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Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (right), is greeted by Assistant Foreign Minister, People’s Republic of China, Zheng Zeguang (left); and Jamaica
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (right), is greeted by Assistant Foreign Minister, People’s Republic of China, Zheng Zeguang (left); and Jamaica's Ambassador to China, His Excellency Ralph Thomas, shortly after her arrival at the Beijing International Airport in China. The Prime Minister is on a five-day official visit to the Asian country.

Prime Minister Simpson Miller Arrives in China

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has arrived in People’s Republic of China, for a five-day official visit. She was welcomed, on her arrival at the Beijing International Airport, by China’s Assistant Foreign Minister, Zheng Zeguang; Chinese Ambassador...
: Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (left), listens keenly as Rastafari Millennium Council International Ambassador, Queen Mother Moses (right), makes a point, during the closing ceremony of the Kingston-leg of the Rastafari Studies Conference and General Assembly 2013, held on the campus of the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, on August 15. At centre is Director, Centre for Gender and Development Studies: Regional Co-ordinating Unit, University of the West Indies, Professor Verene Shepherd.
: Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (left), listens keenly as Rastafari Millennium Council International Ambassador, Queen Mother Moses (right), makes a point, during the closing ceremony of the Kingston-leg of the Rastafari Studies Conference and General Assembly 2013, held on the campus of the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, on August 15. At centre is Director, Centre for Gender and Development Studies: Regional Co-ordinating Unit, University of the West Indies, Professor Verene Shepherd.

Special Team to Meet With Elders of Rastafarian Community
The Atlanta-Jamaica Association’s (AJA) 2013 scholarship awardees, Kristin Henry (3rd left); and Desiree Watkis (centre); along with 2013 recipient of the AJA President’s Award for Outstanding Community Service, Jacqueline Hawthorne Robinson (3rd right), proudly display their awards received during the AJA Independence Ball and Scholarship Awards at the Marriott Atlanta Airport Gateway, College Park, Georgia, USA, on August 10. Sharing the occasion are: Co-founder and Partner, Navigations Capital Partners, Dr. David Panton (left); President, Tropical Sports Club, Barry Bennett (2nd left); AJA President, Errol Ritchie (2nd right); and AJA Vice President, William Gray.
The Atlanta-Jamaica Association’s (AJA) 2013 scholarship awardees, Kristin Henry (3rd left); and Desiree Watkis (centre); along with 2013 recipient of the AJA President’s Award for Outstanding Community Service, Jacqueline Hawthorne Robinson (3rd right), proudly display their awards received during the AJA Independence Ball and Scholarship Awards at the Marriott Atlanta Airport Gateway, College Park, Georgia, USA, on August 10. Sharing the occasion are: Co-founder and Partner, Navigations Capital Partners, Dr. David Panton (left); President, Tropical Sports Club, Barry Bennett (2nd left); AJA President, Errol Ritchie (2nd right); and AJA Vice President, William Gray.

Prime Minister Simpson Miller Lauds Atlanta-Jamaica Association
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (left), presents Medal of Appreciation to Miss Cathy Levy, for service in the field of Culture (Performing Arts), at a ceremony, held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston, on July 31.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (left), presents Medal of Appreciation to Miss Cathy Levy, for service in the field of Culture (Performing Arts), at a ceremony, held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston, on July 31.

Prime Minister Calls on Young People to Get Involved in Nation Building
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller.

Emancipation Day Message by Prime Minister, the Hon. Portia Simpson Miller

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Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller to Visit The People’s Republic of China

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller will leave the island on Saturday August 17 to lead a delegation on a five-day official visit to the People’s Republic of China, from August 21-25, 2013. Prime Minister Simpson Miller will be accompanied by Sen. Hon Arnold J. Nicholson, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade; Hon. Robert Pickersgill Minister of...
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Governor-General Gives Full Support to Social Partnership Agreement

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, is hoping that the signing of Jamaica’s first ever social partnership agreement will be the start of the transformation, which will propel the country towards the achievement of Vision 2030, even sooner than envisioned. In throwing his full support behind the Partnership For Jamaica (PFJ) Agreement, which was signed at King’s...
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Minister Neita Headley Reiterates Government’s Commitment to Integrity in Sport

The Minister without Portfolio (Sport) Hon. Natalie Neita Headley has reiterated the Government’s longstanding and relentless commitment to integrity in sport and to the maintenance of a doping free sporting environment. Minister Neita Headley said the commitment of government has been clearly demonstrated since 2003-4 with the establishment of a Task Force on Anti-Doping in Sport in Jamaica. This was...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (second left), signs the Partnership For Jamaica Agreement (PFJ) on behalf of the Government, along with President, Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions, Lloyd Goodleigh (third right); while President of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ), Christopher Zacca (left); and Youth Advocate, Jamaica Youth Advocacy Group, Kemesha Kelly (right), representing Civil Society, wait their turn to sign on behalf of their organizations. State Ambassador for Protocol, Elinor Sherlock (second right), assists in the process. The agreement represents the first official social partnership to be signed in Jamaica and was done at King’s House, on July 31.
Office of the Prime Minister

First Social Partnership Agreement Inked at King’s House

The first ever signing of a social partnership agreement in Jamaica took place on July 31, among the Government, private sector, trade union and civil society groups, at King’s House. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, who signed the Partnership For Jamaica Agreement (PFJ), on behalf of the Government, emphasized that it must work for the country’s sake....
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (right), has a special hug and a Certificate of Title for Melbourne Wilson of Creighton Hall, St. Thomas, who is one of 50 persons who will close out the Jamaica’s Jubilee year mortgage free, under a special debt forgiveness programme called the Jubilee ‘50 for 50’ Housing Initiative, by the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing. The presentation was made on July 30 at the Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston.
Office of the Prime MinisterTransport

50 Jamaicans Free of Mortgage Under Special Debt Forgiveness Programme

Fifty Jamaicans from across the island will close out the country’s Jubilee year mortgage free, under a special debt forgiveness programme called the Jubilee ‘50 for 50’ Housing Initiative, by the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing. The beneficiaries were on July 30, handed their titles at a special ceremony, held at the Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston. Prime Minister,...
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Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer (left), addressing participants attending Tuesday’s (July 30) opening ceremony for the two-day Private Sector and Civil Society Gender Summit, organized by the Bureau of Women’s Affairs (BWA) and Dispute Resolution Foundation (DRF), at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston.
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Information Minister Calls for More Gender Equality Policies

Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, is encouraging more of Jamaica’s private sector and civil entities to implement gender equality policies, which will facilitate greater opportunities, particularly for women. Her call comes against the background of a Bureau of Women’s Affairs (BWA) study, which shows that only 15 of the country’s 200 private sector and civil...
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Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Donna Marie Rowe (centre), and her staff cut the JIS’ 50th anniversary cake, after this morning’s (July 28) thanksgiving service to mark the milestone, held at the Webster Memorial United Church on Half-Way-Tree Road.
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JIS Celebrates 50 Years with Thanksgiving Service

Staff of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) gathered in praise and thanksgiving at the Webster Memorial United Church on Half-Way-Tree Road this morning (July 28), as the agency kicked off its 50th anniversary celebrations. The JIS team, lead by Chief Executive Officer, Donna Marie Rowe, were joined by representatives of Government, clients, family, friends and well-wishers. The packed congregation included...
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