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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.

Independence Day Message from Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller

My fellow Jamaicans at home and in the Diaspora, I greet you on this the 52nd Anniversary of our Independence. Fifty-two years since our flag was first hoisted; fifty-two years since we assumed full responsibility for our national affairs. Fifty-two...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (fifth left), cuts the ribbon to officially open the Linstead to Moneague segment of the North/South Highway, today (August 5). Also participating are Opposition Spokesman on Infrastructure Development, Dr. Horace Chang (left); Regional Director for China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC), Tang Zhongdong (third left), and Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies (seventh left).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (fifth left), cuts the ribbon to officially open the Linstead to Moneague segment of the North/South Highway, today (August 5). Also participating are Opposition Spokesman on Infrastructure Development, Dr. Horace Chang (left); Regional Director for China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC), Tang Zhongdong (third left), and Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies (seventh left).

PM Opens Linstead to Moneague Highway
Members of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), stand guard around the casket which bear the remains of Sir Howard Cooke, former Governor General, as it lay in state inside the Montego Bay Cultural Centre in Sam Sharpe Square, on August 5. Thousands of citizens from across western Jamaica filed pass the body of the late Head of State.
Members of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), stand guard around the casket which bear the remains of Sir Howard Cooke, former Governor General, as it lay in state inside the Montego Bay Cultural Centre in Sam Sharpe Square, on August 5. Thousands of citizens from across western Jamaica filed pass the body of the late Head of State.

Thousands View the Body of Sir Howard

Traffic Changes for State Funeral
Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon, Sandrea Falconer (left), is engaged in conversation by Rotary Club of Kingston President and General Manager of the RJR Communications Group, Francois St. Juste, during the Club’s Media Appreciation luncheon, at the Liguanea Club, New Kingston, on Thursday, July 31.
Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon, Sandrea Falconer (left), is engaged in conversation by Rotary Club of Kingston President and General Manager of the RJR Communications Group, Francois St. Juste, during the Club’s Media Appreciation luncheon, at the Liguanea Club, New Kingston, on Thursday, July 31.

Media Urged to be Steadfast Advocates of the Truth

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Recall The Sacrifices That Led Us To This Day, Say PM

Jamaicans must take an active interest in the history of emancipation and pay homage to those who fought for our freedom, says Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller. In a message marking the 176th anniversary of the emancipation from enslavement, the Prime Minister said Jamaicans need to earnestly reflect on the true meaning and significance of Emancipation Day and the brutality...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (centre), embraces proud landowners Luther and Beryl Spence, after presenting them with their land title on July 31, during a ceremony held at the St. Mary Parish Church.
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84 Residents of Three Parishes Get Land Titles

On the eve of Emancipation Day, July 31, 84 residents of land settlement schemes in the parishes of St. Mary, Portland, and St. Ann, have become proud landowners. The residents received their titles under the Cadastral Mapping and Land Registration Project, being jointly undertaken by the Governments of Jamaica and Republic of (South) Korea. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia...
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Leader of the Opposition, The Most Honourable Portia Simpson Miller, O.N., M.P.
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Prime Minister Congratulates Team to 20th Commonwealth Games

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller has congratulated the Jamaica team on its “truly outstanding performance” at the 20th Commonwealth Games which ended today in Glasgow, Scotland. The Prime Minister said “the performance could hardly have come at a better time and has served to further lift the spirit of the nation as we mark another emancipation and independence anniversary. Jamaica...
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Jamaica Information Service’s (JIS) Director of Corporate Services, Errol Gardner, interacts with a participant in the University of Technology’s Teach the Youth summer outreach programme at the Mountain View Community Centre following his presentation on the topic: ‘Dangerous Habits that Can Prevent You From Realising Your Dream’. The programme, which is in the community of Mountain View for the first time, has been proceeding well.
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‘Teach The Youth’ Project Reaping Success in Mountain View

Organisers of the University of Technology’s (UTech) ‘Teach the Youth’ project are pleased with the progress of the institution’s first youth summer outreach programme in the Mountain View community. The community was this year added to five already benefitting from the university's Student's Union's outreach, which targets inner-city youth, to improve their academic performance, through lessons in literacy and numeracy,...
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Some of the 39 houses, located in Steelfield (Spicy Hill) Trelawny, which were handed over to sugar workers in the parish earlier this year. The housing development comes under the European Union-funded Sugar Barracks Relocation project.
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$1.4 Billion Spent on Sugar Barracks Relocation Programme

The Government has spent approximately $1.4 billion to construct 84 concrete houses in sugar dependent areas, under the Sugar Barracks Relocation Programme. Former Field Supervisor at the Frome Estate in Westmoreland, Ercelyn Black, says the programme is a blessing.  Ms. Black, who worked on the estate for 20 years, is a recipient of a two bedroom unit in Barham, Westmoreland,...
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