The Jamaica Productivity Centre (JPC) should be fully operational within another year with a board of management in place, said Consultant Advisor in Labour Relations at the Labour and Social...

The efforts of the Pesticides Control Authority to register premises to sell restricted pesticides and to license pest control operators, is being met with some measure of success. According to...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Senator Floyd Morris has said that in order for the abuse of illicit drugs to cease, the demand cycle...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Horace Dalley, expects that by the year 2007, there should be at least 7,000 Jamaican men and women working in Canada, as part of...

The Clarendon Office of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS) is advising parents who benefit under the Programme of Advancement through Health and Education (PATH) to ensure that...

As of Thursday, March 17, beneficiaries under the National Insurance Scheme (NIS), who have already registered for their NI Gold electronic swipe cards, may collect them at the electoral offices...

Developers can now benefit from speedier transactions at the National Land Agency (NLA) with the introduction of the agency's new express service, Simultaneous Lodgements. NLA's Chief Executive Officer, Elizabeth Stair,...

Starting February 1, the Programme for Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH) will be embarking on an islandwide enrollment drive with the aim of increasing the number of beneficiaries under...

Amendments to the Road Traffic Act, which would give deaf and hearing-impaired persons the right to drive, could be completed before the end of the legislative year. Senator Floyd Morris,...

Some 5,792 persons in Portland who were affected by Hurricane Ivan, which hit the island on September 10, have registered with the Ministry of Labour and Social Security for government's...

Effective November 1, the National Minimum Wage will be increased by 11.1 per cent to $2,000 per 40-hour work week, up from $1,800. Minister of Labour and Social Security, Horace...