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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, gives a gift to a child during a Christmas treat held at the Petersfield High School in Westmoreland on December 13. Also present was Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (background, second left).
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, gives a gift to a child during a Christmas treat held at the Petersfield High School in Westmoreland on December 13. Also present was Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (background, second left).

Home Repair Grants to Be Given in January

By: Latonya Linton, December 18, 2025
The Government is to commence the distribution of home repair grants in January, says Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. He made the disclosure during a Christmas treat...
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (second right), participates in the presentation of a cheque valued at $2,200,000, representing the Assistive Aid Grant and the Margaret Moody Scholarship. Joining him (from left) are Chairperson of the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD) Social and Economic Empowerment Committee, Gloria Goffe-Smallwood; Communications Advisor to the Minister, Rochelle Mitchell; JCPD Acting Executive Director, Desreen Boothe; and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Dione Jennings. The presentation took place during the Handover Ceremony for the Assistive Aid Grant and the Margaret Moody Scholarship at the JCPD Head Office in Kingston on Tuesday (December 16).

Seven Persons Receive Grants from the JCPD

By: Britney Stevens, December 17, 2025
Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Audrey Deer-Williams.

More Than 50,000 Damage Assessments Completed to Date

By: Shanna K. Salmon, December 16, 2025

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Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Ambassador Dr. Rocky Meade.
Finance & Public ServiceHurricane Relief & RecoveryOffice of the Prime MinisterSocial Security

Gov’t to Transition Hurricane Melissa Relief to Voucher System by Early New Year

The Government is moving to transition its post-Hurricane Melissa relief efforts from physical distribution to a voucher system by early in the New Year. Permanent Secretary in the Office of...
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By: Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Ambassador Dr. Rocky Meade., December 13, 2025