston, for World Elder Abuse Awareness Day observed on June 15.
Social Security

NCSC Stages World Elder Abuse Awareness Day

The National Council for Senior Citizens (NCSC) observed World Elder Abuse Awareness Day on June 15 by staging several activities geared towards bringing attention to the issue. The day was observed under the theme ‘Understand and End Financial Abuse of Older People: A Human Rights Issue’. The activities included an open forum, presentations and poster declarations held at the Church...
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United Nation Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Representative in Jamaica, Mark Connolly (second left) in discussion with (from left) Chief Technical Director at the Ministry United Nation Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Representative in Jamaica, Mark Connolly (second left) in discussion with (from left) Chief Technical Director at the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Dione Jennings; Chief Executive Officer of Digicel Foundation, Dane Richardson, and Executive Director of the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD), Christine Hendricks, after the announcement of a $58-million partnership to strengthen the inclusion of persons with disabilities, with an emphasis on children, at the UNICEF Jamaica office, in New Kingston, on June 13.
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JCPD Partners with UNICEF and Digicel Foundation to Help PWDs

The Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and Digicel Foundation will partner to strengthen the inclusion of persons with disabilities (PWDs), particularly children. The two-year $58-million partnership will bolster registration of children with disabilities to improve access to social services from the JCPD; support efforts geared towards the full implementation of the Disabilities...
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