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June 6 10:02 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Island Traffic Authority (ITA) is reporting that 49 fewer people have been killed in road fatalities up to June 5 this year, w...
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June 6 09:51 AM
ST JAMES, Jamaica — The body of a man was found at the Retirement landfill in St James a short while ago. It is believed that the man was killed about...
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June 6 09:37 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica’s merchandise trade activity declined for the first two months of 2026, with expenditure on imports falling by 8.1 per cen...
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June 6 08:47 AM
Jamaica’s Reggae Girlz beat Panama 1-0 in the first of their two friendly internationals played at Estadio Rommel Fernandez in Panama City on Friday. ...
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May 22, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — As part of Workers’ Week 2026 celebrations, two Kingston-based buildings under the Ministry of Labour and Social Security will be ...
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May 14, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Workers’ Week 2026 will be observed from May 17 to 25 under the theme “Voices Heard: Shaping Labour Policies in an Evolving Labour...
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February 22, 2026
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica – The Ministry of Labour and Social Security has disbursed more than $2 billion to Jamaicans affected by Hurricane Melissa, with...
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February 4, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS) has signed a Statement of Intent with the Human Resource Management Association ...
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December 18, 2025
Minister of Labour and Social Security Pearnel Charles Jr is appealing to Jamaicans to be on the alert for individuals using his image and the ministr...
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December 3, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS) has restated its commitment to creating a more inclusive and accessible Jamaica ...
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November 27, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS) has ramped up its collaboration with the World Food Programme (WFP) as Jamaica c...
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November 13, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Government of Jamaica says it has ramped up its humanitarian response to assist families affected by Hurricane Melissa, with c...
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November 11, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS) is alerting the public to the unauthorised and fraudulent use of video images of...
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October 24, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica - The Ministry of Labour and Social Security has established a dedicated WhatsApp line, 876-447-0444, for persons with disabilities ...
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August 4, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica— Vincent Morrison, the president of the Union of Clerical, Administrative and Supervisory Employees (UCASE) has called on the Minist...
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July 30, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica—Minister of Labour and Social Security Pearnel Charles Jr says the launch of Jamaica’s revolutionary ‘I AM ABLE’ mobile application ...
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July 17, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A total of 2,482 Jamaicans travelled to the United States (US) for employment between January and June 2025 under the H-2A (agricu...
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July 11, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Seventy-four children with developmental disabilities have successfully transitioned from the Ministry of Labour and Social Securi...
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July 8, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica— A meeting has been scheduled for Wednesday between the Ministry of Labour and the South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA) afte...
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June 30, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica— Human resource (HR) professionals in Jamaica are set to operate under new national standards following the endorsement of key refor...
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May 14, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica-Minister of Labour and Social Security Pearnel Charles Jr has announced the establishment of a National Skills Bank to better match ...
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April 25, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica– The Ministry of Labour and Social Security says it is actively investigating the legal status of a group of Chinese mechanics who o...
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March 13, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS) is alerting the public about fraudulent job advertisements that they say are mis...
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February 16, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica--The Ministry of Labour and Social Security’s ‘I am Able’ campaign is a call for citizens, regardless of their abilities, to be able...
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July 4, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Ministry of Labour and Social Security said its humanitarian response team has already begun conducting house-to-house assessm...
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June 6, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Island Traffic Authority (ITA) is reporting that 49 fewer people have been killed in road fatalities up to June 5 this year, w...
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June 6, 2026
ST JAMES, Jamaica — The body of a man was found at the Retirement landfill in St James a short while ago. It is believed that the man was killed about...
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June 6, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica’s merchandise trade activity declined for the first two months of 2026, with expenditure on imports falling by 8.1 per cen...
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June 6, 2026
Jamaica’s Reggae Girlz beat Panama 1-0 in the first of their two friendly internationals played at Estadio Rommel Fernandez in Panama City on Friday. ...
BY ALICIA DUNKLEY-WILLIS Senior staff reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com
Jamaicans lionise the country’s eighth president of the Court of Appeal
June 6, 2026
A ‘Forte’ for justice
