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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson (2nd left), along with Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (left), break ground for the $42 million renovation of the Hagley Park Health Centre, in St. Andrew, on February 6. Others are (from left): Chairman of the National Health Fund (NHF), Sterling Soares, and Chairman of the South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA), Dr. Andrei Cooke.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson (2nd left), along with Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (left), break ground for the $42 million renovation of the Hagley Park Health Centre, in St. Andrew, on February 6. Others are (from left): Chairman of the National Health Fund (NHF), Sterling Soares, and Chairman of the South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA), Dr. Andrei Cooke.

Hagley Park Health Centre to be Renovated

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has broken ground for the $42 million renovation of the Hagley Park Health Centre, in St. Andrew, to be completed in 10 months. The facility serves some 27,000 residents in the area,...
Executive Director of the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO), Carey Brown, addresses a JIS Think Tank today (January 30), at the JIS head office in Kingston.
Executive Director of the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO), Carey Brown, addresses a JIS Think Tank today (January 30), at the JIS head office in Kingston.

JADCO Rolls Out Programme to Educate Athletes and Support Personnel
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy (left), announces that a new legislation to empower the Administrator General to transfer property to secondary beneficiaries, in now before Parliament. Occasion was a Jamaica House media briefing in Montego bay on February 5. At right is Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer.
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy (left), announces that a new legislation to empower the Administrator General to transfer property to secondary beneficiaries, in now before Parliament. Occasion was a Jamaica House media briefing in Montego bay on February 5. At right is Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer.

Bill to Empower Administrator General to Transfer Properties Before Parliament
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.

Message from the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller for Bob Marley’s 70th Birthday
Modernisation Specialist in the Office of the Cabinet, Michele Gordon Somers, makes a point at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’, held at the agency’s head office in Kingston.
Modernisation Specialist in the Office of the Cabinet, Michele Gordon Somers, makes a point at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’, held at the agency’s head office in Kingston.

New Categories in Public Sector Customer Service Competition

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Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller (2nd left) arrives for the opening of the two-day third Summit of Heads of Government of the Community of Latin America and Caribbean States (CELAC) in San Jose, Costa Rica on Wednesday (January 28). Here she is met by the President of Costa Rica, Luis Guillermo Solis Rivera (left) and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Costa Rica, Manuel Gonzales Sanz (2nd right). Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, A.J. Nicholson (at right) accompanied the Prime Minister to the CELAC Summit being held January 28 and 29.
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Prime Minister Urges Poverty Reduction Cooperation at CELAC

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller has urged member countries and governments of the Community of Latin American States and Caribbean States (CELAC) to continue to give focused attention to meaningful cooperation that can significantly reduce poverty in their respective countries through expanded production, trade, investments and job creation. Prime Minister Simpson Miller commended the CELAC Action Plan...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (4th left back row) with US President Joseph Biden and leaders and other officials of the Caribbean, along with heads of international financial institutions at the Caribbean Energy Security Summit held at the US State Department in Washington DC on Monday, January 26.
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Prime Minister Commends Overseas Private Investment Corporation’s US$90M Energy Project for Jamaica

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller has commended the United States Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) for financing an investment of US$90 million in a clean energy project in Jamaica as one of the first investments from a new US$700 million OPIC fund to encourage clean energy. The Jamaican project – Blue Mountain Renewables – will see a...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller greets member of the United States Congress Representative Maxine Waters at a function to welcome the Prime Minister at Capitol Hill in Washington DC, on Monday (January 26). The event was organised by the Congressional Black Caucus and was attended by several members of Congress including Representative Yvette Clarke (left) and Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States Professor Stephen Vacciannie.
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PM Simpson Miller Thanks Members of the US Congress For Supporting Jamaica’s IMF Programme

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller has thanked members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) in the United States House of Representatives for their relentless and critical support when Jamaica sought to secure funding under an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in 2012. Noting that the country was now focused on achieving higher levels of growth...
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Minister with Responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer.
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Government Congratulates Kaci Fennell on Performance in Miss Universe Pageant

The following is a statement from Senator the Honourable Sandrea Falconer, Minister without Portfolio (Information) in the Office of the Prime Minister. The statement reads: “The Government of Jamaica congratulates Ms Kaci Fennell on her performance in the Miss Universe Pageant in Doral Miami, Florida, on Sunday (January 25, 2015). Ms Fennell’s poise and grace made Jamaicans both at home...
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The late former Executive Chairman of JAMPRESS, Ralston Smith.
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Tribute by the Most Hon. P.J. Patterson on the Passing of Ralston Smith

The passing of Ralston Smith, CD, pathfinding communicator and businessman, represents for me, a personal loss. Ralston personified the quintessential professional who gave his best in every occupational area he chose to pursue. He helped to pioneer the field of corporate communication in Jamaica with the founding of Public Relations Associates, an enduring communications outfit which survived the test of...
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