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Managing Director of the National Export-Import Bank of Jamaica (EXIM Bank), Lisa Bell (right), presents a cheque for $170,000 to the Wareika Hill Basic School to assist with the institution’s restoration project. The symbolic cheque was collected by Member of EXIM Bank’s Welfare Committee, Junior Gordon, on Tuesday (December 22) during the Bank’s ‘Carolling in the Courtyard’ event at its head office on Hope Road in Kingston.

PHOTOS: EXIM Bank Makes Donation to The Salvation Army School

Head of the Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch (PSTEB), Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Gary McKenzie, addresses a recent JIS Think Tank.

MSMES Encouraged to be Security Conscious During Christmas Season

By: ROSHEIKA GRANT, December 20, 2020

Head of the Corporate Communications Unit (CCU), Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Stephanie Lindsay, speaking at a recent JIS Think Tank. Beside her is Head of the Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch (PSTEB), Senior Superintendent of Police, Gary McKenzie.

Motorists Urged to be Extra Vigilant

By: ROSHEIKA GRANT, December 20, 2020

Coronavirus 5 years ago COVID-19 Labour Market Task Force Gets off the Ground
By: Ministry of Labour and Social Security, December 8, 2020
Education 5 years ago UNICEF Checks On Special Needs Students Who Receivd Tablets
By: Latonya Linton, December 3, 2020
Education 5 years ago UNICEF Donates 534 Tablets For Special Needs Students
By: Chris Patterson, December 1, 2020

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Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne, addresses the Disabilities Awareness Week church service at the Calvary Baptist Church in Montego Bay on Monday (November 29).

5 years ago Social Security

Persons With Disabilities Play Major Role In Nation Building

Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne, says persons with disabilities continue to play a major role in Jamaica’s development and should be...

By: Garwin Davis, December 1, 2020

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Karl Samuda (left), in discussion with Candidate, United Nations (UN) Committee, Senator Dr. Floyd Morris (centre); and State Minister in the Ministry, Hon. Zavia Mayne, when Dr. Morris called on them at the Ministry on November 23. The call is part of Senator Morris' lobbying campaign for his candidature of the Convention of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) Election.

5 years ago Social Security

PHOTO: Senator Dr. Floyd Morris Visits Minister Samuda

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Karl Samuda (left), in discussion with Candidate, United Nations (UN) Committee, Senator Dr. Floyd Morris (centre); and State Minister in the Ministry, Hon....

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (2nd left) tours the new state-of-the-art St. Ann parish office of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security in St. Ann's Bay, which was officially opened on Thursday (November 12). He is joined by Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Colette Roberts-Risden (left); Portfolio Minister, Hon. Karl Samuda; and Minister of State, Hon. Zavia Mayne.

5 years ago LabourSocial Security

PM Opens Labour Ministry’s St. Ann Parish Office

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on Thursday (November 12), officially opened the St. Ann parish office of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, located at 4 Windsor...

By: Okoye Henry, November 13, 2020

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Collette Roberts-Risden, speaks during the signing ceremony for a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Ministry and the University of Technology (UTech), on October 23 at the Ministry's North Street address in Kingston.

5 years ago LabourSocial Security

Labour Ministry to Undertake Project to Enhance the LMIS and ELE

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security will be undertaking a project to enhance the national Labour Market Information System (LMIS) and the Electronic Labour Exchange (ELE) system. This is...

By: Rochelle Williams, October 29, 2020

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Karl Samuda (right) and United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Resident Representative, Mariko Kagoshima sign a grant agreement during a courtesy call at the Ministry’s North Street offices on October 28. The Ministry has received $40 million from UNICEF Jamaica to help some of the country's most vulnerable households cope with the crippling impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19). The funding will cover cash transfer payments via the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH). Approximately 2,700 families with children with disabilities, as well as pregnant and lactating women, are to benefit from the support. Under the agreement, 1,000 families with disabilities, who are registered with the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD), PATH and the Early Stimulation Programme (ESP), will receive care packages.

5 years ago LabourSocial Security

PHOTOS: Minister Samuda Courtesy Call

5 years ago LabourSocial Security

Stringent Vetting Process for Work Permits – Minister Samuda

Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Karl Samuda, says that stringent vetting measures will be implemented in the issuing of work permits to foreign nationals. He said that the Ministry...

By: Rochelle Williams, October 26, 2020

Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Karl Samuda (second left), signs a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish partnership with the University of Technology (UTech) to promote the Labour Market Information System (LMIS) during a ceremony held at the Ministry’s North Street address in Kingston on Friday (October 23). Also signing (from left) are Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Colette Roberts Risden; and Acting President of the University of Technology (UTech), Professor Colin Gyles. Looking on in the background is Director, Public Relations and Communications in the Ministry, Vando Palmer.

5 years ago LabourSocial Security

Labour Ministry Partners with UTech to Prepare Work-Ready Graduates

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security is partnering with the University of Technology (UTech) to promote the use of the Labour Market Information System (LMIS) in order to ensure...

By: Rochelle Williams, October 26, 2020

Acting Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Kasan Troupe.

6 years ago EducationSocial Security

Government Takes Care of Special Needs Students

The Government has spent $25 million this year to place 125 students with special needs in various special education programmes throughout the system. This was disclosed by Acting Chief Education...

By: Alecia Smith, October 2, 2020