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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...

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller this afternoon received a call from US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton congratulating her on her election victory, and on once again assuming leadership of the country as its Prime Minister.  Mrs. Clinton spoke of the warm relations between Jamaica and the United States of America, and offered to get a team...

Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has expressed deep sadness at the passing of Ambassador the Hon. Dudley Joseph Thompson, OJ, QC Ambassador Thompson died this morning (Jan.20) one day after his 95th birthday. “I am deeply saddened to learn of the passing of the Hon. Dudley Thompson, an outstanding Jamaican politician, diplomat and statesman, and a personal and...

Tribute to the Hon Dudley J. Thompson  Ambassador of Jamaica By THE MOST HON. P. J. PATTERSON, ON, OCC, PC, QC FORMER PRIME MINISTER OF JAMAICA Ambassador Dudley J Thompson, OJ, QC, the ‘Burning Spear’, was the advocate extraordinaire, an intellectual, Rhode Scholar, War hero, statesman and raconteur of the highest order.  Dudley Thompson was simply the best, in whatever...

A audit into the operations of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) is to commence next week Tuesday (January 24). This was announced by Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscot, at a press conference at the NSWMA, Kingston, on Wednesday (January 18). "I have charged the audit team to ensure that a thorough and accurate...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, said the Government stands ready to work with the private sector to create jobs and grow the economy. "I firmly believe that we can overcome the economic challenges we face, if Government and private sector work constructively together. Achieving national development demands partnership between Government and all the sectors," she stated. Mrs....

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller has called on Members of Parliament (MPs) to place the Jamaican people at the centre of their deliberations and decision making in the House of Representatives.  The Prime Minister, in her address at the swearing in ceremony for the 63 MPs elected in the December 29 General Election, reminded them that they...