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Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Derrick Kellier (left), shares pleasantries with President of the Senate, Hon. Floyd Morris (2nd right), prior to the start of Tuesday’s (March 11) opening ceremony for the inaugural two-day Biennial Regional Conference, being staged by the University of the West Indies (UWI) Centre for Disability Studies (CDS), for which Mr. Morris is Coordinator, at the Mona Visitor’s Lodge and Conference Centre, Mona, St. Andrew. It is being held under the theme: ‘Making Government and the Private Sector Work for Persons with Disabilities’. Mr. Kellier was the guest speaker. Also sharing the moment are Special Advisor to Minister Kellier, Phyllis Mitchell (2nd left), and Executive Director, Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD), Christine Hendricks. The conference concludes on Wednesday (March 12).
Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Derrick Kellier (left), shares pleasantries with President of the Senate, Hon. Floyd Morris (2nd right), prior to the start of Tuesday’s (March 11) opening ceremony for the inaugural two-day Biennial Regional Conference, being staged by the University of the West Indies (UWI) Centre for Disability Studies (CDS), for which Mr. Morris is Coordinator, at the Mona Visitor’s Lodge and Conference Centre, Mona, St. Andrew. It is being held under the theme: ‘Making Government and the Private Sector Work for Persons with Disabilities’. Mr. Kellier was the guest speaker. Also sharing the moment are Special Advisor to Minister Kellier, Phyllis Mitchell (2nd left), and Executive Director, Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD), Christine Hendricks. The conference concludes on Wednesday (March 12).

Cabinet to Get Final Draft of National Disability Bill

By: Douglas Mcintosh, March 12, 2014
The Ministry of Labour and Social Security is to submit the final draft of the National Disability Bill to Cabinet by next week for its consideration. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Derrick...
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier (left) addresses the National Council on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (NCTVET) Quality Symposium, held at the Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston on Thursday, February 27. Seated at the head table are: Executive Director of the HEART Trust/NTA, Dr. Wayne Wesley (left) and Senior Director (Acting) at the NCTVET, Jennifer Walker.

Ministry Creating Linkages with Overseas Labour Markets

By: Alphea Saunders, February 28, 2014
Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Derrick Kellier (2nd left); Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Noel Arscott (right); Commercial Counsellor, Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Jamaica, Lei Liu (left); and Pan Caribbean Sugar Company Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Huaixiang Wu, observe a state-of-the-art cane harvester in action at Monymusk Sugar Factory, in Lionel Town, Clarendon, during their tour of the facility on February 26. Monymusk is owned and operated by Pan Caribbean.

Labour Minister Welcomes $1.6 Billion Investment in Sugar

By: Douglas McIntosh, February 27, 2014

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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier (centre), cuts the ribbon to officially hand over new facilities at the Stimulation-Plus (STIM-PLUS) Early Childhood Development Centre in Rockfort, East Kingston, during a ceremony on Tuesday (February 18). Sharing the moment (from left) are: Principal of the institution, Antonica Gunter-Gayle; Executive Director, Digicel Foundation, Samantha Chantrelle; Member of Parliament for East Kingston and Port Royal and Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell; and Chief Executive Officer of Digicel Jamaica, Barry O'Brien. Also pictured are students of the school.
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New Facilities for Early Stimulation Programme

Students attending the Stimulation-Plus (STIM-PLUS) Early Childhood Development Centre in Rockfort, East Kingston, now have access to a new, fully equipped facility with specialised equipment to enhance learning. Erected by...
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By: Alecia Smith-Edwards, February 19, 2014
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Labour Ministry Takes to the Streets to Educate

With the imminent passage of the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) legislation, representatives of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security took to the streets of downtown Kingston on February...
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By: Athaliah Reynolds-Baker, February 13, 2014
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier (right), addressing the first batch of farm workers to be dispatched for 2013 to Canada, under the Ministry’s Overseas Employment Programme, on January 2, at East Street in Kingston. The 172 workers will leave the island on January 3, 2013 on a Chartered flight. (FILE)
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More Jamaicans Get Jobs Overseas

Employment under the Ministry of Labour and Social Security’s overseas work programme is expected to exceed 13,400 for the 2013/14 period. The number is an increase over the 11,411 Jamaicans,...
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By: Alecia Smith-Edwards, February 12, 2014
Director of Social Security, Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Denzil Thorpe (standing), engages (from left): International Labour Organization (ILO) Global Action Programme on Child Labour Project Director, Bijoy Raychaudhuri, and Principal Investigator/Project Director, Federico Blanco; and Director of the Ministry’s Child Labour Unit, Marva Ximminnies, during a meeting at the Ministry’s North Street offices, downtown Kingston, on January 30. The ILO representatives gave a brief overview of the organization’s US$7 million four-year Global Research on Child Labour Measurement and Policy Development Project, to be implemented in Jamaica, one of 10 countries that will benefit from the initiative.
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Jamaica to Benefit from ILO Project

Jamaica is to benefit from a major International Labour Organization (ILO) technical assistance project, which is expected to strengthen the country’s ability to more accurately, capture, document and maintain current...
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By: Douglas McIntosh, January 31, 2014