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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., addresses male students at the Clarendon-based Central High School, during the institution’s observance of Boys’ Day on Tuesday (April 30).

Vulnerable Students Can Access Support from Labour Ministry

By: Garfield L. Angus, May 1, 2025

Students at the secondary and tertiary levels are being encouraged to take advantage of support available under the Ministry of Labour and Social Security for employment, entrepreneurship or to pursue...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (second left), discusses the safety procedures at Grace Food Processor (GFP) Canning Division (NALCAN) with Senior Safety Officer at NALCAN, Tracey Campbell (second right), who led a tour of the facility on Monday (April 28). Accompanying them are (from left) Acting Permanent Secretary and Chief Factory Inspector at the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Dione Jennings; State Minister, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn; and GraceKennedy Limited Chief Executive Officer, Frank James. Ministry officials conducted a site visit of the NALCAN facility on Twickenham Close in Kingston in observance of World Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Day.

Labour Minister Emphasises AI’s Role in Transforming Workplace Safety and Efficiency

By: Vanessa James, April 29, 2025

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., speaks to journalists during a tour of the Ministry’s satellite office at the Castleton Health Centre in St. Mary on Wednesday (April 23). With the Minister are (from left), the Ministry’s St. Mary Parish Office Manager, Charmaine McFarlane, and Acting Permanent Secretary, Dion Jemmings.

Labour Ministry Encourages Public to Access Services Via Satellite Offices

By: Mickella Anderson-Gordon, April 24, 2025

Education 5 months ago 4-H Boy and Girl of the Year Crowned
By: ROMONA GEOHAGHAN, April 19, 2025
Labour 5 months ago Labour Ministry Works with Partners to Promote Digital Literacy
By: Latonya Linton, April 16, 2025
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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (fifth right) and Director of the National Council for Senior Citizens (NCSC), Cassandra Morrison (right), join senior citizens and volunteers at the food sampling event dubbed ‘Mission MannaPack – Jamaican Style’, held at the NCSC’s West King’s House Road location in Kingston on Tuesday (April 8). The event, hosted by NCSC in partnership with Food For the Poor, saw senior citizens showing off their creativity in preparing meals to enhance the MannaPack Rice meal provided through the Meals on Wheels Programme.

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Senior Citizens Show Off Creativity in Meal Preparation

Senior citizens showed off their creativity and ingenuity in meal preparation at a one-of-a-kind food sampling event dubbed ‘Mission MannaPack – Jamaican Style’ hosted by the National Council for Senior...

By: Judith A. Hunter, April 10, 2025

Pastor, Webster Memorial United Church, Rev. Astor Carlyle (left), greets Chairman of the Industrial Disputes Tribunal (IDT), Errol Miller (second right), following the IDT’s 50th Anniversary Church Service, held at the Webster Memorial United Church in Kingston, on April 6. Observing are Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Dione Jennings (second left) and Deputy Chairman, IDT, Danny Roberts.

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IDT Achieves Significant Milestone

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., has described the 50th anniversary of the Industrial Disputes Tribunal (IDT) as a significant milestone in the evolution of Jamaica's...

By: Judith A. Hunter, April 7, 2025

Manager, Corporate Communications and Public Relations, Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD), Adrienne Pinnock.

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JCPD to Strengthen Public Education Programme

The Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD) will be strengthening its public education programme during this new financial year. Manager, Corporate Communications and Public Relations, JCPD, Adrienne Pinnock, told...

By: Latonya Linton, April 4, 2025

Students of the Stimulation Plus Child Development Centre, which is a programme under the Ministry of Labour and Social Security’s Early Stimulation Programme (ESP), perform to ABBA’s ‘I Have A Dream’ during the Ministry’s Autism Awareness Day Symposium held at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston on Wednesday (April 2).

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Minister Charles Jr. Champions Inclusion, Acceptance for Persons with Autism

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. has delivered a message of inclusion and acceptance for persons with autism. Addressing the World Autism Awareness Day Symposium on...

By: Vanessa James, April 4, 2025

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Special Focus on Autism April 2

On April 2, the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, through its Early Stimulation Programme (ESP), will join the global community in observing World Autism Day. To raise awareness, the...

By: Judith A. Hunter, April 2, 2025

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon Pearnel Charles Jr. (second right), presents a cheque valued $1,104,000 to Phillisia Graham (third right) and her daughter, Azaliah Walker (centre), both of whom are hearing impaired, to facilitate the purchase of critical hearing aids. Sharing the moment (from left) are Manager for the Ministry’s St. Catherine Parish Office, Dannett Stewart Green; Minister of State, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn; and Acting Director of Disaster Rehabilitation and Welfare Management at the Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS), Jacqueline Shepherd. The presentation was made at the Ministry’s North Street office in Kingston on March 27.

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Ministry of Labour and Social Security Provides $1.1M to Aid Family with Hearing Devices

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security has made a substantial donation of $1,104,000 to assist in acquiring hearing aids for two members of a family in dire need of...

By: Judith A. Hunter, April 1, 2025

Principal Director in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment, and Sport, Sharon Coburn Robinson (centre), observes while General Secretary of the Jamaica Household Workers Union (JHWU), Shirley Pryce (left), cuts the ribbon to launch the Shirley Pryce Care in Action Foundation for Domestic Workers, on March 30, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. Pictured at right is Organising Director at the United States (US)-based We Dream in Black, and National Domestic Workers Alliance, Allison Julien. Ms. Robinson delivered a message from Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange.

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Domestic Workers Being Empowered

The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport is working cohesively with the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, agencies and the private sector to implement policies designed to empower...

By: Garfield L. Angus, March 31, 2025

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (left), emphasises a point during discussion with Jamaica’s Ambassador-designate to the United States, Major General (Ret’d) Antony Anderson, during a courtesy call at the Ministry’s offices in downtown Kingston on Thursday (March 27). The discussion focused on areas of collaboration between the Ministry and Jamaica’s Embassy in Washington, D.C., including labour, migration, social protection, and diaspora relations.

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