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

JCPD to Strengthen Public Education Programme

By: Latonya Linton, April 4, 2025

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...

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).

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

By: Vanessa James, April 4, 2025

Special Focus on Autism April 2

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Social Security 10 months ago Ministry of Labour and Social Security Provides $1.1M to Aid Family with Hearing Devices
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Labour 10 months ago Domestic Workers Being Empowered
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2019/20 State of the Nation Debate 10 months ago Minister Pearnel Charles Jr meets with Ambassador-designate to the US (PHOTOS)

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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, makes his 2025/26 Budget Debate presentation in the House of Representatives on Thursday (March 20).

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PM Holness Underscores Gov’t’s Commitment to Protecting Vulnerable Jamaicans

The Government is ensuring that adequate resources are available for social protection programmes to safeguard the most vulnerable, says Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. Speaking during the...

By: Garfield L. Angus, March 22, 2025

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (centre); and Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (second right), listen to a point from Social Work Practitioner and Founder and Director of One Step Forward Consultancy (OSFC), Patricia McKenzie-Thomas (second left), during discussion at the OSFC International Social Work Conference held on Tuesday (March 18) at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. Also sharing in the conversation are President of the Jamaica Association of Social Workers, Jacqueline Bryan (left); and Assistant Chief Education Officer, Guidance and Counselling Unit, Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Kennecy Davidson (left), representing portfolio Minister, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon.

10 months ago Foreign AffairsLabourSocial Security

200 Social Workers Being Recruited

The number of social workers employed within the Ministry of Labour and Social Security’s parish offices will be bolstered with the recruitment of an additional 200 practitioners. They will add...

By: Vanessa James, March 19, 2025

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr.

11 months ago LabourSocial Security

Labour Minister Assures Jamaicans of Their Religious Freedom

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., is assuring all Jamaicans that the Government is committed to upholding religious freedom and will never impose policies that force...

11 months ago LabourPress ReleaseSocial Security

MLSS Warns Against Fake Online Job Advertisements

The MLSS is alerting the public about fraudulent job advertisements misusing the Ministry’s logo and branding. These false ads claim that the Ministry offers remote job opportunities for unemployed individuals...

By: Ministry of Labour and Social Security, March 13, 2025

Social Work Practitioner and Practice Development Consultant, Patricia McKenzie-Thomas, organiser of the International Social Work Conference (ISWC) scheduled for Tuesday, March 18, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.

11 months ago Foreign AffairsLabourSocial Security

Int’l Social Work Conference to Be Held in Jamaica March 18

Hundreds of social work professionals, policymakers, academics and students from Jamaica and overseas are expected to participate in the second International Social Work Conference (ISWC), scheduled for Tuesday, March 18...

By: Judith A. Hunter, March 13, 2025

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), speaks with Hurricane Beryl relief cheque beneficiary Lorna Langley (left) while holding her grandson Nickao Beech. Occasion was the cheque handover ceremony at the St. Gabriel's Anglican Church in May Pen, Clarendon, on March 11.

11 months ago Hurricane Relief & RecoveryLabourSocial Security

PHOTOS: Hurricane Beryl Cheque Presentation, Clarendon

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), speaks with Hurricane Beryl relief cheque beneficiary Lorna Langley (left) while holding her grandson Nickao Beech. Occasion was the...

11 months ago LabourSocial Security

NIF Projects Net Surplus of $41 Billion as of March

The National Insurance Fund (NIF) remains viable with projected net surplus of $41 billion as of March 2025, says Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. “This...

By: Latonya Linton, March 9, 2025

Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (left), shares a moment with Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister (West), Hon. Homer Davis, and Member of Parliament for Hanover Western, Tamika Davis. The occasion was a tribute ceremony in Blenheim, Hanover, on February 24 to commemorate the 141st anniversary of the birth of National Hero and Jamaica’s first Prime Minister, the Right Excellent Sir Alexander Bustamante,

11 months ago LabourSocial Security

Sir Alexander Bustamante Hailed As Champion Of Jamaica’s Working Class

Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, has hailed National Hero, the Right Excellent Sir Alexander Bustamante, as a champion of Jamaica’s...

By: SERENA GRANT, March 2, 2025

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