Labour and Social Security Minister Shahine Robinson is to be accorded an official funeral. In a statement Tuesday evening, Jamaica House said details of the funeral will be announced later. Robinson died at the age of 66 years on May 29, ending her battle with cancer. In the meantime, the Cabinet has approved a period…
The Ministry of Labour and Social Security is advising National Insurance Scheme (NIS) pensioners that they are able to encash all pension vouchers with payable dates in June. The early encashment will only be available at the post offices. The National Commercial Bank (NCB) will only cash pension vouchers on or after the date payable.…
Keith Duncan, chairman of the Economic Programme Oversight Committee, EPOC, says the committee members are satisfied that Jamaica’s current macroeconomic programme is sufficiently robust and will provide a road map for full recovery of the economy. He said that while the Government is projecting a 5.1 per cent contraction of the economy in fiscal year…
By Mark Titus THE GOVERNMENT has answered the call of stakeholders in the business process outsourcing (BPO) sector for an extension to the ongoing work-from-home arrangement by agreeing to a three-month extension. However, major players are still pushing for a year-end reprieve. Daryl Vaz, minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job…
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