The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) is reminding the public of the need to remain alert for possible flooding as an area of low pressure moves northwest of Jamaica, bringing an increase in rainfall across the island. A Severe Weather Alert continues to be in effect for Jamaica as the Trough is expected to remain in the...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has called on countries to unite in their efforts to end human trafficking. Mrs. Simpson Miller, who was addressing the general debate of the 68th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, on September 28, said the issue is of paramount concern. She said she was particularly moved by the...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has told the international community that now is the time to take a stand and act in a manner that will not just fulfill the 2000 Millennium Declaration, but will also provide a meaningful and far reaching development framework to benefit all nations, as the many millions around the world living in...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, says that no country is immune to the direct or indirect effects of transnational organized crime, which wreaks havoc on economies and challenges the capacities of states to deal with the threats they pose. The Prime Minister welcomed June’s opening for signature of the landmark Arms Trade Treaty, which she says represents...

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller says Jamaica is currently “undertaking efforts towards ratification of the Arms Trade Treaty”. The landmark Treaty which regulates the international trade in conventional arms, from small arms to battle tanks, combat aircraft and warships, was adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on April 2, 2013. According to the UN,...

The National Partnership Council met on Thursday, September 26 for the first time since the formal signing of the Partnership for Jamaica Agreement on July 31. Representatives from all signatory groups, Government, Trade Unions, Private Sector, Civil Society were present. The Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr the Hon. Peter Phillips updated the meeting on the country's performance in meeting...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller has called for the integration of road safety within wider development goals. Addressing a UN Forum on Sustainable Transport and Road Safety on Thursday, September 26, 2013, organized as part of the 68th Session of the UN General Assembly currently underway in New York, Prime Minister Simpson Miller said “we are here today...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller has expressed profound sadness at the tragic death of four Holmwood Technical High School students in a traffic accident while on their way to school on September 25. In a statement from New York where the Prime Minister is attending the 68th Session of the UN General Assembly, Mrs. Simpson Miller said...