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Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller is saddened by the mass killings including innocent children which occurred Friday (December 14) at an elementary school in Connecticut, USA. Expressing shock and outrage at the horrific incident in which 26 persons, the majority of them children and also including the school’s principal were gunned down, the Prime Minister said “I weep for the...

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller paid tribute to the men and women of the armed forces and emergency services who received Diamond Jubilee Medals for their distinguished service and contribution to Jamaica. “Your service and the quality of the contribution you have made to our country over the past 50 years is a fine example of patriotism that makes us...

A Government indemnity has been granted to Food for the Poor, which will enable the charity organisation to “fast track” construction of some 500 houses for Hurricane Sandy victims in three eastern parishes. The indemnity will protect the charity against any claim, action, lawsuit, loss or damage that might arise from any claims of infringement of proprietary rights in its...

It was an afternoon of true camaraderie as the Press Association of Jamaica (PAJ) on December 5, celebrated five of Jamaica’s veteran journalists during a luncheon at the J. Wray and Nephew headquarters on Spanish Town Road. The veterans, who together represent more than 150 years of experience, are: Fae Ellington, Pat Lazarus, Tony Patel, Dorraine Samuels-Binger and Ruth Ho...

Often seen on board their bright red fire engines, racing to scenes of fire or other emergency, the country’s firefighters continue to provide yeoman service to the people of Jamaica. The proud and committed men and women of the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), are among the country’s first responders to emergency situations and they commit to their duties unflinchingly. During...

MONTEGO BAY - Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has expressed gratitude to and commended private sector stakeholders for partnering with the Government, thus far, to implement the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP). Speaking at the third Social Development Commission (SDC) Parish Forum at the West Jamaica Conference Centre, in Mount Salem, St. James, on Thursday (November 22),...

Constitutional Lawyer and Queen’s Counsel, Dr. Lloyd Barnett, is of the view that the country should accede to the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) as its final appellate authority, by severing ties with the British Monarchy, and by extension, the United Kingdom’s Privy Council. He echoes the sentiments of former Prime Ministers, the Most Hon. P.J. Patterson and the Hon....

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has, again, called on CARICOM's leaders to “put their collective minds together” and recommit to the process of regional integration. "It is…in our interest to note that a common voice from CARICOM will have a greater chance of gaining recognition in international fora, than the voice of any individual country," she stated....

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...