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Custos Rotulorum for Kingston, Hon. Steadman Fuller, delivers the 2025/26 Throne Speech during the Ceremonial Opening of Parliament at Gordon House on Thursday (February 13) under the theme ‘Jamaica’s Next Chapter: Aspiring to Greatness’.
Custos Rotulorum for Kingston, Hon. Steadman Fuller, delivers the 2025/26 Throne Speech during the Ceremonial Opening of Parliament at Gordon House on Thursday (February 13) under the theme ‘Jamaica’s Next Chapter: Aspiring to Greatness’.

Ministry of Labour and Social Security Expanding Key Partnerships During 2025/26 Fiscal Year

By: Latonya Linton, February 13, 2025
The Ministry of Labour and Social Security will be expanding industry and academic partnerships, fostering national productivity and incentivising private-sector growth during the 2025/26 fiscal year. This was disclosed by...
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., delivers a statement in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (February 11).

Approximately 17,130 Persons Registered with Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities

By: Latonya Linton, February 13, 2025
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., makes a Statement in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (February 11).

Significant Progress Made Since Implementation of Disabilities Act

By: Latonya Linton, February 13, 2025

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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), State Minister, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn (second right), and acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dione Jennings (third right), bid farewell to 96 farmworkers who departed Jamaica for Canada, on Friday (January 3), under the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Programme (SAWP). The occasion was a send-off ceremony, held at the Ministry’s Overseas Employment Centre, in Kingston.
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Scores of Farmworkers Leave For Canada

Ninety-six farmworkers, 12 of whom are first-timers, departed Jamaica for Canada under the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Programme (SAWP) on Friday (January 3). They will work in the provinces of Ontario...
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By: Judana Murphy, January 3, 2025