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Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill (right) converses with Minister with responsibility for Sport, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley during the official launch of Jamaica Sport on Wednesday (October 1), at the Courtleigh Hotel and Suites in New Kingston.

Government Moves to Maximise Earnings from Sport Tourism

The country’s ability to capitalise on prospects and earnings related to sport tourism has been boosted with the establishment of ‘Jamaica Sport’. A Technical Working Group established by the Ministry of Tourism and Entertainment, and the Ministry of Sport, Jamaica...

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 Receives Update on Ebola and CHIKV

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (left), is greeted by Deputy Director, Strategy, Policy and Review Department, International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kalpana Kochhar (right), when she arrived at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston on September 30 to participate in the IMF’s seminar on ‘Women, Work and the Jamaican Economy’. Also pictured is IMF Resident Representative for Jamaica, Dr. Bert van Selm.

Government Committed to Empowerment of Women – PM

Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, addressing the Private Sector Organization of Jamaica President’s (PSOJ) Forum Breakfast, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston, on Tuesday (September 23).

Private Sector Urged to Lobby to Get More Women into Politics

Cabinet Secretary, Ambassador Douglas Saunders, addressing Thursday’s (September 18) launch of the 2014/15 Public Sector Customer Service Competition, and the Jamaica Customer Service Association’s (JaCSA) Customer Service Week, scheduled for October 5 to 11, under the theme: ‘Exceptional Customer Experience: Gateway to National Transformation’, at the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Kingston. Seated at the table are President and Chief Executive Officer, Sagicor Group Jamaica Limited, Richard Byles; and Chairman of the Jamaica Customer Service Association of Jamaica (JaCSA), Lanie Oakley-Williams (right).

Service Delivery has Improved Significantly in Public Sector – Cabinet Secretary

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (right), addresses community members at the official opening of the Caribbean Palm Estate IT resource and skills training centre in South West St. Andrew, on September 17. Seated at left is Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell.

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182 Information Technology Centres Established

A total of 182 information technology (IT) resource and skills training centres have been established across the country, as the Government continues to provide Jamaicans with access to information technology (IT). Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, said that an additional 49 such facilities are being built and nearly 150 applications for similar centres are awaiting approval. In...

Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (4th left), switches on a streetlight to officially commission electricity in the community of Barry, in St. Catherine, on September 17. Others (from left) are: Chairman of the Rural Electrification Programme (REP), Dr. the Rev. Garnet Roper; Member of Parliament for West Central St. Catherine, Dr. Kenneth Baugh; Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, and Councillor Keith McCook. The project was carried out by the (REP), at a cost of $14 million.

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Residents of Barry Get Electricity

The community of Barry, in St. Catherine, is now benefitting from electricity, following the commissioning of light for the area by Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, on September 17. This project was carried out by the Rural Electrification Programme (REP), at a cost of $14 million, with 45 houses being wired. The Prime Minister told residents at...

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Huntley Medley Appointed Director of Communication and Public Affairs Division

The Office of the Prime Minister announces the appointment of Mr. Huntley Medley as Director of Communication and Public Affairs. The Director of Communication and Public Affairs is part of a new Communications structure and has overall responsibility for the management of the operations of the Communication and Public Affairs Division of the Office of the Prime Minister which comprises...

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Reduction of 30% in Fuel Cost by 2018

Jamaica can expect a reduction of at least 30 per cent in fuel cost by 2018, resulting in savings on energy of US$350 million. This is to be achieved through the implementation of several energy projects, which should begin from as early as 2015, and will include new baseload generating plants. The Electricity Sector Enterprise Team (ESET) provided an update...

Members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s (JCF) Bearer Party exit St. George’s Anglican Church in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland with the flag-draped casket bearing the body of late Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Roger Clarke, following Saturday’s (September 13) Official Funeral Service. Mr. Clarke was interred in the family plot at Glen Islay in his home district of Williamsfield, in Westmoreland.

12 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

Hundreds Bid Farewell to Hon. Roger Clarke

Hundreds of persons paid their final respects to late Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Roger Clarke, during Saturday’s (September 13) Official Funeral Service held at St. George’s Anglican Church, in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland. Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, who read the First Lesson; Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, who paid tribute to her former...

Former Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon. Roger Clarke. (FILE)

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Remembrance Hon. Roger Harold Clifford Clarke, CD, MP

Roger Harold Clifford Clarke proved at his death to have been even larger than in life. The strong of irreparable loss to Jamaica and massive outpouring of genuine admiration reflect a crossing of the divide of politics, of social class, of colour and creed. The widespread recognition and admiration of the worth and work of this gentle giant springs from...

Member of Parliament for Eastern Westmoreland, Hon. Luther Buchanan, touches the casket bearing the body of the late Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Roger Clarke, at the Mannings’ School auditorium on September 12.

12 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

Westmoreland Residents View Body of Roger Clarke

Thousands of residents of Westmoreland, including Mayor of Savanna-la-Mar, Councillor Bertell Moore and other members of the Westmoreland Parish Council, converged on the Mannings’ School grounds on September 12 to view the body of the late Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Roger Clarke. Well before the scheduled 3:00 pm start of the viewing, hundreds of residents were already lined up...