This vehicle was parked in my paid spot at the UDC parking lot downtown today.
If one cannot afford a spot it is dishonest to park in another's space. UDC needs to enforce vs offenders or give paying customers a rebate or discount in the coming year
July 2025 Labour Force Survey (Q3) Highlights:
☑️ Employment rose by 32,100, with the biggest gains among Managers and in Wholesale & Retail Trade; Repair of Motor Vehicles and Motorcycles.
☑️ Unemployment fell by 3,400, bringing the rate to 3.3% (down from 3.6% in July 2024).
☑️ 28,700 fewer persons were outside the labour force compared to the same period in 2024.
For more details, visit STATIN Jamaica or contact their library at 876-630-1600 / [email protected].
Jamaica has had five (5) years in a row of positive GDP growth in the Second Quarter (April - June) since Covid ended!
These are Q2-2021; Q2-2022; Q2-2023; Q2-2024 and Q2-2025🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲
Highlights from our TikTok Live! 🌟
We shared how young people can access jobs through the MLSS SIP & Rehabilitation Programme, plus start-up support like shop assistance grants via MPs and the CDF.
#MLSSServingJamaica#NoOneLeftBehind
Grateful this week 🙏🏾 for impactful moments, the CMU Blue Economy Conference, strengthening partnerships with Liaison Officers & Canada’s PS, and advancing inclusion at the ICT Workshop for persons with disabilities. 💬 What are you grateful for?
#MLSSServingJamaica
Productivity starts with purpose.
This week, focus on small actions that make a big impact:
1️⃣ Be intentional
2️⃣ Skip multitasking
3️⃣ Automate small tasks
4️⃣ Move your body
5️⃣Celebrate progress
Work smart. Stay balanced. 💡
#ResetRefocusRecharge#MLSSServingJamaica
Our seniors are the foundation of our nation. Join the Honourable Minister Pearnel Charles Jr. this Wednesday at 8PM on TikTok Live as we celebrate, uplift, and answer your questions about the welfare and future of Jamaica’s senior citizens.
#RespectProtectEmpowerConnect
From policy discussions to international engagement , it was a week of leadership in action. We focused on strengthening partnerships, advancing workforce initiatives, and promoting inclusion through technology and dialogue. 🇯🇲.
#MLSSServingJamaica#NoOneLeftBehind
🚨 Don’t be misled! 🚨
The video circulating is NOT recent, it’s from 2020.
Since then, the Government’s Rural Electrification Programme has delivered free wiring, free connectivity & reliable electricity to 200+ families.
Today, our communities are brighter, safer & stronger.
🇯🇲 Strengthening Jamaica through global partnerships!
The SPIRO project will be ramped up to expand social protection, create more labour market opportunities, and introduce key initiatives like contributory unemployment insurance.
#nationaldevelopment
“Partnership is required if we are going to build back better” - Minister @pcharlesjr, on the need to work together to find an effective solution for climate change.
📺: https://t.co/uI5Jj799B6
“Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do”
~ Steve Jobs
“Reading is dreaming with the eyes open; it expands the mind and the imagination” ~Unknown
Today, we observe the significance of reading and literacy among our children. Encourage and engage them in the importance and joys of reading.
#ReadAcrossJamaicaDay 🇯🇲
Engage your children. Help them to uncover their imagination and sense of expression, nurture their talents and teach them to unplug all negativity and connect to positivity.
#HappyChildsMonth#ChildsMonth
Have a good and productive week one and all.
Remember life is 10% what happens to us and 90% how we react to it so:
•Listen carefully
•Think creatively
•Work smartly