The $15 million memorial park currently being constructed at the site of the 1907 earthquake monument, in Greenwich Town, is expected to be a tourist attraction when completed. This is the vision of the Government’s multi-agency team currently working on the project, which is intended to attract Jamaicans locally and in the Diaspora, who may have had relatives who died...

The people of several communities in South West St. Ann are now benefitting from the Armadale Skills Training Centre which was officially opened on Friday December 11, 2015 by Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the skills training centre, the Prime Minister said that the centre “is an inspiration and a fine example of cooperation...

Archbishop of Kingston, the Most Rev. Hon. Charles Dufour, is encouraging the nation to act mercifully towards the indigent, especially as the Catholic Church celebrates the Year of Mercy. This, he said, could be achieved through the showing of love to an HIV positive child, the elderly and other individuals of society. In doing so, he indicates that “we are...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, says the Government has taken steps to ensure that the tragedy at the Armadale Correctional Institution for Girls in 2009, when five wards of the State perished in a fire, is never repeated, and the welfare of juveniles in State institutions are significantly improved. “From the ashes of Armadale (in St. Ann),...

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller has paid tribute to the Right Reverend Neville DeSouza OJ, former Anglican Archbishop of Jamaica, noting that the clergyman gave many years of community and national public service with passion, deep devotion and distinction. “The Right Rev DeSouza gave distinguished service for 21 years as Anglican Lord Bishop of Jamaica and before his ascension to...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, on Wednesday, December 10, handed over certificates of possession for 113 lots in the Balaclava Heights housing development in St. Elizabeth. The 53-acre housing project, which is being undertaken by the National Housing Trust (NHT), comprises 110 residential lots and three agricultural plots. The approximately 7,000 square feet housing lots cost between...

Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, tabled the Sexual Harassment Bill in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (December 8). The legislation provides a framework for addressing the issue of sexual harassment in Jamaica. Specifically, it outlines sexual harassment in the home, workplace and institutions, and the actions that can be taken against persons, who commit such offences....