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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (left), is greeted by Chief Technical Director of Social Services in the Ministry, Miss Dionne Jennings (right), ahead of a tour of the Vineyard Town Golden Age Home, on Thursday (December 31). Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Vineyard Town Golden Age Home, Mr. Errol Greene (second left) and General Manager, Mrs. Laurette Adams-Thomas (second right), look on.
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (left), is greeted by Chief Technical Director of Social Services in the Ministry, Miss Dionne Jennings (right), ahead of a tour of the Vineyard Town Golden Age Home, on Thursday (December 31). Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Vineyard Town Golden Age Home, Mr. Errol Greene (second left) and General Manager, Mrs. Laurette Adams-Thomas (second right), look on.

Social Security Minister Pledges Continued Support for Golden Age Home

By: Denise Dennis, December 31, 2015
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, has pledged the Ministry’s continued support of the staff and residents of the Vineyard Town Golden Age Home, in Kingston....
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.

Dana-Gaye Overcomes Disability to Excel

By: Shari-Ann Palmer , December 31, 2015
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (2nd right), and Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (right), observe as HEART Trust/NTA Executive Director, Dr. Wayne Wesley (left), explains aspects of the agency’s new mobile services programme, during the initiative’s recent launch at the St. Thomas Technical High School in Eastern St. Thomas. Also observing is HEART’s Client Service Representative, Mervis Laing.

Persons with Disabilities Accessing Training Through HEART/NTA

By: Douglas McIntosh, December 22, 2015

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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Dr. Fenton Ferguson (centre) addresses employers and union representatives at a special meeting of the Labour Advisory Council held on Wednesday (November 18) at the Ministry’s North Street office. Listening on are: Permanent Secretary, Collette Roberts Risden (left) and Consultant and Advisor to the Minister Hurley Taylor (right).
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New Minister Pledges to Advance Work of LAC

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