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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., speaks to journalists during a tour of the Ministry’s satellite office at the Castleton Health Centre in St. Mary on Wednesday (April 23). With the Minister are (from left), the Ministry’s St. Mary Parish Office Manager, Charmaine McFarlane, and Acting Permanent Secretary, Dion Jemmings.
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., speaks to journalists during a tour of the Ministry’s satellite office at the Castleton Health Centre in St. Mary on Wednesday (April 23). With the Minister are (from left), the Ministry’s St. Mary Parish Office Manager, Charmaine McFarlane, and Acting Permanent Secretary, Dion Jemmings.

Labour Ministry Encourages Public to Access Services Via Satellite Offices

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security is encouraging Jamaicans in rural or remote areas to utilise its satellite offices, which make the Ministry’s wide range of services more accessible in these communities. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., and...
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (centre), shares a moment with the newly crowned Jamaica 4-H Clubs, Girl and Boy of the year 2025, Tavia Robinson (left) and Dwight Henry, at the 85th staging of the Club
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (centre), shares a moment with the newly crowned Jamaica 4-H Clubs, Girl and Boy of the year 2025, Tavia Robinson (left) and Dwight Henry, at the 85th staging of the Club's National Achievement Expo in Clarendon on April 16.

4-H Boy and Girl of the Year Crowned
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., adresses the 2025 Organisation Development Transformation Week Conference, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, on Tuesday (April 15).
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., adresses the 2025 Organisation Development Transformation Week Conference, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, on Tuesday (April 15).

Labour Ministry Works with Partners to Promote Digital Literacy
Member of the Special Select Committee appointed to review a Private Member
Member of the Special Select Committee appointed to review a Private Member's Motion on the proposal for an Elderly Care and Protection Act, Senator, Professor Floyd Morris, speaks at a recent JIS Think Tank, held at the agency’s Television Department at 5-9 South Odeon Avenue in Kingston.

Jamaicans Urged to Treat Senior Citizens with Respect and Care
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (fifth right) and Director of the National Council for Senior Citizens (NCSC), Cassandra Morrison (right), join senior citizens and volunteers at the food sampling event dubbed ‘Mission MannaPack – Jamaican Style’, held at the NCSC’s West King’s House Road location in Kingston on Tuesday (April 8). The event, hosted by NCSC in partnership with Food For the Poor, saw senior citizens showing off their creativity in preparing meals to enhance the MannaPack Rice meal provided through the Meals on Wheels Programme.
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (fifth right) and Director of the National Council for Senior Citizens (NCSC), Cassandra Morrison (right), join senior citizens and volunteers at the food sampling event dubbed ‘Mission MannaPack – Jamaican Style’, held at the NCSC’s West King’s House Road location in Kingston on Tuesday (April 8). The event, hosted by NCSC in partnership with Food For the Poor, saw senior citizens showing off their creativity in preparing meals to enhance the MannaPack Rice meal provided through the Meals on Wheels Programme.

Senior Citizens Show Off Creativity in Meal Preparation

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Pastor, Webster Memorial United Church, Rev. Astor Carlyle (left), greets Chairman of the Industrial Disputes Tribunal (IDT), Errol Miller (second right), following the IDT’s 50th Anniversary Church Service, held at the Webster Memorial United Church in Kingston, on April 6. Observing are Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Dione Jennings (second left) and Deputy Chairman, IDT, Danny Roberts.
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IDT Achieves Significant Milestone

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., has described the 50th anniversary of the Industrial Disputes Tribunal (IDT) as a significant milestone in the evolution of Jamaica's industrial relations machinery. In a video presentation at a special anniversary church service at the Webster United Church in Kingston, on Sunday (April 6), the Minister said this marks five...
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Manager, Corporate Communications and Public Relations, Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD), Adrienne Pinnock.
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JCPD to Strengthen Public Education Programme

The Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD) will be strengthening its public education programme during this new financial year. Manager, Corporate Communications and Public Relations, JCPD, Adrienne Pinnock, told JIS News that the Council will be rolling out information on its rehabilitation services. “So, we will strengthen the communication and the public awareness, so more persons can be aware…...
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Students of the Stimulation Plus Child Development Centre, which is a programme under the Ministry of Labour and Social Security’s Early Stimulation Programme (ESP), perform to ABBA’s ‘I Have A Dream’ during the Ministry’s Autism Awareness Day Symposium held at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston on Wednesday (April 2).
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Minister Charles Jr. Champions Inclusion, Acceptance for Persons with Autism

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. has delivered a message of inclusion and acceptance for persons with autism. Addressing the World Autism Awareness Day Symposium on Wednesday (April 2) at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston, he said that Jamaica to move beyond awareness and towards actively including individuals with the neurodevelopmental disorder and other...
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Special Focus on Autism April 2

On April 2, the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, through its Early Stimulation Programme (ESP), will join the global community in observing World Autism Day. To raise awareness, the ESP will host an Autism Symposium at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston, on Wednesday, April 2, focusing on promoting inclusion, raising public awareness, celebrating the abilities of persons with...
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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon Pearnel Charles Jr. (second right), presents a cheque valued $1,104,000 to Phillisia Graham (third right) and her daughter, Azaliah Walker (centre), both of whom are hearing impaired, to facilitate the purchase of critical hearing aids. Sharing the moment (from left) are Manager for the Ministry’s St. Catherine Parish Office, Dannett Stewart Green; Minister of State, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn; and Acting Director of Disaster Rehabilitation and Welfare Management at the Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS), Jacqueline Shepherd. The presentation was made at the Ministry’s North Street office in Kingston on March 27.
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Ministry of Labour and Social Security Provides $1.1M to Aid Family with Hearing Devices

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security has made a substantial donation of $1,104,000 to assist in acquiring hearing aids for two members of a family in dire need of these devices. Phillisia Graham and her daughter, Azaliah Walker, are the beneficiaries of the provision, the largest ever granted by the Ministry for this purpose. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Pearnel Charles,...
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Principal Director in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment, and Sport, Sharon Coburn Robinson (centre), observes while General Secretary of the Jamaica Household Workers Union (JHWU), Shirley Pryce (left), cuts the ribbon to launch the Shirley Pryce Care in Action Foundation for Domestic Workers, on March 30, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. Pictured at right is Organising Director at the United States (US)-based We Dream in Black, and National Domestic Workers Alliance, Allison Julien. Ms. Robinson delivered a message from Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange.
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Domestic Workers Being Empowered

The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport is working cohesively with the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, agencies and the private sector to implement policies designed to empower domestic workers and other persons, says Portfolio Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange. In a speech read by Principal Director in the Ministry, Sharon Coburn Robinson, at the launch of the Shirley...
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