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Support Available Under Path for Employment, Further Studies

By: Judith A. Hunter, September 7, 2023

Beneficiaries under the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH) can access support for employment or to pursue further studies. These include Steps to Work, Post-Secondary (Education) Grants and...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (left), meets with Executives of the Jamaica Government Pensioners Association, during a courtesy call at the Ministry’s North Street offices in Kingston, on September 6.

PHOTOS: Minister Pearnel Charles Jr. Courtesy Call with Jamaica Government Pensioners Association

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses Thursday’s (August 31) Town Hall Meeting on Housing and Land at Harmony Beach Park in Montego Bay, St. James.

More Youth Needed in Jamaica’s Labour Force – Prime Minister Holness

By: Okoye Henry, September 1, 2023

Courtesy Call 3 years ago PHOTOS: Minister Charles Receives Courtesy Call from Honorary Consul for the Republic of the Phillipines
Labour 3 years ago Additional Back-to-School Provision Under PATH
By: Rochelle Williams, August 23, 2023
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By: Rochelle Williams, August 22, 2023

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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (third right, front row), Digicel Education and Special Needs Project Officer, Jeneard Williamson (third left, front row), and Early Stimulation Programme Director, Antonica Gunter-Gayle (right, back row), are joined by students of Stimulation Plus Child Development Centre and their parents. The occasion was a handover ceremony for school supplies donated by Digicel Foundation on Monday (August 21).

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Digicel Foundation Donates School Supplies to Special Needs Students

Eighty-eight students enrolled in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security’s Early Stimulation Programme (ESP) have been assisted in their preparations for the 2023/24 academic year with the provision of...

By: Judana Murphy, August 22, 2023

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Use Whatsapp Number to Contact Labour Mnistry

Members of the public are encouraged to contact the Ministry of Labour and Social Security through its WhatsApp number, 876-850-9498. This is due to infrastructure upgrade work that continues as...

By: Twila Wheelan, August 21, 2023

Member of Parliament for East Central St. Catherine, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (right), greets a resident of the Gregory Park community in St. Catherine, during a tour of the area on August 19.

3 years ago LabourLocal GovernmentSocial Security

Clean-Up Begins in Gregory Park Community

Work has commenced to remove debris from the Gregory Park area in St. Catherine affected recent arson attacks. Eleven homes were firebombed, leaving more than 40 persons homeless. One person...

By: Garfield L. Angus, August 21, 2023

Members of the Jamaica Nurses Association of Florida pose in front of the truckload of medical supplies donated to Percy Junor Hospital on Tuesday, August 16. They are (from left) Shirley White-Dawkins, Oswald Dixon, Joan Howard; Acting CEO, Percy Junor Hospital, Sharon Hibbert Hemmings; Dr. Ann Marie Allen of Baptist Health Hospital; Vice President, Jamaica Nurses Association of Florida, Dr. Beverlyn Allen; Walcott Allen and Karl Bailey.

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Percy Junor Hospital Gets Medical Supplies and Equipment

Medical supplies and equipment worth US$80,000.00 were handed over to the Percy Junor Hospital, in Clarendon, on August 16. This was done by Dr. Beverlyn Allen, Vice President of the...

By: Barbara Ellington, August 18, 2023

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., addresses Wednesday’s (August 16) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House.

3 years ago Labour

PATH to Be Reformed

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security is moving to reform the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH) to make it more responsive. PATH is the most critical...

By: Latonya Linton, August 17, 2023

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right, seated), and Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (left, seated) affix their signatures to a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that will facilitate implementation of the $50 million ‘New Limb, New Life’ Initiative, during Wednesday’s (August 16) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House. Observing (from left) are Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan; Executive Director, Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD), Dr. Christine Hendricks; Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn, and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Colette Roberts Risden.

3 years ago Health & WellnessLabour

MOU Signed to Implement $50M ‘New Limb, New Life’ Initiative

The Ministries of Health and Wellness and Labour and Social Security have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to implement the ‘New Limb, New Life’ Initiative. The $50-million initiative aims...

By: Chris Patterson, August 17, 2023

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Labour and Social Security Ministry Advises of Upgrading Work to Telephone Infrastructure

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security is advising members of the public that during the period Wednesday, August 16 to Monday, August 21, 2023, customers may experience delays when...

By: Ministry of Labour and Social Security, August 16, 2023

3 years ago LabourSocial Security

Labour Ministry to Meet with JSIS on Establishment of Joint Industrial Council

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security is to meet with the Jamaica Society for Industrial Security (JSIS) on Thursday (August 17), regarding the establishment of the Joint Industrial Council....

By: Latonya Linton, August 16, 2023

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Support Available Under Path for Employment, Further Studies

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Digicel Foundation Donates School Supplies to Special Needs Students

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PATH to Be Reformed

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