National Insurance Scheme (NIS) benefits were paid to over 107,000 persons, up to the end of March 2014. Making the disclosure during his Sectoral Debate presentation in the House on...

Another $15 million in grant funding is to be made available to the Jamaica Council of Persons with Disabilities (JCPD) this financial year. This, as the Government continues to improve the...

During the last fiscal year, 7,629 needy families were provided with $127 million in grants to offset various expenses. They were assisted to carry out repairs to dwellings, to bury...

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security wishes to advise members of the public that the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) computer system will undergo upgrading and maintenance between  Friday, May...

The Employment (Flexible Work Arrangements) (Miscellaneous) Provisions Bill is to be debated in the Houses of Parliament by September this year. This was disclosed by Minister of Labour and Social Security,...

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security is moving assiduously to amend several labour laws, as part of measures to effect labour market reform in Jamaica. Some of the Acts...

A Jamaican delegation, headed by Labour and Social Security Minister, the Hon. Derrick Kellier, is to participate in the 103rd Session of the International Labour Organization (ILO) Conference in Geneva,...

The Government, through the National Insurance Fund (NIF), is currently pursuing the possibility of a major investment in a cement plant, which could see the generation of 450 new jobs...