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Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer (right), presents Head of the Jamaica Household Workers Union (JHWU), Shirley Pryce, with her certification package from the Management Institute for National Development (MIND). Occasion was a closing ceremony held on Sunday, May 11 at MIND’s Old Hope Road campus, for 30 women from the JHWU who participated in a six-week training programme.

Household Workers Benfefit from Empowerment Course at MIND

Thirty women from the Jamaica Household Workers Union (JHWU) have been empowered in advocacy, negotiation, proposal writing, and mediation skills, through a $3.7 million training initiative being carried out at the Management Institute for National Development (MIND). Financed by the...

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller (third right) in dialogue with Ms Kelly Tomblin(second left), Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Public Service Company Limited JPSCo and other executives who accompanied her to a meeting with the Prime Minister on Wednesday, May 14 at Jamaica House. The meeting was convened to discuss the company’s decision to interrupt service to communities in which it is experiencing up to 70% theft of electricity. Also in attendance were Senator Sandrea Falconer, Minister with Responsibility for Information, Hon. Julian Robinson, State Minister in the Ministry of Science Technology, Energy and Mining, Attorney General Patrick Atkinson, Hon. Horace Dalley, Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Dr the Hon. Omar Davies, Minister of Transport, Works and Housing and Ms Onika Miller, Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister. (FILE)

PM Meets with JPSCO on Service Interruption Issue

Minister with Responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer (centre), and Head, European Union (EU) Delegation in Jamaica, Ambassador Paola Amadei (right), cuddle the babies of two teenage mothers enrolled at the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation’s (WCJF) Kingston centre, on Trafalgar Road, during their tour of the facility on Monday (May 12). Ambassador Amadei visited the centre to view operations there as part of the EU’s undertaking aimed at determining the extent of financial assistance which the organization can extend to the facility. The EU and Government of Jamaica are currently discussions in this regard. Also pictured is the Kingston centre’s manager, Beverly Martin Berry.

EU and GOJ Discuss Funding for Women’s Centre of Jamaica

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (left), is greeted by Executive Chairman of the Guardsman Group, Kenneth Benjamin, as she arrives to participate in the official corporate office opening of Guardsman Armoured Limited on South Camp Road, Kingston today (May 9).

PM Commends Private Sector Investment in Economy

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller in dialogue with Mr. Alejandro Werner, Director, IMF Western Hemisphere. Also joining the discussion is Dr the Hon. Peter Phillips, Minister of Finance and Planning. The IMF Director who met with the Prime Minister on Thursday May 8 at the Office of the Prime Minister commended her on maintaining political support and civility in the implementation of the current programme.

IMF Director Commends Jamaica on Current Programme

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller warmly greets the chairman of the Guardsman Group, Hon. Kenny Benjamin at the opening of the new office building for Guardsman Armoured Limited on South Camp Road, downtown Kingston on May 9.

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PM Opens New Guardsman Building

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller on Friday morning, May 9, opened the new office building for Guardsman Armoured Limited on South Camp Road, downtown Kingston. Congratulating the company, the Prime Minister said the new building represents another expression of confidence by a private sector entity in the potential of the Jamaican economy to grow beyond its current...

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Government Still Committed to Affordable Energy Solution, PM Tells Partnership Council

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller has reiterated government’s commitment to an affordable electricity rate for manufacturers and residential users. Speaking today at a meeting of the Partnership Council at Jamaica House, the Prime Minister said the Enterprise Team being put in place will be well suited to deal with large investment projects like the 381 megawatt electricity...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (2nd right), along with Coordinator for the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), Professor Jeffrey Sachs (left); and University of the West Indies (UWI) UWI Vice Chancellor, Professor Nigel Harris (2nd left), share pleasantries with United Nations Resident Coordinator in Jamaica, Dr. Arun Kashyap, during Wednesday’s (May 7) launch of the Caribbean Chapter of the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), at the Mona Visitors’ Lodge and Conference Centre. Mrs. Simpson Miller was the guest speaker. The SDSN will operate from the UWI.

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Sustainable Development Solutions Network Launched

Energy, climate change adaptation, and issues related to the economies of countries in the region, are among the key areas of focus for the newly established Caribbean chapter of the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN). The Caribbean SDSN was formally launched at the University of the West Indies’ (UWI) Mona Campus in St. Andrew, on Wednesday, May...

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right), along with (from left): Senior Advisor to the Education Minister, Radley Reid (left), and Member of Parliament for West St. Mary, Jolyan Silvera (second left), tour a section of the Tacky High School which was destroyed by fire on Monday, May 5. The Minister visited the school to see the extent of the damage.

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Nation Must Take A Stand Against Those Who Damage Schools, Says Prime Minister

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller has called on Jamaicans to take a firm stand against criminal elements in the society who invade and cause damage to schools, especially at a time when students are sitting examinations. In a speech delivered by Hon. Derrick Kellier, Minister of Labour and Social Security on behalf of the Prime Minister at...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, opens the door of a new refrigerator installed in the kitchen of the newly built Marlie Hill Infant School in St. Catherine, while touring the facility last month. Also participating in the official opening ceremony were Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna (left); and Chief Executive Officer of the CHASE Fund, W. Billy Heaven (second left).

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Legacy Projects on Track

The new Marlie Hill Basic School, which serves the community of Bellfield and surrounding areas in deep rural St. Catherine, is one of the proud legacy projects of Jamaica 50. Threatened by land slippage at its previous location and with little room for expansion, the institution was relocated to the grounds of the Marlie Hill Primary, the school that produced...

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Information Minister Challenges Caribbean Media to Place More Emphasis on Development Issues

Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer has challenged the media to pay more attention to development issues. Speaking at a regional forum in Kingston hosted by UNESCO under the theme "Reaching New Goals: Free Media Fortifies the post-2015 Development Agenda‟, Senator Falconer said, “media role in development goes beyond uncovering scandals, sniffing out corruption and unveiling...

Minister of Information, Senator, the Hon. Sandrea Falconer (right), in discussion with Director of the Caribbean Institute for Media and Communication (CARIMAC), Professor Hopeton Dunn, at a UNESCO seminar, held on Friday (May 2) at the Knutsford Court Hotel, in Kingston, to mark World Press Freedom Day.

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Country’s Achievements in Press Freedom Highlighted

Minister of Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, has expressed pride in Jamaica’s accomplishments in press freedom and access to information, particularly its ranking above some First World countries. Addressing a UNESCO seminar on Friday, May 2, in Kingston, to mark World Press Freedom Day, Minister Falconer pointed out that the 2014 Reporters without Borders World Press Freedom Index places...