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Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, addresses a Jamaica House press briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister’s Western Regional Office in Montego Bay on Friday (September 4). The briefing was held on the eve of the 10th Anniversary Commemorative Summit of the PetroCaribe Agreement, on September 5 to 6, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre.
Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, addresses a Jamaica House press briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister’s Western Regional Office in Montego Bay on Friday (September 4). The briefing was held on the eve of the 10th Anniversary Commemorative Summit of the PetroCaribe Agreement, on September 5 to 6, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre.

Jamaica Has Benefitted From Petrocaribe Agreement

Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, said Jamaica and other participating states have benefited significantly from the PetroCaribe Agreement. “Jamaica’s ability to afford its energy requirements has been favourably impacted by this single most important PetroCaribe...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (right), makes a presentation to University of the West Indies student Shannon Castongaway. Occasion was the Portia Simpson Miller Foundation scholarship awards ceremony held on September 3, at the Mayfair Hotel in St. Andrew.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (right), makes a presentation to University of the West Indies student Shannon Castongaway. Occasion was the Portia Simpson Miller Foundation scholarship awards ceremony held on September 3, at the Mayfair Hotel in St. Andrew.

PM Urges Students to Make Good Use of Education
Leader of the Opposition, The Most Honourable Portia Simpson Miller, O.N., M.P.
Leader of the Opposition, The Most Honourable Portia Simpson Miller, O.N., M.P.

PM Simpson Miller to Co-Chair PetroCaribe 10th Anniversary Summit in Montego Bay
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller addresses the House of Representatives on Tuesday, September 1 at Gordon House. She congratulated the Jamaican athletes who participated in the IAAF World Athletics Championships in Beijing, China. At left is Minister of Water, Land, Environment & Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller addresses the House of Representatives on Tuesday, September 1 at Gordon House. She congratulated the Jamaican athletes who participated in the IAAF World Athletics Championships in Beijing, China. At left is Minister of Water, Land, Environment & Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill.

Prime Minister Congratulates Athletes
Former Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Public Relations Officer, and 2015 United Kingdom Chevening Scholarship awardee, Oroyo Eubanks (right, seated), interacts with youngsters from a 4H Club Summer Camp, who visited the agency’s head office, in Kingston, in July.
Former Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Public Relations Officer, and 2015 United Kingdom Chevening Scholarship awardee, Oroyo Eubanks (right, seated), interacts with youngsters from a 4H Club Summer Camp, who visited the agency’s head office, in Kingston, in July.

Jamaica Information Service Officer Awarded UK Chevening Scholarship

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Office of the Prime MinisterPetroCaribe

Patterson Calls For Construction of Hugo Chavez Academy

Former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. P. J. Patterson, has called for the construction of a tertiary institution in Jamaica to honour the legacy of late Venezuelan President, Hugo Chavez. Mr. Patterson, who was addressing the 10th anniversary commemorative ceremony of the PetroCaribe Agreement at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on Saturday (September 5), said he had...
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Office of the Prime Minister

Public Sector Workers Among Chevening Scholarship Winners

Seven public sector workers are among the 11 Jamaicans who have been awarded the prestigious Chevening Scholarship by the United Kingdom government, to pursue Master’s degrees in that country. Public Relations Officer at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Mr. Oroyo Eubanks, is among the scholars who will take up the one year course of study, beginning in September. He will...
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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 sends condolence message to Dominica after deaths and damage related to tropical storm Erika

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller has expressed deepest sympathy on behalf of the Government and people of Jamaica to the Government and people of Dominica on the tragic loss of lives, injuries, as well as significant damage to property and public infrastructure throughout the Caribbean Community member State as a result of the recent torrential rains and high winds associated...
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Office of the Prime Minister

Weekend Rains Associated With TS Erika

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) is advising that Tropical Storm Erika, though not a direct threat to Jamaica, could impact the island producing intermittent rainfall. Information from the National Meteorological Center indicates a projection for weekend rains with the possibility of Flash Flooding. Tropical Storm Erika is now located south-southeast of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic and...
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Leader of the Opposition, The Most Honourable Portia Simpson Miller, O.N., M.P.
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“Phenomenal”, PM Simpson Miller says of Athletes’ 6th & 7th Days Medal Haul

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller has described as phenomenal, the performances of Jamaica’s athletes on days six and seven of the IAAF World Athletics Championships now underway in Bejing, China, where the country reached third in the medal rankings with a total 9 medals – 4 gold, 2 silver and 3 bronze. In a statement on Friday, August 28, the...
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