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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has announced that some companies have responded favourably to her call to play a greater role in the creation of employment for the jobless in the country. Addressing members of the American Chamber of Commerce of Jamaica (AMCHAM), at its first Speakers’ Forum Luncheon, held at the Ritz Carlton Golf Resort and...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, said that the new agreement to be negotiated with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will provide a measure of confidence to the business community, while offering hope for the Jamaican people. She was addressing the American Chamber of Commerce of Jamaica (AMCHAM) Speaker’s Forum Luncheon 2012, which was held Thursday Feb. 16...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott, is assuring the public that the fire at the Riverton City Landfill in St. Andrew is now "relatively" under control. The Ministry, in collaboration with various agencies, has been working to contain the fire and institute measures to abate the smoke nuisance since the blaze started on Monday night (February...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, is calling on the nation to embrace the restorative justice approach in resolving conflicts, to maintain a peaceful and just society.  In a speech read by Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, during a civic ceremony at Emancipation Square, Spanish Town, St. Catherine on Wednesday (February 8) the...

There is need to address the digital divide between the rural and urban Internet users in Jamaica, says Professor of Communications Policy and Digital Media at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Professor Hopeton Dunn. He pointed out that findings from a recent survey conducted by a department at the university, revealed the gap between urban and rural users...

SALUTATIONS   ·         Master of Ceremony - Ms. Erica Allen ·         His Excellency the Governor-General, Sir Patrick Allen ·         Senator the Hon. Mark Golding, Justice Minister  and  Mr. Robert Rainford, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice ·         Mr. Delroy Chuck, representing the Leader of the Opposition ·         His Worship The Mayor, Councillor Owen Palmer ·         Bishop Edwards of Spanish...

The Cabinet retreat which began on Thursday, February 2 ended yesterday afternoon. The members heard presentations from the Financial Secretary and his team; the Bank of Jamaica Governor as well as a team from the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ). Among the issues examined over the four day period are: the state of the country's economy, the social challenges and...

Former Prime Minister,  the Most Hon. P. J. Patterson, has been honoured  for his contribution to Jamaica and the regional integration process. Speaking at a celebratory banquet, held at the Round Hill Hotel, in Hanover, on February 4,  Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson-Miller, said that  Mr. Patterson was able to journey from the parish of his birth,  Hanover,...

The Cabinet will continue in retreat throughout the weekend to examine the state of the country's economy, the social challenges and to chart the way forward. The status of the current IMF agreement, the prospects for a new agreement, a preliminary examination of the programmes and spending priorities for the fiscal year beginning April 2012, growth strategies and job creation...

No appointments of members to the various Boards of Management of entities under the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), including the Urban Development Corporation, UDC, have yet been finalised. Responding to reports in the on-line Gleaner about Attorney-at-Law, David Rowe, to head the UDC, Prime Minister Simpson Miller said the process of identifying board appointees is on-going but no...

The remains of Jamaica’s illustrious son, the late Ambassador Dudley Joseph Thompson, noted Pan-Africanist, who passed away in the United States on January 20, a day after his 95th birthday, arrived in the island early this morning (February 2).  As the Caribbean Airlines airbus from Fort Lauderdale touched down at the Norman Manley International Airport, teary eyed Anthony Thompson, son...

Cabinet will be locked in a two-day retreat at Jamaica House beginning Thursday Feb. 2, where members will discuss, among other things, the economic programme, the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP) and details of the Jamaica Employ Programme. Minister with responsibility for Information, Hon. Sandrea Falconer, told journalists on Feb. 1 Jamaica House briefing, said the discussions on the economic...