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Leader of the Opposition, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, O.N, M.P
Leader of the Opposition, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, O.N, M.P

Government Decisively Tackles Zika Virus Threat; PM Calls for Personal and National Action

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller has assured the nation that the Government is decisively implementing effective vector control measures in light of the Zika Virus threat facing Jamaica and the rest of the Americas. The Prime Minister...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (right), greets St. Catherine Custos, Rev. the Hon. Jeffrey McKenzie (left), during the Restorative Justice Week church service held at the Portmore Seventh-Day Adventist Church on Saturday (January 30). She is accompanied by Minister of Justice, Senator, the Hon. Mark Golding (centre).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (right), greets St. Catherine Custos, Rev. the Hon. Jeffrey McKenzie (left), during the Restorative Justice Week church service held at the Portmore Seventh-Day Adventist Church on Saturday (January 30). She is accompanied by Minister of Justice, Senator, the Hon. Mark Golding (centre).

PM Urges Support for Restorative Justice
Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (standing), interacts with Priyanka Paharsingh (left), and Tarshea Richards prior to the start of the Caribbean Conference of Seventh-Day Christians Prayer Breakfast at the Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston today (January 31).
Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (standing), interacts with Priyanka Paharsingh (left), and Tarshea Richards prior to the start of the Caribbean Conference of Seventh-Day Christians Prayer Breakfast at the Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston today (January 31).

PM Reiterates Call for Jamaicans to Protect Children
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (right), presents paralympian, Alphanso Cunningham his health card and certificate for life insurance. Occasion was the launch of the Jamaica Athletes’ Insurance Plan (JAIP) at the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) on January 28. Looking on is Reggae Girl and 2015 Rhode Scholar, Sherona Forrester.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (right), presents paralympian, Alphanso Cunningham his health card and certificate for life insurance. Occasion was the launch of the Jamaica Athletes’ Insurance Plan (JAIP) at the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) on January 28. Looking on is Reggae Girl and 2015 Rhode Scholar, Sherona Forrester.

Athletes Welcome Insurance Plan
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (second left), and President of Guardian Life Group, Mr. Eric Hosin (fourth left), hold contract which the Prime Minister signed today (January 28), at the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), to launch health and life insurance for 1,323 national athletes. Others (from left) are: Minister with Responsibility for Sport in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley; Managing Director of Allied Insurance Brokers, Miss Amanda Beepat; and Permanent Secretary in the OPM, Mrs. Elaine Foster Allen.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (second left), and President of Guardian Life Group, Mr. Eric Hosin (fourth left), hold contract which the Prime Minister signed today (January 28), at the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), to launch health and life insurance for 1,323 national athletes. Others (from left) are: Minister with Responsibility for Sport in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley; Managing Director of Allied Insurance Brokers, Miss Amanda Beepat; and Permanent Secretary in the OPM, Mrs. Elaine Foster Allen.

PM Launches Life and Health Insurance for Athletes

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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (2nd left), performs the symbolic ribbon cutting exercise to formally open Sutherland Global Services’ New Kingston offices on January 22. Others in foreground (from left): are Chief Commercial Officer, Sutherland Global Services, K.S Kumar; Chief Delivery Officer, Sutherland Global, Jan Uhrich; Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton; and President, Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Dianne Edwards. Others in the background (from left) are: Country Head and Associate Vice President, Sutherland Global Services, Odetta Rockhead Kerr; Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting; and Member of Parliament for South Central St. Catherine, Dr. Andrew Wheatley, who represented the Leader of the Opposition, Andrew Holness.
CommercePrime Minister

BPO Sector to Create 6,000 Jobs

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, says that eight of the approximately 40 business process outsourcing (BPO) companies operating in Jamaica have five-year expansion plans that could create almost 6,000 additional jobs. She made the disclosure at the official opening of Sutherland Global Services’ New Kingston offices on January 22. Describing the BPO industry in Jamaica as a...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (centre), looks at a plaque detailing the sponsors of the state-of-the-art Union Gardens Infant School, at the official opening of the institution on Wednesday, January 13. Others (from left) are: Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites; and Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Mr. Omar Sweeney. The school, located in South West St. Andrew was constructed last year through the collaboration of several public and private partners.
EducationPrime Minister

Early Childhood Education a Priority – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has hailed the development of the new Union Gardens Infant School as an example of the Government’s commitment to early childhood education. The state-of-the-art institution, located off Spanish Town Road in the South West St. Andrew constituency, was constructed at a cost of approximately $174 million through public-private partnership. Speaking at the...
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Leader of the Opposition, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller.
Health & WellnessPrime Minister

PM instructs Ministry of Health to take action to reduce effects of Zika Virus on Jamaicans

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller has instructed the Ministry of Health to take a proactive approach to reduce the threat of the Zika Virus and its possible impact on Jamaican citizens. The announcement was made by Minister of Health, Hon. Horace Daley as he gave an update on the actions being taken while speaking at the Jamaica House Media Briefing...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, addresses the opening ceremony of the Jamaica Stock Exchange’s (JSE) ‘Investments and the Capital Markets’ Conference at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston yesterday (Jan. 18). The three-day conference is being held under the theme: ‘Reaching Beyond Traditional Boundaries – Exploring and Partnering for Growth for all.’
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GOV’T Focused on Investment-Led Growth

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, says her Administration is aggressively pursuing investment-led growth, through a number of physical and economic infrastructure development projects. Among these is the North-South Highway, which is on track for completion by March. Mrs. Simpson Miller said these strategic investments are geared towards the development of new industries and expansion of existing operations...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, addresses the opening ceremony of the Jamaica Stock Exchange’s (JSE) ‘Investments and the Capital Markets’ Conference at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston yesterday (Jan. 18). The three-day conference is being held under the theme: ‘Reaching Beyond Traditional Boundaries – Exploring and Partnering for Growth for all.’
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Prime Minister Simpson Miller Outlines Economic Programme for Jamaica’s Survival and Growth

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller has provided a comprehensive report of Jamaica’s economic strategy, which she says has ensured the very survival of the country. The strategy has involved disciplined and prudent debt management, and a programme of aggressive investment expansion as the nucleus of the growth agenda, while maintaining emphasis on the social sector including health and education. The...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (centre), has a light moment with Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill (right), and Chairman of the Earthquake Monument Restoration Committee, and Chief Executive Officer, Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund, W. Billy Heaven. Occasion was the commemoration ceremony and official opening of a memorial park in honour of victims of the 1907 earthquake on January 14. The area, which is Jamaica’s newest heritage tourist attraction, is located at Little Eighth Street in Greenwich Town, St. Andrew.
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PM Opens Memorial Park in Honour of 1907 Earthquake Victims

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, said the memorial park built in Greenwich Town, St. Andrew, in honour of those who perished in the 1907 earthquake, should serve as a potent reminder to Jamaicans of the need to always be prepared for natural disasters. “May it forever remind us that no matter our social and economic status, we...
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