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Systems Operation and Environment Manager at Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Dr. Milton Clarke, addresses a JIS Think Tank on January 17, where he provided details about the solid waste management initiative being undertaken by the agency.
Systems Operation and Environment Manager at Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Dr. Milton Clarke, addresses a JIS Think Tank on January 17, where he provided details about the solid waste management initiative being undertaken by the agency.

30 Communities Benefiting from JSIF Solid Waste Management Project

The Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) is undertaking a solid waste management initiative in underserved communities across the island aimed at improving environmental practices and facilitating the conversion of waste into income. Under the initiative, 30 communities spanning seven parishes...
Manager of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Social Protection Unit, Collette Robinson (left), converses with, from 2nd left, Social Research Consultant, Carol Watson Williams; Programme Manager for the PIOJ’s Poverty Reduction Coordinating Unit, Shelly Ann Edwards; and Director for the Institute’s Social Policy, Planning and Research Division, Easton Williams, during Thursday’s (November 3) presentation of the School-to-Work Transition of the Deaf in Jamaica Study. The presentation took place at the PIOJ’s head office in New Kingston.
Manager of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Social Protection Unit, Collette Robinson (left), converses with, from 2nd left, Social Research Consultant, Carol Watson Williams; Programme Manager for the PIOJ’s Poverty Reduction Coordinating Unit, Shelly Ann Edwards; and Director for the Institute’s Social Policy, Planning and Research Division, Easton Williams, during Thursday’s (November 3) presentation of the School-to-Work Transition of the Deaf in Jamaica Study. The presentation took place at the PIOJ’s head office in New Kingston.

Private Sector Willing to Recruit Persons with Hearing Impairments
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson (back row, second right), with the 2015 and 2016 Margaret Moody Scholarship recipients, after the awards ceremony on September 21, at the Ministry of Labour and Social Security. Seated are (from left) Jade Morgan (2015) and Ian Smith (2016). In the back row (from left) are Executive Director at the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD), Christine Hendricks; Delon Smith (2016); Taskeka Payne (2015) and Shamar Bennett (2016).
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson (back row, second right), with the 2015 and 2016 Margaret Moody Scholarship recipients, after the awards ceremony on September 21, at the Ministry of Labour and Social Security. Seated are (from left) Jade Morgan (2015) and Ian Smith (2016). In the back row (from left) are Executive Director at the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD), Christine Hendricks; Delon Smith (2016); Taskeka Payne (2015) and Shamar Bennett (2016).

Three Disabled Young Men Receive Scholarships
Minister of Labour, and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson presents a gift package to the oldest female living in Jericho, Hanover, 96-year-old Essie Willocks, during a recognition dinner for senior citizens of that community on Sunday, July 31. The dinner was held at the Tryall Club in the parish.
Minister of Labour, and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson presents a gift package to the oldest female living in Jericho, Hanover, 96-year-old Essie Willocks, during a recognition dinner for senior citizens of that community on Sunday, July 31. The dinner was held at the Tryall Club in the parish.

Labour and Social Security Minister Promotes Healthy Lifestyle Among Elderly
Director, Social Security, Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Denzil Thorpe (right) presents Claudia Walton with her certificate in customer service during the closing ceremony for the Recognising Abilities Through Training Employment and Development (RATED) programme at the Genesis Academy in Kingston on April 23. Claudia was among the 40 persons with disabilities who received certification in various skills sets.
Director, Social Security, Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Denzil Thorpe (right) presents Claudia Walton with her certificate in customer service during the closing ceremony for the Recognising Abilities Through Training Employment and Development (RATED) programme at the Genesis Academy in Kingston on April 23. Claudia was among the 40 persons with disabilities who received certification in various skills sets.

40 Persons with Disabilities Learn New Skills Through Training Programme

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Labour and Social Security Ministry to Mark Workers’ Week with Special Events

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security will stage two special events in commemorating National Workers’ Week, from May 15 to 23. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Shahine Robinson, says these are a panel discussion and a public march, both aimed at heightening public awareness about occupational safety and health in the workplace. She said the engagements are intended to increase knowledge...
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Temporary Closure of North Street Entrance of the Ministry of Labour & Social Security

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security wishes to advise customers and the motoring public that until further notice, the front entrance to its premises on North Street in Kingston is closed to vehicular traffic due to on-going road repairs. To gain entry to the Ministry’s compound, customers and clients are being asked to use the back entrance along Lockett...
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Executive Director of the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD), Christine Hendricks (seated at the head table, second right) listens as Regional Director, South East Region, Child Development Agency (CDA), Robert Williams (second left), responds to a question posed by a participant at a policy forum hosted by the Management Institute for National Development (MIND) at its Kingston campus on September 26. The other panelists are: (from left) Acting Director of the National Insurance Scheme (NIS), Portia Magnus; and Managing Director, Jamaica National Building Society, Saffrey Brown. The forum was themed: ‘Social Protection: Fostering the Well-being of Vulnerable and at-Risk Groups for a Better Jamaica’.
Social SecurityVision 2030

Jamaicans Urged to Remove Barriers Affecting the Disabled

Jamaicans are being encouraged to play a greater role in protecting the rights of the disabled, and helping to remove the barriers to inclusion, participation, and development of persons with disabilities (PWDs) in the country. This call comes from Executive Director of the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD), Christine Hendricks, who noted that without a national drive to...
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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier (centre) presents the keys to a new home to Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH) beneficiary Joslyn Scott (seated), during the handing over ceremony held on February 7 in Plantations Heights, St. James. Among those sharing the happy moment are Food for the Poor representative, Baldwin Powell (right); Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Glendon Harris (5th left); Advisor to the Minister, Phyllis Mitchell (4th left).
HousingLabourSocial SecurityVision 2030

30 Housing Units for PATH Families by March 31

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier, said that 30 housing units are slated to be constructed by March 31 to benefit families under the Programme for Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH). The provision comes under the social housing programme, which got underway in 2013, and is being undertaken through partnership with Food for the Poor at...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (left), presents keys to Winston Chambers, one of the beneficiaries of the National Housing Trust’s (NHT) Longville Park Phase III Housing Scheme, during a handing over ceremony on February 20 in Clarendon. Some 882 solutions will be handed over in this phase of the development.
Social SecurityVision 2030Year in Review 2013

Thousands Benefit from Social Inclusion Policy

Thousands of Jamaica’s most vulnerable benefitted from the Government’s strategic policy of Social Inclusion during 2013. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, told the nation during her 2013 Budget Debate presentation in the House of Representatives, in April, that protecting the most vulnerable - the poor, children, senior citizens and persons with disabilities - was the Government’s central...
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Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Director General, Colin Bullock, stresses a point as he addresses Tuesday’s (August 27) quarterly media briefing at the institute’s offices in Kingston.
Finance & Public ServiceSocial SecurityVision 2030

Final Draft of Comprehensive Social Protection Strategy Completed

The final draft of a comprehensive social protection strategy being developed as part of the Government’s growth agenda for the economy, has been completed and is slated for review in early September.     This strategy has been drafted within the context of the provision of effective social protection, as articulated in the country’s National Development Plan - Vision 2030 Jamaica....
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Governor GeneralOffice of the Prime MinisterSocial SecurityVision 2030

Governor-General Gives Full Support to Social Partnership Agreement

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, is hoping that the signing of Jamaica’s first ever social partnership agreement will be the start of the transformation, which will propel the country towards the achievement of Vision 2030, even sooner than envisioned. In throwing his full support behind the Partnership For Jamaica (PFJ) Agreement, which was signed at King’s...
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