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Social Work Practitioner and Practice Development Consultant, Patricia McKenzie-Thomas, organiser of the International Social Work Conference (ISWC) scheduled for Tuesday, March 18, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.

Int’l Social Work Conference to Be Held in Jamaica March 18

By: Judith A. Hunter, March 13, 2025

Hundreds of social work professionals, policymakers, academics and students from Jamaica and overseas are expected to participate in the second International Social Work Conference (ISWC), scheduled for Tuesday, March 18...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), speaks with Hurricane Beryl relief cheque beneficiary Lorna Langley (left) while holding her grandson Nickao Beech. Occasion was the cheque handover ceremony at the St. Gabriel's Anglican Church in May Pen, Clarendon, on March 11.

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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr.

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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), addressing the post-Cabinet press briefing held at Jamaica House on February 26. He is joined by Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Matthew Samuda.

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Persons With Disabilities to Benefit from NWC Amnesty Programme

Persons with disabilities or their verified caregivers have been added to the list of beneficiaries under the National Water Commission (NWC) Amnesty Programme. Eligible persons must be registered with the...

By: Chris Patterson, February 28, 2025

Minister of Labour and Social Security (MLSS), Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (fifth right), listens as Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) Service Providers (Engine Fitting), Kemani Cruickshank (left) and Tashialee McCatty (third left) recount their experience working at German Ship Repair Jamaica (GSRJ). Others (from left) are Senior Advisor to the Minister, Peter Jones; Director of Corporate Communications, MLSS, Makeda Ramgeet; Chief Executive Officer of GSRJ, Colonel Martin Rickman; Permanent Secretary, MLSS, Dione Jennings and Senior Director, Occupational Safety and Health (OSH), MLSS, Marlon Mahon. They were gathered for a tour of GSRJ's shipyard located at 17 Sir Florizel Glasspole Highway, Kingston, on Thursday (February 27).

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Labour Minister Describes GSRJ as Good Example of Operation Streamline

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By: Andrew Laidley, February 28, 2025

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., addresses yesterday’s (February 26) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House.

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Labour Ministry to Introduce New Work Permit Management System

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security is to introduce a new work permit management system to close the skill gaps in the local economy. Addressing Wednesday`s (February 26) post-Cabinet...

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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., delivers the main address at the Manchester Regional Labour Talks Roadshow, held at the Golf View Hotel in Mandeville on February 26.

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Labour Minister Highlights Importance of SPIRO Project

Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., has highlighted the importance of the Social Protection for Increased Resilience and Opportunity (SPIRO) Project, which was launched last November. The...

By: Barbara Ellington, February 27, 2025

Managing Director of the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE), Dr. Marlene Street Forrest (second right) and Executive Director of the Jamaica Society for the Blind (JSB), Conrad Harris (left), sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) during a ceremony held at the Jamaica Stock Exchange, downtown Kingston offices today (February 26). Witnessing the signing are Chairman of the JSB, Daemion McLean (second left) and Principal of the JSE e-Campus, Kevin Powell (right). Also present is Marketing and Communications Manager at the JSE, Neville Ellis (standing).

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JSE and the Jamaica Society for the Blind Sign MOU

The Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) and the Jamaica Society for the Blind (JSB) today (February 26) formalised their commitment to an inclusive society, through the signing of a Memorandum of...

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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (seventh left); Minister of State in the Ministry, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn (fourth left), and Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dione Jennings (sixth left), with recipients of Hurricane Beryl cheques under the Government’s Rebuild Jamaica initiative, at a ceremony held at the Church of God of Prophesy on Old Harbour Road in St. Catherine, on February 25.

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Residents of Old Harbour Receive Hurricane Beryl Cheques

More than 100 residents of communities in Old Harbour, St. Catherine, have received support under the Government’s Rebuild Jamaica initiative for persons who were impacted by Hurricane Beryl in July....

By: Garfield L. Angus, February 26, 2025

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (third right), shares in the ribbon-cutting exercise with Kiwanis International President, Lee Kuan Yong (fourth right), during the grand opening of a sickbay at the Abilities Foundation in Kingston on Friday (February 21). Joining them are Managing Director of the Abilities Foundation, Susan Hamilton (right), President of the Kiwanis Club of Constant Spring, Sheron Gilzeane (second right), and other Kiwanis members. The sickbay was the Kiwanis Club of Constant Spring’s flagship project for 2024-25.

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Kiwanis Club of Constant Spring Hands Over Sickbay to Abilities Foundation

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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr (left) participates in a panel discussion on the ‘I Am Able’ campaign hosted by the Ministry and the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD) at Jamaica House on February 14. Looking on is Executive Director, JCPD, Dr. Christine Hendricks.

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‘I Am Able’ Campaign to Unlock Potential of Persons with Disabilities

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security’s ‘I am Able’ campaign is a call for citizens, regardless of their abilities, to be able to experience their full potential, says portfolio...

By: Latonya Linton, February 15, 2025

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