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Executive Director of the Mona Ageing and Wellness Centre, Professor the Most Hon. Denise Eldemire-Shearer (left), is greeted by Senator, Dr. Elon Thompson, at Wednesday’s (September 23) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House.
Executive Director of the Mona Ageing and Wellness Centre, Professor the Most Hon. Denise Eldemire-Shearer (left), is greeted by Senator, Dr. Elon Thompson, at Wednesday’s (September 23) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House.
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Government to Launch Training Programme for Unpaid Caregivers

By: Donique Weston, September 25, 2026
The Government will be launching a training programme aimed at empowering unpaid caregivers who cater to the elderly, to improve the standard of care for senior citizens nationwide. The programme will be undertaken as a collaboration involving the Ministry of Health and Wellness, the Ministry of Labour and Social Security and the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information. It is to be overseen by Executive Director of the Mona Ageing and Wellness Centre, Professor the Most Hon. Denise Eldemire-Shearer. In an interview with JIS...
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Director of the Rent Services Unit at the Ministry of Economic Growth and Infrastructure Development (MEGID), Shenese Williams Headlam, speaks about the Unit’s services to landlords and tenants, at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank on Wednesday, September 23.
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Landlords and Tenants Encouraged to Seek Help Early in Disputes

By: Sherika Williams, September 25, 2026
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr (left), shares with 106-year-old Nina Brown, the section dedicated to her life in the book 'A Century of Jamaican Stories' during a visit to her home in St. Andrew on Wednesday (September 23). The visit formed part of the Ministry's outreach activities for Senior Citizens Month, which is being celebrated in September.
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Labour Ministry Celebrates Centenarians During Senior Citizens Month

By: Ainsworth Morris, September 25, 2026
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Team WorldSkills Jamaica makes their entry during the parade of teams at Tuesday's (September 22) WorldSkills Shanghai 2026 opening ceremony, held at Shanghai World Expo Cultural Center in Shanghai, China. Bearing the flag is Manager of WorldSkills Jamaica, Makeda Ramgeet Baugh.
Team WorldSkills Jamaica makes their entry during the parade of teams at Tuesday's (September 22) WorldSkills Shanghai 2026 opening ceremony, held at Shanghai World Expo Cultural Center in Shanghai, China. Bearing the flag is Manager of WorldSkills Jamaica, Makeda Ramgeet Baugh.

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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security and Peace, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, shares a moment with Jamaican citizen, Sharmaine Campbell Burrell (left), and her son, Kejaun Burrell, as they display a certificate formalising his citizenship during the recent Citizenship Oath Ceremony at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston.
September 22, 2026
State Minister for Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Hon. Rhoda Moy Crawford (left) and Board Chairman, Devon Primary and Infant School, Glenroy Griffiths, assist Karissa Sparkes down a slide in the new playground at the institution. The facility was officially opened on Monday (Sept. 14) as part of activities for the ceremonial opening of schools.
September 16, 2026
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (second left), in conversation with Regional Representative for Latin America and the Caribbean at the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH), Ignacio Goicoechea (left), and Chargé d'Affaires at the United States Embassy in Kingston, Scott Renner. The occasion was the opening ceremony for the Plenary Session on the Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption, held on September 10 at the Embassy.
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