Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Karl Samuda (left), makes a presentation to Angella Lawrence, during a ceremony held at the Port Maria Arcade in St. Mary on March...

Corporate and public entities are required to retrofit their premises to accommodate persons with disabilities (PWDs). Building contractors must also ensure that new public and commercial buildings are constructed in...

The Minimum Wage Advisory Commission will this year undertake constant monitoring and review of the circumstances under which a wage increase is desired. This is part of the expanded role...

The Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCDP) is calling on individuals who are diagnosed with a disability to register with the Council. With the Disabilities Act in effect from...

Beginning this month, the Ministry of Labour and Social Security is to expand its reach to include needy families who are not in receipt of benefits under the Programme of...

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security is aiming to enact the Occupational Safety and Health Act this year. “That’s a long outstanding matter that I have already taken up...

Interim Executive Director of the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD), Dr. Christine Hendricks, says the process has started to establish the Council as a corporate body. The transition...

February 2022 is of great significance to the Jamaica Association for the Deaf (JAD). It is the month that the Disabilities Act came into effect and the month when the...