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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...

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller has given a clear warning that the administration would get tougher on persons who are responsible for abusing and causing hurt to the nation's children, whether through neglect or deliberate action. Speaking at the launch this morning of a national road safety poster competition at Jamaica House, the Prime Minister declared: "We have to do...

The Government has expressed full support of the recommendations contained in the Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ) report to Parliament on campaign financing. Leader of Government Business in the House of Representatives, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, who opened the debate on the report in the Lower House on Tuesday (March 27), said the government will be working with the ECJ to...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has charged the relevant technocrats and stakeholder agencies to ensure that the National Identification System (NIDS) becomes a reality this year, the 50th anniversary of Jamaica’s Independence. Remarks delivered by Minister with responsibility for Information, Hon. Sandrea Falconer, on Wednesday March 28 opening ceremony of a three-day NIDS seminar at the Terra...

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...