Work on the Caymanas to Linstead leg of the North-South Highway is more than 80 per cent complete and is on track to conclude in the first quarter of 2016. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, who toured that section of the highway yesterday (October 28), said she is pleased with the progress of the project. She commended...

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller Portia Simpson Miller says she is very pleased with the progress being made on the construction of the North-South Highway from Caymanas in St. Catherine to Mammee Bay near Ocho Rios in St. Ann. The Prime Minister was speaking with journalists during a tour of a section of the highway from Caymanas to Treadways in...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has extended condolences to the families of the 19 babies who died from klebsiella and serratia infection at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI), in Kingston, and the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH), in Montego Bay. Addressing Tuesday’s (October 27) sitting of the House of Representatives, Mrs. Simpson Miller noted that “all...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller has expressed sympathies to the families of the babies who died from infection caused by the Klebsiella and Serratia bacteria at the University Hospital of the West Indies and Cornwall Regional Hospital, while urging the Ministry of Health to ensure that the situation does not recur. “I extend sincere sympathies to parents...

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller says important strides have been made over the past few months to propel the development of the cultural and creative industries (CCI). “I am very pleased with the work that has been undertaken over the past couple months by the National Cultural and Creative Commission. The Commission is using a targeted and business approach to...

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller has congratulated the newly elected Prime Minister of Canada, Mr. Justin Trudeau on his Liberal Party’s victory this week. During a telephone call to Prime Minister-Elect Trudeau on Wednesday, October 21, Prime Minister Simpson Miller extended congratulations on behalf of the Government and people of Jamaica to Mr. Trudeau on his historic election...

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller says the passing of Trade Unionist and former Senator Clive Dobson, is great loss to Jamaica, especially the trade union movement. In expressing her profound sadness at the passing of Mr Dobson, Prime Minister Simpson Miller said the Jamaican trade union movement has lost a staunch and formidable advocate, who for more than five decades...