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Minister with responsibility for Information and Gender Affairs, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer (left), shares a moment with her mother, Gertrude Falconer (centre); and Permanent Secretary, Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Elaine Foster Allen, following Sunday’s (November 22) commemorative church service to launch the observance of International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. Senator Falconer delivered a message on behalf of Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, whom she represented. International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women will be observed on Wednesday, November 25, under the theme: ‘Violence does not Discriminate: Unite to End Gender-Based Violence’.
Minister with responsibility for Information and Gender Affairs, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer (left), shares a moment with her mother, Gertrude Falconer (centre); and Permanent Secretary, Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Elaine Foster Allen, following Sunday’s (November 22) commemorative church service to launch the observance of International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. Senator Falconer delivered a message on behalf of Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, whom she represented. International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women will be observed on Wednesday, November 25, under the theme: ‘Violence does not Discriminate: Unite to End Gender-Based Violence’.

Gov’t Embarks on Shelter Policy for Victims of Domestic Violence

To continue the drive against the scourge of domestic violence in Jamaica, the Government has embarked on a national shelter policy for victims. “The church is one of the organisations that we are working with to provide shelters across the...
Jamaica’s 2016 Rhodes Scholar, Sherona Forrester.
Jamaica’s 2016 Rhodes Scholar, Sherona Forrester.

Prime Minister Simpson Miller Congratulates 2016 Rhodes Scholar Sherona Forrester
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (centre), looks on as Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (left), shakes hands with European Union (EU) Director for Cooperation with Latin America and the Caribbean, Jolita Butkeviciene, following the signing of agreements for budget support payments of $2.3 billion from the EU to the Jamaican Government, at Jamaica House on Tuesday, November 17.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (centre), looks on as Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (left), shakes hands with European Union (EU) Director for Cooperation with Latin America and the Caribbean, Jolita Butkeviciene, following the signing of agreements for budget support payments of $2.3 billion from the EU to the Jamaican Government, at Jamaica House on Tuesday, November 17.

PM Urges Private Sector to Make Use of EU Trade Support
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (second right), shares a light moment with European Union (EU) Director for Cooperation with Latin America and the Caribbean, Jolita Butkeviciene (right), while Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips; and Head of the EU Delegation to Jamaica, Ambassador Paola Amadei, look on. They were at a signing ceremony at Jamaica House on Tuesday, November 17 for the handover of two budget support payments by the EU to Jamaica totalling $2.3 billion.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (second right), shares a light moment with European Union (EU) Director for Cooperation with Latin America and the Caribbean, Jolita Butkeviciene (right), while Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips; and Head of the EU Delegation to Jamaica, Ambassador Paola Amadei, look on. They were at a signing ceremony at Jamaica House on Tuesday, November 17 for the handover of two budget support payments by the EU to Jamaica totalling $2.3 billion.

EU Provides $2.3 Billion in Budgetary Support
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (centre), looks on as Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (left), shakes hands with European Union (EU) Director for Cooperation with Latin America and the Caribbean, Jolita Butkeviciene, following the signing of agreements for budget support payments of $2.3 billion from the EU to the Jamaican Government, at Jamaica House on Tuesday, November 17.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (centre), looks on as Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (left), shakes hands with European Union (EU) Director for Cooperation with Latin America and the Caribbean, Jolita Butkeviciene, following the signing of agreements for budget support payments of $2.3 billion from the EU to the Jamaican Government, at Jamaica House on Tuesday, November 17.

PM Thanks EU for J$2.3 Billion in Budget Support Payments

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Office of the Prime Minister

Gov’t Committed To Gender Equality In Business Success

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, says the Government is committed to creating the most enabling environment to foster gender equality in entrepreneurial success. “We believe that one way to achieve this is to implement policies and programmes for the economic viability of family owned and operated micro, small and medium-sized enterprises,” Mrs. Simpson Miller said. In her...
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Office of the Prime Minister

Cabinet extends best wishes to Dr Ken Baugh

Cabinet has extended best wishes to Dr Ken Baugh for a complete and speedy recovery. In a statement, the Cabinet said it was pleased to learn that Dr Baugh was making good progress in his recovery following a successful surgery last Friday at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI). A former Cabinet member in the JLP Administration, Dr...
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Mrs. Elaine Foster-Allen, Permanent Secretary currently assigned to the Ministry of Education, will be re-assigned as Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister effective November 16, 2015.
EducationOffice of the Prime Minister

Reassignment of Permanent Secretaries

The Public Service Commission is pleased to announce that effective November 16, 2015, Mrs. Elaine Foster-Allen, Permanent Secretary currently assigned to the Ministry of Education, will be re-assigned as Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister. Mrs. Foster-Allen, who was engaged as Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education on December 3, 2012, has held a number of...
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