The Codes of Practice to protect persons with disabilities are to be completed in the upcoming 2019/2020 financial year. Meanwhile, the Disability Regulations are to be completed by the end...

The Government is developing a National Action Plan to transition household workers and fisherfolk to the formal economy. The initiative is being spearheaded by the Ministry of Labour and Social...

As Jamaica’s chief border protection entity, the Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) continues to make dents in the illicit drug trade, following the seizure of sixteen (16) packages of cocaine at...

Members of the disabled community are looking forward to the benefits they will enjoy with their inclusion in the proposed National Identification System (NIDS). This is according to Chief Technical...

The Government is seeking public-private partnership to close the soft skills gap that exists among the nation’s youth. Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, says the 2017...

District Constable, Patricia Savage-Dallas, will be one of several Jamaicans to receive national honours and awards at King’s House on Heroes Day, October 15. She will receive the Badge of...

Executive Director of Alzheimer’s Jamaica, Dr. Ishtar Govia, says it is time to “bring dementia out of the shadows” in order to eliminate the stigma associated with the condition. “Persons...

Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Shahine Robinson, is encouraging Jamaicans to protect the elderly by reporting incidents of abuse meted out to them to the police or the National...