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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (at podium), delivers the keynote address at the official opening ceremony of the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) 2014 High Level Caribbean Forum, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James, on October 23. Listening keenly (from right to left) are: IMF Director, Mr. Alejandro Werner; Finance Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips; Deputy Managing Director of the IMF, Mr. Min Zhu; Vice President of the World Bank, Mr. Jorge Familiar, and President of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), Dr. Warren Smith.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (at podium), delivers the keynote address at the official opening ceremony of the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) 2014 High Level Caribbean Forum, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James, on October 23. Listening keenly (from right to left) are: IMF Director, Mr. Alejandro Werner; Finance Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips; Deputy Managing Director of the IMF, Mr. Min Zhu; Vice President of the World Bank, Mr. Jorge Familiar, and President of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), Dr. Warren Smith.

PM Outlines Impact of High Energy Cost

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, says the high cost of energy is the single most deterrent to economic growth in Jamaica and the wider Caribbean. Addressing an International Monetary Fund (IMF) sponsored 2014 High-Level Caribbean Forum at...
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. A.J. Nicholson.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. A.J. Nicholson.

United Nations Day Message by Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade
Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna (left), presents music producer, Donovan Germain, with his silver Musgrave medal during a ceremony at the Institute of Jamaica Lecture Theatre in Kingston, on October 22. Nine Jamaicans were awarded Musgrave Medals by the Institute, in recognition of their outstanding contributions in the literary, scientific and artistic fields.
Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna (left), presents music producer, Donovan Germain, with his silver Musgrave medal during a ceremony at the Institute of Jamaica Lecture Theatre in Kingston, on October 22. Nine Jamaicans were awarded Musgrave Medals by the Institute, in recognition of their outstanding contributions in the literary, scientific and artistic fields.

Nine Outstanding Jamaicans Awarded by Institute of Jamaica
Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Labour and Social Security, Hon. Luther Buchanan (right), in conversation with Ambassador Derick Heaven, outgoing Chairman of the Sugar Industry Authority (SIA), during the Westmoreland and Hanover Sugar Cane Growers Association Annual General Meeting, held at Frome on October 22.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Labour and Social Security, Hon. Luther Buchanan (right), in conversation with Ambassador Derick Heaven, outgoing Chairman of the Sugar Industry Authority (SIA), during the Westmoreland and Hanover Sugar Cane Growers Association Annual General Meeting, held at Frome on October 22.

Cane Farmers Urged to Increase Production
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (right), in discussion with Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting, during the sitting of the House of Representatives on October 21.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (right), in discussion with Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting, during the sitting of the House of Representatives on October 21.

Quick Response Teams to be Formed to Protect Country from Ebola

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Leader of the Opposition, The Most Honourable Portia Simpson Miller, O.N., M.P.
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PM Sends Condolence Message to Canadian Government

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller has sent a Condolence Message to her counterpart, Prime Minister Stephen Harper of Canada on the tragic shooting incident which occurred on Wednesday, October 22, in that nation’s capital and within the precincts of its Parliament. The Prime Minister’s Message reads: “I am deeply shocked to learn of the harrowing incident in...
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Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right), is greeted by Principal of the Sam Sharpe Teachers
Technology

Technology to Advance Sam Sharpe Teachers’ College – Principal

Principal of Sam Sharpe Teachers’ College in Granville, St. James, Dr. Asburn Pinnock, has made a commitment to utilize the technology now being made available to the institution, to enable it to become a SMART college. With the presentation of 300 tablet computers to the college recently, Dr. Pinnock said that “as technology integration continues to increase in our society,...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (right), in discussion with Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting, during the sitting of the House of Representatives on October 21. The Prime Minister paid tribute to the late President of the Senate, Mrs. Syringa Marshall-Burnett, who died recently.
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Late Senate President Hailed as Nation Builder

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has hailed late former President of the Senate, Syringa Marshall-Burnett, as a nation builder, who helped significantly to improve the healthcare sector, particularly in the area of nursing. “I acknowledge on behalf of the Government, and the people of Jamaica, Syringa Marshall-Burnett’s decades of contribution to Jamaica and her attainment of the pinnacle...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (3rd left), breaks ground for the US$20 million ($J2.2 billion) Total Logistics Facility, at the Kingston Wharves, on October 22. Also taking part are (from left): Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Kingston Wharves; Grantley Stephenson; Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Port Authority of Jamaica, Professor Gordon Shirley.
Transport

PM Breaks Ground for Total Logistics Facility at Kingston Wharves

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, on October 22, broke ground for the US$20 million, (J$2.2 billion) Total Logistics Facility, at the Kingston Wharves. This is the first major infrastructure under the National Logistics Hub Initiative. Construction of the facility is to be completed in just under one year, and will see some 150 persons being employed indirectly...
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Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Mr. Min Zhu, addressing students at the Montego Bay Community College in St. James, on Wednesday, October 22. During his address, Mr. Min said Jamaica’s achievements so far under the stand-by arrangement with the Fund has been impressive.
Finance & Public Service

Deputy Managing Director of IMF Commends Jamaica

Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Mr. Min Zhu, says Jamaica’s achievements so far under the extended fund facility agreement with the Fund can only be described as miraculous. Addressing students at the Montego Bay Community College in St. James after a tour of the facilities on October 22, Mr. Min said because of the financial “miracle”...
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Minister with Responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer (right), converses with Advertising Agencies Association of Jamaica (AAJ) President, Arnold Foote, Jr., during the entity’s 2013 Media of the Year Awards Luncheon, held at the Terra Nova Hotel, St. Andrew, on October 22. Senator Falconer delivered the keynote address.
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AAAJ Commits to Support Ebola and Chik-V Public Education Campaign

The Government’s Ebola and Chikungunya public education campaign is expected to be significantly boosted by a commitment of support from the Advertising Agencies Association of Jamaica (AAAJ). The organization’s President, Arnold Foote, Jr., has pledged to lobby members’ and clients’ support for the undertaking. Their input will include the establishment of a National Communications Task Force to formulate a plan...
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