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The Urban Development Corporation (UDC) is, undoubtedly, synonymous with the growth and development of Jamaica’s infrastructure. An agency of the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), the UDC has been one of the primary public sector entities, whose inputs have been pivotal in shaping and transforming Jamaica’s landscape, for more than 44 years. Established in 1968, the UDC has played...

MONTEGO BAY - Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has highlighted a need for regional financial institutions to adjust their policies and programmes to address the specific requirements of the local population. The Prime Minister was addressing the 39th Annual General Meeting and Conference of the Caribbean Association of Banks Inc. at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in...

MONTEGO BAY - Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, is urging regional financial institutions to ensure that they consistently meet international standards. Mrs. Simpson Miller, who was addressing over 200 delegates participating in the 39th Annual General Meeting and Conference of the Caribbean Association of Banks Inc. on November 15, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose...

Construction is underway on the first set of houses, which are being built in collaboration with Food for the Poor, for persons whose homes were destroyed by the passage of Hurricane Sandy. Speaking on November 14 Jamaica House press briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister, State Minister with responsibility for Housing in the Ministry of Transport, Works and...

Former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. P.J. Patterson, is urging both the Government and the Opposition to work together to ensure that the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) is the nation's final Appellate court. Mr. Patterson said it is no longer a matter of meaningful legal disputation that the decision of the Privy Council does not prescribe the necessity of...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, says the Government is in the process of implementing a national branding programme, to effectively communicate and reinforce the true essence of what it means to be Jamaican. The Prime Minister, in a tribute to Tony Award winning actor and African-American entertainer and producer, Harry Belafonte, at a reception held recently in...

Prime Minister of Jamaica, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, on November 10, paid tribute to noted Tony Award winning actor and African-American entertainer and producer, Harry Belafonte, whose achievement she described as an inspiration to Jamaica and the world. Mr. Belafonte was honoured with an award at the 17th Carib News Awards Dinner at the Montego Bay Civic Centre...

Persons whose homes were damaged by Hurricane Sandy could start receiving assistance vouchers of $60,000 and $30,000 as early as next week. Making the announcement at the weekly Jamaica House press briefing, held at the Office of the Prime Minister on November 7, Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer said the funds are now being identified. Prime Minister, the...

Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, says that Jamaica has been receiving pledges of support and assistance from Governments and international agencies following the passage of Hurricane Sandy. “So far, we have had pledges of support from USAID (United States Agency for International Development), the Governments of Japan, Germany and France, as well as the Caribbean Development Bank...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, says that Jamaica may have to consider setting up its own disaster relief fund. "Perhaps we have to look at how we can come up with our own insurance so that in case we have a challenge like Hurricane Sandy we will be able to act,” Mrs. Simpson Miller said on Tuesday...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson, is assuring that the administration is fully committed to orderly community development, and renewal. “I do not believe in just (undertaking) development here and development there, without properly planning its execution. And, I am not only concerned about our urban centres and cities, I have a concern about rural development as well, if...

“You are a true example of our capacity to overcome all odds and to reap success,” Mrs. Simpson Miller said,  while delivering the keynote address at the Accompong Maroons 2012 Conference,  at the Accompong Resource Centre, in St. Elizabeth, on October 27. The Prime Minister  said that the space of the Maroons is an intangible heritage site that cements their...