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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

Information Minister Senator Sandrea Falconer is presently leading Jamaica’s participation at the 58th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW 58), underway at the UN Headquarters, New York. The Session under the theme “Challenges and Achievements in...
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
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.
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.

Private Sector Recommended For Inclusion In COTED
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.
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.

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

Government to Ratify ILO Household Workers Convention

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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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Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon Peter Phillips (left), in discussion with President of the Jamaica Exporters’ Association, Marjory Kennedy, during a breakfast forum organized by the JEA on ‘The Omnibus Fiscal Incentive Legislation and its Impact on the Export Sector’, at the Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston on (March 7).
Finance & Public Service

Jamaica Has to Maintain Strong Fiscal Discipline

Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, says Jamaica will have to maintain its programme of strong fiscal consolidation for the foreseeable future, if it is to continue its downward trend in the debt to gross domestic product (GDP ) ratio. “There is a lot of discussion about stimulus and other things, but ultimately if we don’t tailor...
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Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Roger Clarke (right), having a light conversation with Attorney General and Member of Parliament for North Trelawny, Hon. Patrick Atkinson (centre) and Mrs. Beverley Atkinson, at the 58th annual Hague Agricultural, Livestock and Food Show, which was held on March 5, in Trelawny, under the theme:
Agriculture

Thousands Trained Under ‘Youth in Agriculture’ Programme

More than 102,000 young persons have been trained and 453 school gardens established under the ‘Youth in Agriculture’ initiative, Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Roger Clarke, has revealed. The on-going project was undertaken in 2001 by the Ministry, in collaboration with the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) and the Jamaica 4-H Clubs. “Over the years,...
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Students at the new Red Hills Primary School, in St. Andrew, perform during the recent official opening. Enjoying the performance at third left is the Minister of Education, Hon. the Rev. Ronald Thwaites. Others (from left) are: Member of Parliament for the area, Mr. Paul Buchanan and Opposition Leader, Mr. Andrew Holness. The new school, which replaces the Red Hills All Age, will accommodate 630 students.
CommunityEducation

Red Hills Community grateful for new School

The Red Hills community, in St. Andrew, has welcomed the new primary school, noting that it will equip children with quality education for the best high schools in the island. Principal of the new Red Hills Primary School, Miss Lorna Hector, in her address at the recent official opening of the institution, thanked the community for their support during the...
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