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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (2nd left), makes a point during bilateral talks with Prime Minister of Spain, Mariano Rajoy Brey (right), at the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium on Thursday (June 11). The bilateral meeting reviewed several areas of cooperation between Jamaica and Spain and identified additional areas of cooperation to be pursued. Others (from left) are: Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator AJ Nicholson; Jamaica’s Ambassador to Belgium and the European Union, Vilma McNish; and Spain’s Secretary of State for European Affairs, Baron Íñigo Méndez de Vigo y Montojo. The Prime Minister was in Brussels for the second summit of the European Union (EU)-Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC). (JIS Photo/Yhomo Hutchinson)
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (2nd left), makes a point during bilateral talks with Prime Minister of Spain, Mariano Rajoy Brey (right), at the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium on Thursday (June 11). The bilateral meeting reviewed several areas of cooperation between Jamaica and Spain and identified additional areas of cooperation to be pursued. Others (from left) are: Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator AJ Nicholson; Jamaica’s Ambassador to Belgium and the European Union, Vilma McNish; and Spain’s Secretary of State for European Affairs, Baron Íñigo Méndez de Vigo y Montojo. The Prime Minister was in Brussels for the second summit of the European Union (EU)-Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC). (JIS Photo/Yhomo Hutchinson)

PM Calls For Change In Middle Income Status

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has pressed for changes to be made to the existing classification of some developing countries as “middle income”. She noted that the classification has prevented these countries from accessing greater levels of...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (2nd left), makes a point during bilateral talks with Prime Minister of Spain, Mariano Rajoy Brey (right), at the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium on Thursday (June 11). The bilateral meeting reviewed several areas of cooperation between Jamaica and Spain and identified additional areas of cooperation to be pursued. Others (from left) are: Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator AJ Nicholson; Jamaica’s Ambassador to Belgium and the European Union, Vilma McNish; and Spain’s Secretary of State for European Affairs, Baron Íñigo Méndez de Vigo y Montojo. The Prime Minister was in Brussels for the second summit of the European Union (EU)-Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (2nd left), makes a point during bilateral talks with Prime Minister of Spain, Mariano Rajoy Brey (right), at the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium on Thursday (June 11). The bilateral meeting reviewed several areas of cooperation between Jamaica and Spain and identified additional areas of cooperation to be pursued. Others (from left) are: Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator AJ Nicholson; Jamaica’s Ambassador to Belgium and the European Union, Vilma McNish; and Spain’s Secretary of State for European Affairs, Baron Íñigo Méndez de Vigo y Montojo. The Prime Minister was in Brussels for the second summit of the European Union (EU)-Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC).

PM Simpson Miller Concludes Economic Cooperation Talks at EU-CELAC Summit
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (2ndright), leads her delegation of senior officials of the Office of the Prime Minister and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade on arrival in Brussels, Belgium to attend a caucus meeting of Heads of State and Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) at the Mission of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States on Wednesday (June 10). The meeting of CARICOM leaders was to review the agenda and discuss national and regional positions ahead of the opening of the second summit of the European Union (EU) and the Community of Latin America and the Caribbean (CELAC), which takes place in that European city from June 10 to 11. Others from right are Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister, Onika Miller; a member of the Prime Minister’s personal protection team; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Ambassador Paul Robotham; Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator AJ Nicholson; and Jamaica’s Ambassador to the European Union, Vilma McNish.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (2ndright), leads her delegation of senior officials of the Office of the Prime Minister and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade on arrival in Brussels, Belgium to attend a caucus meeting of Heads of State and Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) at the Mission of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States on Wednesday (June 10). The meeting of CARICOM leaders was to review the agenda and discuss national and regional positions ahead of the opening of the second summit of the European Union (EU) and the Community of Latin America and the Caribbean (CELAC), which takes place in that European city from June 10 to 11. Others from right are Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister, Onika Miller; a member of the Prime Minister’s personal protection team; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Ambassador Paul Robotham; Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator AJ Nicholson; and Jamaica’s Ambassador to the European Union, Vilma McNish.

Prime Minister to Discuss Cooperation with EU, International Security in Brussels
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (2nd left), participates in a caucus meeting of Heads of State and Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) at the Mission of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States in Brussels, Belgium on Wednesday (June 10),to review the agenda and discuss national and regional positions ahead of the opening of the second summit of the European Union (EU) and the Community of Latin America and the Caribbean (CELAC) in that European city. Accompanying the Prime Minister is Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator AJ Nicholson (at left). From right are: Prime Minister of St. Lucia, Dr. Kenny Anthony; and Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. Timothy Harris.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (2nd left), participates in a caucus meeting of Heads of State and Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) at the Mission of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States in Brussels, Belgium on Wednesday (June 10),to review the agenda and discuss national and regional positions ahead of the opening of the second summit of the European Union (EU) and the Community of Latin America and the Caribbean (CELAC) in that European city. Accompanying the Prime Minister is Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator AJ Nicholson (at left). From right are: Prime Minister of St. Lucia, Dr. Kenny Anthony; and Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. Timothy Harris.

