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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, signing the Condolence Book for the late former South African President Nelson Mandela, at the South African High Commission in St. Andrew yesterday (December 6). The Prime Minister is accompanied by Members of the Cabinet who took a break from their two day retreat and travelled to the High Commission where they also signed the Condolence Book.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, signing the Condolence Book for the late former South African President Nelson Mandela, at the South African High Commission in St. Andrew yesterday (December 6). The Prime Minister is accompanied by Members of the Cabinet who took a break from their two day retreat and travelled to the High Commission where they also signed the Condolence Book.

Jamaica Honours Mandela with Period of State Mourning; PM & Cabinet Sign Condolence Book

Prime Minister the Most Hon Portia Simpson Miller this afternoon led members of the Cabinet to the South African High Commission in Kingston for an en bloc signing of the condolence book for the late South African President, Nelson Mandela....
Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (holding trophy), with staff and Board members of the HEART Trust/NTA, on December 4 at the agency’s offices. Occasion was a celebration of the agency attaining the Jamaica Observer Business Leader 2013 award.
Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (holding trophy), with staff and Board members of the HEART Trust/NTA, on December 4 at the agency’s offices. Occasion was a celebration of the agency attaining the Jamaica Observer Business Leader 2013 award.

Education Minister Says Heart Trust/NTA is a Special Institution
The late former President of South Africa, Nelson Mandela (left), is welcomed to Jamaica at the Norman Manley International Airport by the late former Prime Minister of Jamaica, Michael Manley, when he arrived in the island in July of 1991. Mr. Mandela died on December 5 at the age of 95.
The late former President of South Africa, Nelson Mandela (left), is welcomed to Jamaica at the Norman Manley International Airport by the late former Prime Minister of Jamaica, Michael Manley, when he arrived in the island in July of 1991. Mr. Mandela died on December 5 at the age of 95.

Cabinet Observes Moment of Silence for Mandela
Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, emphasizes a point, while addressing a handing over ceremony for rehabilitation works at the St. Michael’s Infant School in Central Kingston, on December 5. Listening are (from left): Acting Principal of the school, Deverlyn Wilks-Kennedy and Managing Director, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Scarlette Gillings.
Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, emphasizes a point, while addressing a handing over ceremony for rehabilitation works at the St. Michael’s Infant School in Central Kingston, on December 5. Listening are (from left): Acting Principal of the school, Deverlyn Wilks-Kennedy and Managing Director, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Scarlette Gillings.

St. Michael’s Infant School Upgraded at a Cost of $21.5 Million
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (left), is greeted by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Sutherland Global Services, Dilip Vellodi (right), at the company’s grand inauguration function held on December 4, at its location on the Mona campus of the University of the West Indies (UWI). Looking on is Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (left), is greeted by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Sutherland Global Services, Dilip Vellodi (right), at the company’s grand inauguration function held on December 4, at its location on the Mona campus of the University of the West Indies (UWI). Looking on is Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton.

PM Welcomes Investment by Sutherland Global Services

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Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, and President of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU), Hon. Phillip Paulwell (right), shakes hands with Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, Fadi Chehade, while Secretary General of the CTU, Bernadette Lewis, shares the moment. Occasion was the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the two entities, aimed at ensuring unrestricted use of the Internet by CTU member states. The signing took place on Wednesday, December 4, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, during the 12th Caribbean Ministerial Strategic Information Communication Technology (ICT) Seminar.
Technology

MOU Signed to Ensure Unrestricted Access to the Internet

The Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) is moving to ensure unrestricted access to the Internet for the region’s nationals. The organisation, to this end, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), which will ensure collaboration between the entities in protecting the interests of member states of the CTU towards continued, unhindered access...
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Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (left), emphasizes a point in discussion with Private Sector Organization of Jamaica (PSOJ) President, Christopher Zacca, during a special forum hosted by the Ministry on December 4, at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston.
Finance & Public Service

PSOJ Head Suggests Gov’t Retain Working Group in Tax Reform

Private Sector Organization of Jamaica (PSOJ) President, Christopher Zacca, is proposing that the Government give consideration to retaining the eight-member Incentives Working Group (IWG), which contributed to the development of the Omnibus Tax Legislation. This, he said, in order to involve team members in the full implementation of the Government’s incentives reform programme and other tax reform measures earmarked under...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (right), presides over proceedings during Monday’s (January 13) first day of the two-day special Cabinet meeting, being held at the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), 1 Devon Road, St. Andrew. The meeting concludes on Tuesday (January 14). Also pictured are Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (centre); and National Security Minister, Hon. Peter Bunting.
Office of the Prime Minister

Cabinet Concludes Day One of Special Session

Cabinet met on Thursday, December 5, for day one of its special session to review the country's medium-term economic programme and the macro economic projections for the 2014/2015 Financial Year. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, in giving her charge at the start of the session, said the Government has succeeded in making many of the difficult decisions...
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Leader of the Opposition, The Most Honourable Portia Simpson Miller, O.N., M.P.
Office of the Prime Minister

Prime Minister Simpson Miller Extends Condolences to the South African People

It is with tremendous and utter sadness that I convey the heartfelt sympathy of the Government and people of Jamaica on the loss of the Father of the South African Nation, Nelson Rolihlahla ‘Madiba’ Mandela. The world has lost a courageous fighter, an enlightened leader, a quintessential statesman. His life will inspire countless generations and his illustrious legacy will endure....
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The late former President of South Africa, Nelson Mandela (left), after being conferred with the Honorary Doctor of Laws degree by the University of the West Indies, when he visited the island in July 1991. At right is the former Chancellor of the University of the West Indies, Sir Shridath Ramphal. Mr. Mandela died today (December 5) at the age of 95.
Office of the Prime Minister

Nelson Mandela Passes On

Nelson Mandela, who became South Africa’s first black President in 1994, after serving 27 years in prison during the Apartheid years, died today (December 5), at the age of 95. “I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities. It is an ideal I hope to...
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Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting (2nd right); and Minister of Justice, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding (centre), discuss a model displaying features of the anti-crime mobile application, which is to be rolled out in January 2014. Also participating (from left) are: Chief of Defence Staff, Major General Antony Anderson; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security, Major General Stewart Saunders; and Police Commissioner, Owen Ellington. Occasion was the launch of a national collaborative crime prevention initiative, ‘United for Change’, at the Police Officers’ Club, on Hope Road, in Kingston, on December 5.
National Security and Peace

Three-Pronged Crime Prevention Strategy Launched

Leaders and experts in crime fighting and prevention, along with a host of other stakeholders, including members of the Diplomatic Corps, came together on Thursday, December 5, to launch the National Security Ministry’s three-pronged crime prevention strategy, ‘United for Change’. ‘United for Change’ seeks to rekindle hope in the society and mobilise law-abiding citizens to work together as a united...
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