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Portia Simpson Miller, O.N., M.P. — Leader of the Opposition, The Most Honourable Portia Simpson Miller, O.N., M.P.

Prime Minister Expresses Sadness at Passing of Monsignor Richard Albert

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller has expressed sadness at the sudden passing of Roman Catholic priest, Monsignor Richard Albert. Mrs. Simpson Miller reflected on the near 4 decades of service Monsignor Albert devoted to the Catholic Ministry in Jamaica and...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (left), engages in a light conversation with President of the Small Business Association of Jamaica (SBAJ), Hugh Johnson, during the 40th anniversary banquet of the SBAJ, held last evening (November 28), at the Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston.

Gov’t Committed to Supporting Growth of MSMES – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (3rd right), breaks ground for the $64 million expansion and rehabilitation of the Mandeville Primary and Junior High School in Central Manchester on Friday, November 27. Others (from left), are: Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney; the School Board’s Chairman, Dr. Lloyd Quarrie; National Security Minister and Central Manchester Member of Parliament, Hon. Peter Bunting; Councillor for the Mandeville Division of the Manchester Parish Council, Jones Oliphant; and Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites.

$347 Million Spent on Secondary School Upgrading in Manchester and St. Elizabeth

PM Signs Contract For $64 Million Expansion Of Mandeville Primary And Junior High

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (3rd right), is assisted by Head Boy at the McIntosh Memorial Primary School in Royal Fats, Manchester, John Wayne Sinclair (3rd left), to cut the ribbon marking Friday’s (November 27) official opening of a new eight-classroom block at the school, built at a cost of over $25 million. Others (from left) are: Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites; Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Dr. Maurice Smith; Permanent Secretary, Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Elaine Foster-Allen; and National Security Minister and Member of Parliament for Central Manchester, where the school is situated, Hon. Peter Bunting.

PM Opens Upgraded Schools In Central Manchester

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PM Commends Palace Resorts for US$200M Investment in Jamaica’s Tourism Sector

Prime Minister Portia Simpson is commending Palace Resorts for its US$200 million investment in Jamaica’s tourism industry, with the refurbishing and rebranding of the former Sunset Jamaica Grande Hotel property, into a 5-star resort renamed Moon Palace Jamaica Grande. Speaking at the Official Opening and Ribbon Cutting on Wednesday, December 2, the Prime Minister noted that the investment is “an...

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District Constables to Become Pensionable by April 1, 2016 – PM

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller has announced that District Constables will become pensionable at the start of the new financial year on April 1, 2016. The Prime Minister made the well-received announcement during her keynote address at the 24th Annual General Conference of the United District Constables Association at the Cardiff Hotel & Spa, Runaway Bay, St. Ann on Wednesday,...

10 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

Partnership Council Welcomes the Opposition Back to the Partnership Table

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller on Thursday, December 3 presided over the final meeting of the Partnership for Jamaica Council for 2015 which focussed on labour market reform in the context of the national growth agenda. The Prime Minister joined other Partnership members in welcoming the participation of Senator Kamina Johnson Smith as the representative of the Opposition to the...

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MIND Hosts Forum on Gender-Based Violence

The Management Institute for National Development (MIND), in support of the 16 days of activism against gender based violence, has partnered with the Bureau of Women’s Affairs to host a Discussion Forum, under the theme: ‘Addressing Gender-Based Violence: It’s 2015’. The forum is scheduled for Friday, December 4, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at the Kingston campus of MIND,...

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Government Has Increased Loans To Small Businesses – PM

In addition to creating an enabling business environment, Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller says Government is determined to continue increasing access to financing for the micro and small business sector. Delivering the keynote address at the Small Business Association of Jamaica’s 40th Anniversary Banquet on Saturday, November 28 at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston, the Prime Minister indicated that...

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Prime Minister Launches HEART Trust/NTA Mobile Welding Lab & Career Coach in St. Thomas

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller says the HEART Trust/NTA’s Mobile Welding Laboratory and Career Coach is a bold and visionary initiative that will bring hope and new training opportunities to young persons, especially those in rural communities across Jamaica. “This is the type of creative approach to providing public service that every Government Agency and Department must embark on,” she...

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Social Media Campaign Launched To Tackle Violence Against Women And Girls

The Bureau of Women’s Affairs has launched a three-month social media campaign, aimed at providing a platform for advocacy and collaboration around the issue of violence against women and girls, and other forms of gender-based violence. Specifically, the initiative seeks to facilitate constructive conversations on strategies to eliminate violence against women and girls, and will create an inclusive platform to...