Meeting in Brussels to Strengthen Relations among European, Latin American and Caribbean Countries
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (left), converses with Jamaica Gasolene Retailers Association (JGRA) President, Leonard Green (right), during Wednesday’s (June 3) launch of the JGRA’s 2015 Road Safety Month of activities at Angels Plaza, St. Catherine. The activities are being observed during June under the theme: ‘Road Safety for Life’.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (left), converses with Jamaica Gasolene Retailers Association (JGRA) President, Leonard Green (right), during Wednesday’s (June 3) launch of the JGRA’s 2015 Road Safety Month of activities at Angels Plaza, St. Catherine. The activities are being observed during June under the theme: ‘Road Safety for Life’.

NRSC to Discuss Campaign to Reduce Road Crashes

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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (at podium), emphasises a point while delivering the keynote address at Wednesday’s (June 3) launch of the Jamaica Gasolene Retailers Association’s (JGRA) 2015 Road Safety Month of activities at Angels Plaza, St. Catherine. The activities are being observed during June under the theme: ‘Road Safety for Life’. Seated is Science, Technology, Energy, and Mining Minister, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, who delivered brief remarks at the ceremony.
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Gov’t Implementing Road Safety Measures

Prime Minister, the Most Hon Portia Simpson Miller, says her administration remains committed to implementing measures aimed at promoting proper use of the nation’s roads and reducing fatalities. “This is why we are amending the Road Traffic Act. Discussions are also taking place to utilise more electronic surveillance systems, in order to curb speeding and the running of red lights,”...
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Government Taking Steps to Ratify Convention to Protect Domestic Workers – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller says Government is taking the necessary steps to officially ratify Convention 189 of the International Labour Organization (ILO), a convention that seeks to protect the welfare of domestic workers.  The Prime Minister declared that Jamaica supports the Convention which is in keeping with the ILO’s Decent Work Agenda. “This important Convention signals a...
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Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives and Member of Parliament for Central St. James, Lloyd B. Smith (left) and Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes Abrahams (right), take part in the St. James Parish Labour Day Church Service, held on May 24 at the Mt. Zion United Church in St. James, under the theme,
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Prime Minister Says Workers Continue To Build The Nation

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, says workers in both the private and public sectors are a special group who continue to build the country. “As we celebrate Workers’ Week 2015, I therefore salute and thank our workers for their sacrifice, support and understanding in an environment of economic challenges over the past several years.  Their cooperation has...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (2nd left);former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. P.J. Patterson (2nd right); Transport, Works, and Housing Minister, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies (left); and Managing Director of TransJamaican Highway, Guillaume Allain, stand in front of the sign bearing the new name of the Kingston to May Pen segment of Highway 2000. The sign was unveiled during the recent ceremony to rename the roadway the ‘P.J. Patterson Highway’.
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PJ Patterson Hailed As Nation Builder

Former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. P.J. Patterson, was the toast of his peers and contemporaries, at a recent ceremony in Old Harbour, St. Catherine, to officially rename the East-West segment of Highway 2000, in his honour. The administration’s decision to rename the 44-kilometre toll road, which runs from the Mandela Highway in St. Catherine to the May Pen round-a-bout...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (centre, front row); Minister with responsibility for Sport, Hon. Natalie Neita-Headley (2nd left, front row); and Chairman of the Sports Development Foundation (SDF), Dr. Warren Blake (3rd left, back row), share a moment with long service awardees, at the SDF’s 20th anniversary awards function held on My 21, at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston.
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Minister Neita-Headley Hails Long Serving Staff at SDF

Minister with responsibility for Sport, Hon. Natalie Neita-Headley, has commended long serving staff of the Sports Development Foundation (SDF) for their contribution to national development. She was delivering the keynote address at the SDF’s 20th anniversary and long service awards luncheon on May 21, at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston. Ten members of staff, who have served the...
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Jamaica Archives Changes Opening Times

The Jamaica Archives, located at the corner of King Street & Manchester Street in Spanish Town, St. Catherine is advising the public that there is an adjustment to the opening and closing hours of the facility. Effective May 26, 2015 to June 30, 2015 the opening hours will be 8:30a.m. to 3:00pm instead of the current 9:00a.m – 4:30pm. JARD apologizes for any inconvenience that...
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