The Ministry of Labour and Social Security plans to extend its Early Stimulation Programme (ESP) to western Jamaica to reach more children with mental and physical disabilities. "This early stimulation...

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security has issued a plea for Jamaican employers to support its Special Youth Employment and Training (SYEAT) Project, despite the economic challenges. Speaking at...

A Centre of Excellence for Health Workforce Planning is to be opened in Jamaica by February 2010, Health Minister, the Hon. Rudyard Spencer, has announced. The centre, he said, forms...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles, says that his Ministry will be strengthening its conciliation machinery to reduce the number of labour disputes referred to the Industrial...

Government expenditure to deliver emergency relief to individuals who suffered dislocation caused by disasters during the 2008/09 fiscal year, amounted to some $30.5 million, Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon....

Verona O'Connor has devoted her life to improving the condition of residents of the parish of St. Thomas. As a community volunteer and parish organiser for the National Council for...

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security has responded to Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding's charge to the public sector to reduce energy usage, with the launch of its...

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security will be targeting delinquent employers as it works to collect outstanding contributions owed to the National Insurance Fund (NIF). "If necessary, legal proceedings...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles, has said that the Ministry has embarked on several programmes to retool and re-skill persons finding it hard to secure jobs....

The Mona Baptist Church, in Kingston, is making its contribution to national development, not only by being good Samaritans, but by empowering those whose lives are touched, so that they...

State Minister in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Andrew Gallimore, has warned that stringent action will be taken against employers who fail to turnover National Insurance Scheme...