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Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right), in discussion with Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Scarlette Gillings (centre), at a handing over ceremony for seven Corporate Area schools that were upgraded by the JSIF, at a cost of over $24 million. The function was held at the Central Branch All Age School, today March 11. Also pictured is Member of Parliament for West Kingston, Mr. Desmond McKenzie (left).
Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right), in discussion with Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Scarlette Gillings (centre), at a handing over ceremony for seven Corporate Area schools that were upgraded by the JSIF, at a cost of over $24 million. The function was held at the Central Branch All Age School, today March 11. Also pictured is Member of Parliament for West Kingston, Mr. Desmond McKenzie (left).

Education Minister Calls on Communities to Protect Schools

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev Ronald Thwaites, is urging communities to ensure that schools and their equipment are protected, so they can serve for generations. The Minister  made the call today (March 11), while speaking at a handing over ceremony...
Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Derrick Kellier (left), shares pleasantries with President of the Senate, Hon. Floyd Morris (2nd right), prior to the start of Tuesday’s (March 11) opening ceremony for the inaugural two-day Biennial Regional Conference, being staged by the University of the West Indies (UWI) Centre for Disability Studies (CDS), for which Mr. Morris is Coordinator, at the Mona Visitor’s Lodge and Conference Centre, Mona, St. Andrew. It is being held under the theme: ‘Making Government and the Private Sector Work for Persons with Disabilities’. Mr. Kellier was the guest speaker. Also sharing the moment are Special Advisor to Minister Kellier, Phyllis Mitchell (2nd left), and Executive Director, Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD), Christine Hendricks. The conference concludes on Wednesday (March 12).
Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Derrick Kellier (left), shares pleasantries with President of the Senate, Hon. Floyd Morris (2nd right), prior to the start of Tuesday’s (March 11) opening ceremony for the inaugural two-day Biennial Regional Conference, being staged by the University of the West Indies (UWI) Centre for Disability Studies (CDS), for which Mr. Morris is Coordinator, at the Mona Visitor’s Lodge and Conference Centre, Mona, St. Andrew. It is being held under the theme: ‘Making Government and the Private Sector Work for Persons with Disabilities’. Mr. Kellier was the guest speaker. Also sharing the moment are Special Advisor to Minister Kellier, Phyllis Mitchell (2nd left), and Executive Director, Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD), Christine Hendricks. The conference concludes on Wednesday (March 12).

Cabinet to Get Final Draft of National Disability Bill
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (left), gives a listening ear to Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Miss Onika Miller, prior to the official opening of the Twenty Fifth Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), at the Buccament Bay Resort, Buccament, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, today (March 10).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (left), gives a listening ear to Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Miss Onika Miller, prior to the official opening of the Twenty Fifth Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), at the Buccament Bay Resort, Buccament, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, today (March 10).

PM Expected To Provide Update On External Trade Issues
Minister of Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer (left), delivers Jamaica
Minister of Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer (left), delivers Jamaica's Statement at the 58th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women, at the United Nations (UN) Headquarters, in New York, today (March 11). The Session, themed: 'Challenges and Achievements in the Implementation of the Millennium Development Goals for Women and Girls', got underway on March 10 and will last until March 21. Seated at right is Jamaica's Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Courtenay Rattray. Behind the Minister is gender expert, Dr. Glenda Simms and behind the Ambassador is Chief Technical Director, Planning and Development Division, Office of the Prime Minister, Mrs. Colette Roberts Risden.

Falconer Heads Jamaica’s Delegation To UN Status Of Women Commisssion Meeting in New York
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (right), is greeted by Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Dr. the Hon. Ralph Gonsalves, when she arrived at the Buccament Bay Resort, Buccament, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, for the Twenty Fifth Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), which officially opened today (March 10).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (right), is greeted by Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Dr. the Hon. Ralph Gonsalves, when she arrived at the Buccament Bay Resort, Buccament, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, for the Twenty Fifth Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), which officially opened today (March 10).

