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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (at podium), addresses the launch of National Workers’ Week and Labour Day, at the Office of the Prime Minister on May 6. National Workers’ Week will be observed from May 15 to 23 under the theme: ‘For Health’s Sake, Keep It Clean’.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (at podium), addresses the launch of National Workers’ Week and Labour Day, at the Office of the Prime Minister on May 6. National Workers’ Week will be observed from May 15 to 23 under the theme: ‘For Health’s Sake, Keep It Clean’.

Portmore Communities to Benefit from National Labour Day Project

By: Denise Dennis, May 6, 2016
Two Portmore communities will benefit from the National Labour Day Project, which will see major clean-up activities to identify and eradicate mosquito breeding sites. This was revealed by Prime Minister,...
Chief Executive Officer of the Registrar General’s Department (RGD) and Deputy Keeper of the Records, Deirdre English Gosse. (FILE)

RGD Needs $350 Million to Complete Digitization

By: Peta Gay Rowe, May 6, 2016
Chief Executive Officer of the Registrar General’s Department (RGD) and Deputy Keeper of the Records, Deidre English Gosse, provides details about the entity’s inaugural Civil Registration and Identity Management Conference during a JIS Think Tank on May 3. The event will be held from July 6 to 8 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, St. James.

RGD to Stage Symposium on the Importance of Death Registration

By: Tomeica Gunn, May 4, 2016

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Volunteers paint a wall of the St. Ann’s Bay Hospital, a previous Labour Day project.
Labour

Preparations Well Advanced for Labour Day

Preparations are well advanced for Workers’ Week and Labour Day 2016 activities. This year Labour Day will be observed on Monday, May 23. It is a day when communities participate...
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By: E. Hartman Reckord, April 29, 2016
Director, Occupational Safety and Health Department, in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Marlon Mahon.
Labour

Focus on Occupational Safety April 28

Jamaica will join the rest of the world on Thursday, April 28, to commemorate World Day for Occupational Safety and Health (OSH). Themed: ‘Workplace Stress: A Collective Challenge’, the day...
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By: Shari-Ann Palmer , April 27, 2016
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, addresses the 50th anniversary Church Service of the National Insurance Scheme (NIS), held at the Portmore New Testament Church of God, in Portmore, St. Catherine, on April 24.
Labour

NIS Will Remain Viable – Labour Minister

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, is assuring pensioners that the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) will continue to remain viable. “In recent times, concerns have been expressed...
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By: Shari-Ann Palmer , April 26, 2016