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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has applauded the Sandals group for the move to establish a corporate university for the training of employees. Through investment of US$5 million and in partnership with locally and internationally-recognised training institutions, the more than 10,000 employees of the 17 Sandals resorts throughout the region, will benefit from basic hospitality-specific training and...

Cabinet has approved a contract in the sum of US$1.45 to Titan Maritime LLC to remove debris from the sea floor at the Petrojam main dock. Minister with responsibility for  Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, made the announcement at yesterday’s (March 14) Jamaica House press briefing, held at the Office of the Prime Minister. The debris resulted from an...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller returned to the island on the week-end after leading Jamaica’s delegation to the 23rd Inter Sessional Meeting of CARICOM Heads of Government in Suriname, March 8-9, 2012. Key among the discussions by CARICOM Heads at their two day meeting were matters pertaining to the Reform of the CARICOM Secretariat, Community Relations, Crime...

Fifty women, who have made significant contributions to the national development of the country over the years, were on March 8th honoured during a function to commemorate International Women's Day 2012 at the Wyndham Kingston hotel. The honourees, who have done substantial work in their respective fields, include Dr. Olive Lewin for her outstanding work in folk music; Dr. Carolyn...

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller leaves the island today to attend the 23rd Inter-sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community. The two day meeting being held in Paramaribo, Suriname, gets underway tomorrow. Among the items to be discussed are the organisational review of the CARICOM Secretariat, Governance of Cricket and Sustainable Development including the...

KINGSTON — The picturesque backdrop of the historic Devon House, was the setting for a meeting between His Royal Highness Prince Henry of Wales (always known as Prince Harry) and Prime Minister, Hon. Portia Simpson Miller. Onlookers would not have known that the two were meeting for the first time as, like long lost friends reuniting after a long separation,...

Prime Minister, Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has stressed that the government is serious about investment, both local and foreign, as a critical part of the economic development strategy. She told the more than 400 investors, who attended the just concluded Jamaica Investment Forum that Jamaica is ripe for business, and the government is more than ready to accommodate their...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has called on the financial institutions to facilitate more lending to the productive sector, especially to viable micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSME). She argued that the provision of financing to MSMEs will help to foster entrepreneurship, and in turn, facilitate job creation, increased output, and revenue for the country.  “I invite...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has said that her administration is employing deliberate strategies to restore Jamaica to a viable economic path as quickly as possible.  This, she said, is in the face of enormous challenges. “We will first steady the good ship of Jamaica and then steer her into calmer waters toward our destination of robust...

Compete Caribbean to provide US$100,000 Matching Grants to Projects That Foster Local and Diaspora Business Partnerships for Development in the Caribbean. Today in Montego Bay, in the context of the Jamaica Investment Forum 2012, the Honourable Portia Simpson Miller launched the Caribbean Idea Marketplace initiative (CIM), a business plan competition platform that encourages local and diaspora entrepreneurs to forge partnerships...

Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, said that the 'Jamaica Investment Forum 2012,' is being held at an opportune time for the country, as the government seeks to capitalise on new opportunities for growth and development. She was speaking at a cocktail reception held on Wednesday Feb. 29 at the Iberostar Hotel in Montego Bay, for potential local...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, said that Jamaica must increasingly tap into the lucrative nutraceutical industry estimated to be worth US$86 billion. The Prime Minister, in a message delivered by Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, at the official launch of some seven local nutraceutical products on February 23 at the Terra Nova Hotel in Kingston, said...