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Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller presents a medal of appreciation to the Reverend Canon Peter Alexander Mullings, OD during her annual Medal of Appreciation For Service to Education ceremony at the Jamaica Pegasus on Wednesday, June 24. The Prime Minister’s Medal of Appreciation for Service to Education was instituted by Proclamation No. 1 issued by the Governor General on January 20, 2005. A total of 40 medals are awarded each year.

PM Thanks Teachers For Contributing to Jamaica’s Progress in Education

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller says Jamaica has made important progress in education, thanks to the hardworking dedicated efforts of the nation’s teachers. Speaking at her annual Medal of Appreciation for Service to Education ceremony at the...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (seated centre); Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (seated third right); and Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (seated second right); pose with the 40 educators, who were honoured with the Prime Minister’s Medal of Appreciation, in recognition for their outstanding contribution to the sector, during a ceremony at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston on June 24. Leader of the Opposition, Andrew Holness (seated second left); Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Elaine Foster Allen (seated right); and President of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association, Doran Dixon (standing right), also shared with the educators.

Gov’t Will Continue to Increase Investment in Education – PM

The JIS webteam is assisted by the cybersecurity team from the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), following the attack on the JIS website late Monday night (June 22). From left are: Andre Allen, Systems Administrator; Detective Inspector, Patrick Linton from the Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency; Oneil Morgan, Computer Services Manager and Constable Jouvan Murray of the Communication Forensics and Cybercrime Unit.

Police Investigating Hacking of JIS Website

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, addresses a Corporate Governance seminar held today (June 24), at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston., Seated at right is Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister, Onika Miller.

State Agencies Must Provide Quality Service – PM

Minister with Responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer.

Minister Falconer to Represent Prime Minister at Regional Roundtable on Adolescent Pregnancy in the Caribbean

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Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, addressing Wednesday’s (February 12) Jamaica House press briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister in Kingston. (FILE)

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David Ebanks: One of Our Finest, Says Minister Falconer

Information Minister Senator Sandrea Falconer has expressed deep sadness at the passing of veteran journalist and parliamentary reporter Mr. David Ebanks. Expressing condolence on behalf of the Government, Senator Falconer said the passing of David Ebanks ends an era of outstanding work and selfless contribution by one of the nation’s finest media practitioners. “His was an unmistakable voice on radio...

Chairman of the Electricity Sector Enterprise Team (ESET), Dr. Vincent Lawrence (left), addresses a press briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister, today (June 23). Others (from right) are members of the ESET, Professor Alvin Wint and Christopher Zacca. The briefing was held to provide an update on the Government’s ongoing plans to procure additional electricity generating capacity for Jamaica.

11 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

ESET Satisfied with Progress to Procure Additional Electricity Generating Capacity

The Electricity Sector Enterprise Team (ESET) is reporting that they are “fairly satisfied” with the progress being made to procure additional electricity generating capacity for Jamaica’s power grid. This additional electricity, which will be realised through the implementation of several energy projects, will enable Jamaicans to see a drop of at least 30 per cent in fuel costs by 2018, resulting...

11 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

All Five Websites on JIS Server Successfully Restored

All five websites which are hosted by the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) have been successfully restored. This was done before 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, after the JIS and five websites were attacked by “hactivists” between 9:00 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. on Monday, June 22. The JIS website was restored within four hours of the attack. The websites defaced were the...

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PM Launches ASEBA Behaviour Modification Programme At Cockburn Primary and Junior High School

Prime Minister and Member of Parliament for South West St. Andrew, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller launched a Behaviour Modification Programme at the Cockburn Primary and Junior High School in her constituency on Friday, June 19. The Achenbach System of Empirically Based Assessment (ASEBA) Programme seeks to identify and help children who are challenged by mental, emotional and social...

11 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

NLIC Updates Cabinet on Krauck Group

The National Logistics Initiative Council (NLIC) has informed Cabinet that insufficient due diligence information has been presented by the proposed bidders – Krauck Group, to enable the Council to recommend to Cabinet that negotiations between the Government of Jamaica and the Krauck Group concerning the development of an Integrated Logistics Hub should proceed at this time. Cabinet has accepted NLIC's...

11 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

JIS Website Restored

The website of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) has been restored after a breach was identified last night (June 22). Technical problems were experienced on the website between 9:02 p.m. and 9:38 p.m. It was taken offline for maintenance shortly thereafter. The JIS web team conducted restoration and recovery procedures within four hours. Preliminary findings reveal that the attempts of...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott (right) shakes the hands of Mission Director of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Denise Herbol during the launch of the Disaster Preparedness Month 2015 recently at the headquarters of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) in Kingston. Seated in the centre is Director General of ODPEM, Major Clive Davis.

11 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

ODPEM Develops Tool to Assist With Disaster Impact Assessment

As part of the thrust to improve the country’s emergency response system, the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) in collaboration with the National Spatial Data Management Division has developed a system, that is intended to assist with disaster impact assessment. The system, dubbed Geo Spatial Damage Assessment Tool (Geo-DAT) is a locally developed smart phone application (app)...