CARICOM Members Urged To Work Together

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Members of the Prime Ministerial sub-committee on the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) in discussions during its eighth meeting, held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Commerce and Trade, in Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, on Sunday (March 9). The meeting was held prior to the official opening of the Twenty Fifth Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM, today (March 10), at the Buccament Bay Resort, Buccament.
Foreign Affairs

Private Sector Recommended For Inclusion In COTED

A recommendation has been put forward for the private sector to be incorporated within the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED), as implementation of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Single Market proceeds. This comes following deliberations of the Prime Ministerial sub-committee on the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME), during its eighth meeting held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,...
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Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (centre), is engaged in conversation with Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer (right); and former head of the Bureau of Women’s Affairs (BWA) Beverley Manley Duncan, during Friday’s (March 7) cocktail reception at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston, to celebrate the Bureau’s 40th Anniversary, and International Women’s Day, being observed on March 8. Prime Minister Simpson Miller was the guest speaker.
Office of the Prime Minister

Prime Minister Urges United Effort to Curb Violence Against Women and Children

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, is advocating an integrated and united approach by the society to curb the incidence of crimes committed against women and children. “Change of mindset, values, education, a shift in cultural norms, and parenting support are necessary to complement the laws, policies and structures which are designed to shape a peaceful and just...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (left), makes a presentation to Jamaica Household Workers Union (JHWU) President, Shirley Pryce, during a reception at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston, on March 7, commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Bureau of Women’s Affairs (BWA), and International Women’s Day, which was observed on March 8. Mrs. Simpson Miller was the guest speaker. The JHWU was one of 19 groups which the Bureau presented with grant funding, of up to $200,000, for institutional strengthening.
Office of the Prime Minister

Government to Ratify ILO Household Workers Convention

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, says the Government is moving to ratify the International Labour Organization (ILO) Convention 189, which stipulates safeguards for the welfare of household workers globally, and outlines provisions to significantly enhance their status and working conditions. “This is a matter which the Bureau (of Women’s Affairs) has partnered with the Ministry of Labour...
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Transport, Works and Housing State Minister, Hon. Richard Azan (left), performs the symbolic ribbon cutting exercise to formally open the new National Works Agency (NWA) parish office at Haughton Court, Lucea, Hanover, on March 7. Sharing the occasion are: Water, Land, Environment, and Climate Change State Minister and Member of Parliament for Western Hanover, where the office is located, Hon. Ian Hayles (right); NWA Director of Human Resources, Dr. Jennifer Henry (2nd right); Hanover Parish Councillor, Wynter McIntosh (3rd right); NWA Chief Executive Officer, E.G. Hunter (3rd left); and NWA Projects Manager, Moira Williamson.
Local GovernmentTransport

National Works Agency Opens New $25m Hanover Parish Office

The National Works Agency’s (NWA) operations in Hanover should be significantly boosted by the opening of its new office, constructed in the parish’s capital, Lucea, at a cost of approximately $25 million. The facility, located at Haughton Court, comprises a reception area; conference, filing, and emergency rooms; kitchenette; male and female bathroom facilities; and two offices. The new office replaces...
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Chief Executive Officer, Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Dolsie Allen, outlining activities scheduled to mark World Consumer Rights Day, being observed on Saturday, March 15, during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank session, at the agency’s Half Way Tree Road offices in St. Andrew, on March 7.
CommerceTechnology

Mobile Phone Service Focus for World Consumer Rights Day

The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) will focus on mobile phone service provisions and challenges consumers encounter with these, to mark this year’s observance of World Consumer Rights Day (WCRD), on Saturday, March 15, under the theme: ‘Your Phone, Your Rights’. Speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank session at the agency’s Half Way Tree Road offices in St....
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Leader of the Opposition, The Most Honourable Portia Simpson Miller, O.N., M.P.
Office of the Prime Minister

Message from the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, Prime Minister, for International Women’s Day – March 8

Since the turn of the 20th century, the 8th of March has been observed in the majority of democratic societies as the day to recall the struggles for the removal of systemic barriers against womanhood and for equality, human rights and justice for every woman and girl. On this International Women’s Day, being observed under the theme “Equality for women...
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