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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...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has established an Inter-Ministerial Committee to develop a comprehensive approach and implementation plan to spearhead clean-up activities across the island. The Committee, chaired by Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, represents a joined up government approach and will include an islandwide public education campaign, emphasising the importance of...

As proof of her commitment to stimulate gainful employment for Jamaicans, Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, on March 22, launched the much anticipated JamaicaEmergency Employment Programme (JEEP).  In her inaugural address at King’s House, where she was sworn in as Prime Minister on January 5, Mrs. Simpson Miller had assured that the programme will be carried out...

As proof of her commitment to stimulate gainful employment for Jamaicans, Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, on March 22, launched the much anticipated Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP).  In her inaugural address at King’s House, where she was sworn in as Prime Minister on January 5, Mrs. Simpson Miller had assured that the programme will be carried...

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller has stated that good and steady progress have been made during her Administration's first one hundred days in office. In a statement from Cartagena, Columbia where the Prime Minister is participating in the 6th Summit of the Americas, Mrs Simpson Miller said that, 'although I know that one hundred days is an extremely short time...

The President of the United States Chamber of Commerce, Tom Donohue, has extended an invitation and an offer to host Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller at meetings with business interests in the United States, with a view to advancing trade and investment discussions between the two countries.  The offer was made at a meeting earlier today between...

Details of plans to celebrate Kingston’s 140th anniversary as Jamaica's capital will be announced at a civic ceremony, scheduled for Wednesday, April 11. Speaking at her swearing-in ceremony at the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC), Church Street, downtown Kingston, on April 2, newly installed Mayor, Senator Angella Brown Burke, disclosed that the Council has partnered with some of the...