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Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Derrick Kellier addressing potential farm workers at a recruitment exercise held at the Montego Bay Community College in St. James on Friday, July 25.
Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Derrick Kellier addressing potential farm workers at a recruitment exercise held at the Montego Bay Community College in St. James on Friday, July 25.

Farm Workers Urged to Make the Best of Opportunities

By: Marlon Tingling, July 28, 2014
Prospective recruits have been urged to make maximum use of the opportunity afforded to them by the Government’s Overseas Farm Workers Programme. Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Derrick Kellier...
A section of the large turnout of potential farm workers anxiously await their interview at the Montego Bay Community College in St. James on Friday July 25. The Government plans to recruit 3, 500 workers for both the United States and Canadian programmes this year for placement in 2015.

Age Limit Increased for Farm Workers Programme

By: Marlon Tingling, July 28, 2014
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier, addresses the 55th National Conference of the Association of Methodist Men’s Fellowship, Jamaica District on Sunday, July 20, at St John’s Methodist Church in Montego Bay.

Labour Ministry Looks to Boost PATH Eligibility

By: Sharon Earle, July 23, 2014

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Immaculate Conception High School student, Kimberly Burnett (right), the 2013 Programme of Advancement through Health and Education (PATH) Top Female Student Achiever, is presented with her cash prize of $150,000 and a trophy by National Insurance Fund (NIF) Director, Audrey Deer-Williams, at the recently held PATH Top Achievers award ceremony in Kingston.
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PATH Top Students Focused on Achieving Success

When 18-year-old Kimberly Burnett applied for the 2013 Programme of Advancement through Health and Education (PATH) Top Achievers Award, she never envisaged emerging the top female and, in the process,...
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By: Shari-Ann Palmer , July 21, 2014
Sector Specialist, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Donna Harris (left), and Senior Public Sector Specialist, World Bank, Kathy Lalazarian (right), congratulate Programme for Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH) Top Achievers for 2012 and 2013 (from left): Denbigh High School student, Othneil Williams; Glenmuir High school student, Chedukia Longley; Immaculate Conception High student, Kimberley Burnett and Glenmuir High’s, Peter Williams, following the PATH Top Achievers Awards ceremony at the Knutsford Court hotel on July 9.
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PATH Lauded By World Bank and IDB

The Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH) is being lauded by the World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) for its tremendous achievements over the past 12...
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By: Athaliah Reynolds-Baker, July 11, 2014
2012 Top Female Achiever, Chedukia Longley, addresses the Programme for Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH) Top Achievers Awards ceremony at the Knutsford Court hotel on July 9. Chedukia was among 27 students, who were recognised by the Ministry of Labour and Social Security for outstanding achievement in the Caribbean Secondary Examination Council (CSEC) and the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) for 2012 and 2013.
Labour

Outstanding PATH Scholars Recognised

“Mi likkle, but mi talawah!” was the emphatic cry of 17-year-old, Chedukia Longley, as she walked away with the 2012 top female achiever award for the Programme of Advancement through...
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By: Athaliah Reynolds-Baker, July 10, 2014