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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller thanked public sector workers for the understanding that they demonstrated over the long and difficult negotiations culminating with the signing of the heads of agreement with public sector unions and associations for the 2010-2012 contract period.  At the signing ceremony at Jamaica House on Thursday May 31, Mrs Simpson Miller said, “Most...

More than 512 Labour Day projects have so far been registered by citizens for completion on Labour Day, being observed on Wednesday, May 23. Some 94 projects have also been registered on-line via the JIS E-Labour Day registration form. There are also 14 Municipal projects earmarked for cleaning and beautification on Labour Day, under the theme, ‘Step Forward…Make Jamaica Beautiful’....

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller on May 18 signed a $160 million agreement with Ashtrom Building Systems to complete 48 houses in the Corporate Area community of Majesty Gardens, for occupation in December. The houses are being built under the Inner City Development Program (ICDP), of which the National Housing Trust is the lead agency. The entire cost of the...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, signed a $1.4 billion (9 million Euro) agreement with the European Union (EU) on Wednesday, which will assist the Government’s ongoing programme for poverty reduction and community renewal. The provision comes under the EU-funded Poverty Reduction Programme (PRP), being implemented by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), and will enable the Fund...

The Government has started its islandwide 12-month clean-up programme, with focus on Jamaica’s 50th anniversary of independence. Being implemented under the theme: ‘Keep Jamaica Clean – Jamaica 50’, the programme pools the efforts of an inter-ministerial committee, chaired by Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, and involves a number of ministries, departments, and agencies. These include: the Ministry of...

The Government will host the 37th Conference of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) of the Caribbean, Americas and Atlantic Region, from  May 11 to 18 at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston. It will be held under the theme: ‘Low Citizen Confidence in Governance: How Can Parliamentarians Build Trust in Caribbean Legislatures?’ Some 100 delegates from Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda,...

The national flag of Jamaica will officially fly at the Penn Relay Carnival every year beginning in 2013, into perpetuity, in recognition of the Caribbean nation's 50th anniversary of independence and the contribution made to the relays over the last 40 years by its athletes. Director of the relays, David Johnson, made the disclosure at a special ceremony held on...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller has assured members of the business community in Philadelphia that she will do everything possible to make investing in Jamaica a hassle free process.   Addressing over 200 members of the Philadelphia business community at a reception given in her honor at the Pyramid Club in downtown Philadelphia Friday night (April 27),...

Project Director of the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP), Lucille Brodber, says that Phase Two of the programme will target some 30,000 persons, and will be implemented across financial years 2012/14. Speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on April 26, she points out that  under Phase one of the programme, which began in March and will end in June 2012,...

Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller attended the 2012 TIME 100 Gala celebrating TIME magazine’s Most Influential People In The World at the Lincoln Center on April 24, 2012 in New York City. The awards programme represents persons who are considered to have inspired, entertained, challenged and changed the world. They are labelled, breakouts, pioneers, moguls and icons. (Photo by Fernando Leon/Getty...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller who is currently on a visit to the United States of America on Wednesday held talks with senior executives of Alcoa on the company’s bauxite/alumina operations in Jamaica. The talks described by the Prime Minister as ‘fruitful’ ended with Alcoa expressing satisfaction that “a path had been established for the future viability...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller leaves the island Tuesday April 24, for a number of engagements in New York and Philadelphia in the United States. The Prime Minister’s first engagement will be tonight where she will be honoured with the receipt of the TIME 100 Most Influential Persons Award at a special reception in New York. Tomorrow...