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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (right), and Special Advisor in the Ministry, Everton Pryce, observe a recruitment session for the Overseas Hospitality Employment Programme, at the Holy Trinity Church Hall, in Montego Bay, on January 13. Margaret Harris of Sea Island Resort (USA) interviews applicant, Kaniel Ottey .
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (right), and Special Advisor in the Ministry, Everton Pryce, observe a recruitment session for the Overseas Hospitality Employment Programme, at the Holy Trinity Church Hall, in Montego Bay, on January 13. Margaret Harris of Sea Island Resort (USA) interviews applicant, Kaniel Ottey .

Labour Minister Calls on Overseas Hospitality Workers to be Positive

By: Glenis A. Rose, January 14, 2016
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, has encouraged participants in the United States Hospitality Employment Programme to go overseas with a positive attitude, thereby ensuring they...
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, addresses the opening of a two-day training workshop, hosted by the Statistical Institute of Jamaica, in collaboration with the International Labour Organisation (ILO), at the Knutsford Court Hotel, in New Kingston, on January 12. The workshop is to provide participants with technical training in preparation for carrying out Jamaica’s National Child Labour Survey, which will be done between April and June 2016.

Labour Minister Proposes Strategies to Combat Child Labour

By: Denise Dennis, January 12, 2016
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (left), speaks with Regional Vice President of Malia Hotels International, Alvaro Schroder, during the official opening of Melia Braco Resort in Trelawny on Thursday, January 7.

Meliá Braco a Solid Investment – Dr. Ferguson

By: Marlon Tingling, January 8, 2016

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Dana-Gaye Weller (in wheelchair), is all smiles after receiving a plaque and laptop from Internet Income Jamaica at Emancipation Park recently, after successfully completing a training programme with the company. Also sharing in the moment are (from left): Parent with disabled child, Denise Williams; Executive Director at the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities, Christine Hendricks, and Chief Executive Officer at Internet Income Jamaica, Alicia Lyttle.
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