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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...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, says Canada remains an important market for Jamaica as it looks to boost visitor arrivals. She said despite the economic recession, tourist arrivals from the North American country grew by 60 per cent between 2008 and 2011, and another eight per cent between January and May of this year. She informed that...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller says there should be protection for countries that are unquestionably at a disadvantage, such as small and vulnerable island states, those with heavy debt burdens, minimal natural resources and those seeking to recover from real shocks. Giving an overview of Jamaica’s financial situation, the Prime Minister said because the country is deemed...

The number of persons in shelters across western Jamaica is decreasing, as most of them are returning home, following the passage  of Hurricane Sandy. Checks with Disaster Preparedness Co-ordinators in the parishes of St. Elizabeth, Westmoreland, Hanover, St. James and Trelawny have revealed that at mid-day today (October 25), the number of persons in shelters has dropped from 295 to...