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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, makes his contribution to the debate on the Pensions (Public Service) Act 2016 in the House of Representatives on March 28.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, makes his contribution to the debate on the Pensions (Public Service) Act 2016 in the House of Representatives on March 28.

Gov’t to Introduce Voluntary Retirement Programme

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says a new programme will be introduced in the 2017/18 financial year for persons opting for early retirement. “I think I should stress that this is a voluntary programme. We’re going to encourage...
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Donovan Stanberry, addresses the Ministry’s retirees ceremony held on Wednesday (March 15) at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston.
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Donovan Stanberry, addresses the Ministry’s retirees ceremony held on Wednesday (March 15) at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston.

Workers Urged to Adequately Prepare for Retirement
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), goes over documents with Minister of State in the Ministry, Fayval Williams, before opening the 2017/18 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on March 9.
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), goes over documents with Minister of State in the Ministry, Fayval Williams, before opening the 2017/18 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on March 9.

Government Provides Addition of $3.68 Billion to PATH
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson (centre), cuts the ribbon to open the $86-million upgraded Early Stimulation Programme (ESP) Assessment Centre, located on Hanover Street, in downtown Kingston, Friday (March 3). Others (from left) are Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney; Social Protection and Health Specialist at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Donna Harris, and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Colette Roberts Risden. In the background (from left) are Director for the ESP, Antonica Gunter-Gayle; Opposition Spokesman on Labour and Social Security, Dr. Fenton Ferguson, and Chief Technical Director in the Ministry, Dione Jennings.
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson (centre), cuts the ribbon to open the $86-million upgraded Early Stimulation Programme (ESP) Assessment Centre, located on Hanover Street, in downtown Kingston, Friday (March 3). Others (from left) are Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney; Social Protection and Health Specialist at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Donna Harris, and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Colette Roberts Risden. In the background (from left) are Director for the ESP, Antonica Gunter-Gayle; Opposition Spokesman on Labour and Social Security, Dr. Fenton Ferguson, and Chief Technical Director in the Ministry, Dione Jennings.

ESP Assessment Centre Upgraded
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson (right), converses with Director General, International Labour Organization (ILO), Guy Ryder (centre); and Deputy Premier and Minister for Natural Resources and Labour, Government of the Virgin Islands, Dr. the Hon. Kedrick Pickering. Occasion was the opening of the 10th ILO meeting of Caribbean Ministers of Labour at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on February 23.
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson (right), converses with Director General, International Labour Organization (ILO), Guy Ryder (centre); and Deputy Premier and Minister for Natural Resources and Labour, Government of the Virgin Islands, Dr. the Hon. Kedrick Pickering. Occasion was the opening of the 10th ILO meeting of Caribbean Ministers of Labour at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on February 23.

Caribbean Labour Ministers Discuss Growth and Employment

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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), observes as President and Chief Executive Officer of Sagicor Group Jamaica Limited, Richard Byles (left), explains an interactive chart depicting various aspects of retirement planning which was mounted as part of Sagicor
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Prime Minister Says Government will Work to Amicably Resolve Pension Issues

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is assuring public-sector stakeholders that the Government will work to amicably resolve any issues they may have with proposed pension-scheme reforms. “The posture of the Government will be to work towards resolution and not antagonism. When we are talking about the quality of life in the future for our people, who have worked...
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Govt Improving Effectiveness of Social Protection Programmes

The Government has budgeted $211 million to continue work to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of key social protection programmes in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security. The allocation, contained in the 2017/18 Estimates of Expenditures now before the House of Representatives, will go towards the ‘Integrated Social Protection and Labour Programme,’ which is being funded by the Inter-American...
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In this file photo, Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), is in discussion with Chairman, Jamaica Society for the Blind, Daemion McLean, at a World Sight Day health fair held at the Jamaica Society for the Blind’s Old Hope Road offices in St. Andrew last year.
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More Help for Persons with Disabilities

Persons with disabilities across the island are to continue benefitting from major interventions under the Social and Economic Inclusion of Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) project, following an allocation of $130 million in the 2017/18 Estimates of Expenditure. It aims to increase the employability and skills development of persons with disabilities (ages 18 to 36 years); and improve the service delivery...
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$6.7 Billion Allocated to PATH

The Government has set aside $6.7 billion for the continuation of projects under the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH) in the next fiscal year. The money has been made available in the 2017/18 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The initiative, which falls under the Social Protection Project II, is being implemented by the...
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Legislators in the House of Representatives. (File)
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Gov’t to Increase PATH Benefits

The Government will be increasing the benefits paid to approximately 380,000 Jamaicans under the Programme of Advancement through Health and Education (PATH). PATH is the Government’s flagship social intervention initiative, which is aimed at delivering benefits by way of cash grants to the most needy and vulnerable in the society. Delivering the 2017-18 Throne Speech in Gordon House on February...
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Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (right), delivers the Throne Speech during the opening of the 2017-18 session of Parliament at Gordon House today (February 9). The Speech was delivered under the theme: ‘A Firm Foundation for Prosperity’. At left is the Governor- General’s Aide-de-Camp, Major Eldon Morgan.
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New Public Employees Pensions System to “Go Live” this Year

The ‘Go-Live’ project, which is the new Public Employees Pensions Administration System (PEPAS), will be implemented this year. Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, made the disclosure while delivering the Throne Speech in Gordon House on February 9 under the theme: ‘A Firm Foundation for Prosperity’. The system will enable the Government to better prepare forecasts budgets...
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