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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (right), speaks with Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, prior to the start of a Partnership for Jamaica National Council meeting on Thursday (May 21), at Jamaica House.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (right), speaks with Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, prior to the start of a Partnership for Jamaica National Council meeting on Thursday (May 21), at Jamaica House.

Govt Will Consult With Business Community Before Making Decisions – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, is assuring that the Government will continue to engage members of the business community in dialogue when making decisions on matters of interest to them. “I’ve already instructed that when certain decisions...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson (right), ties the shoe lace of little John Spence, a student of the Kidz Palace Nursery and Educational Limited, after he and other students of the school performed at the National Land Agency’s (NLA) land titling ceremony in Montego Bay, St. James on Friday (May 22). The Prime Minister met with the children after they performed.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson (right), ties the shoe lace of little John Spence, a student of the Kidz Palace Nursery and Educational Limited, after he and other students of the school performed at the National Land Agency’s (NLA) land titling ceremony in Montego Bay, St. James on Friday (May 22). The Prime Minister met with the children after they performed.

Govt Committed to Creating Ownership Society – PM
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (left), presents Karen Daley of Clifton in St. Catherine, with her certificate of possession, at a ceremony held today (May 20), at the Clifton Playfield. More than 100 residents of the community received titles under Sugar Company of Jamaica Holdings’ (SCJH) Community Regularization and Development Programme.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (left), presents Karen Daley of Clifton in St. Catherine, with her certificate of possession, at a ceremony held today (May 20), at the Clifton Playfield. More than 100 residents of the community received titles under Sugar Company of Jamaica Holdings’ (SCJH) Community Regularization and Development Programme.

PM Hands Over Land Titles in St. Catherine Community
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, is surrounded by excited students of the Liberty Academy at the Priory in St. Andrew, who clamoured to greet her following her address at the institution’s ‘Girls Day’ event on May 19.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, is surrounded by excited students of the Liberty Academy at the Priory in St. Andrew, who clamoured to greet her following her address at the institution’s ‘Girls Day’ event on May 19.

PM Pledges to Punish Child Abusers
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (centre) poses for a picture with students from the Jamaica House Basic School. Mrs. Simpson Miller participated in Read Across Jamaica Day activities at the school, by reading to the children from a book entitled, ‘Little Lion Goes to School’ by Kellie Magnus (left).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (centre) poses for a picture with students from the Jamaica House Basic School. Mrs. Simpson Miller participated in Read Across Jamaica Day activities at the school, by reading to the children from a book entitled, ‘Little Lion Goes to School’ by Kellie Magnus (left).

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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (right), shares pleasantries with United States Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Luis Moreno, during Wednesday’s (May 13) closing ceremony at the US Embassy in Kingston, for the eight-day Continuing Promise 2015 mission to Jamaica by the United States Naval Ship, Comfort, from May 6 to 13.
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Prime Minister Expresses Gratitude to Crew of USNS Comfort

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has expressed gratitude and appreciation to the crew of the United States Naval Ship (USNS) Comfort, which provided medical, engineering, and social services during their eight-day stay in Kingston from May 6 to 13. Speaking at a closing ceremony for the humanitarian mission by the over 1,000 crew members, at the United...
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Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller addressing the launch of the Social Development Commission (SDC) Local Economic Development Support Programme (LEDSP) in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, on May 7.
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Prime Minister Launches LEDSP in St. Ann

The Local Economic Development Support Programme (LEDSP) of the Social Development Commission (SDC) was launched by Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Portia Simpson Miller on May 7 in Ocho Rios, St. Ann. Under the LEDSP, the Prime Minister said promotion of the micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) sector will be given priority. “That is why the Government has been...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (centre), with children from the Columbus Prep School in St. Ann, after she launched the Social Development Commission (SDC) Local Economic Development Support Programme (LEDSP), in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, on May 7.
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PM Says Abuse of Children Will Not be Tolerated

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, says she is taking a zero tolerance approach to the abuse of the nation’s children. She warned that if the abuse continues, the Government will take a serious look at the laws which impact the lives of that group. Addressing the launch of the Social Development Commission (SDC) Local Economic Development Support...
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Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller listens as student at the Jamaica House Basic School, John David Hall, reads from the book entitled, ‘Little Lion Goes to School’, by Kellie Magnus, today (May 5). Also listening (from left) are: Raiyne Gibson and Naela Nunes. Mrs. Simpson Miller also read to the children, as she participated in Read Across Jamaica Day activities.
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Prime Minister Reads to Students

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, on May 5 participated in Read Across Jamaica Day activities at the Jamaica House Basic School, in Kingston. Mrs. Simpson Miller engaged the students in discussions as she read from the book entitled, ‘Little Lion Goes to School’, by Kellie Magnus. The Prime Minister also congratulated the teachers and parents for the...
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Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (back, second right); Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott (back, left); Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna (back, 2nd left); and Minister of Agriculture, Labour and Social Security Hon. Derrick Kellier (back, right), are with students from the Mona Preparatory and St. Aloysius Primary schools, at the official launch of Labour Day and Worker’s Week on May 4, at the Banquet Hall, Jamaica House.
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National Labour Day 2015 to Focus on Children

Safeguarding the welfare of the nation’s children will be the focus of activities for National Labour Day 2015, under the theme: ‘Labour of Love, Nurturing Our Children’. The day will be observed on Monday, May 25. The national project is the upgrading of the Rudolph Elder Park in Morant Bay, St. Thomas, to create a safe recreational space for children....
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Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (left), presents Ann-Marie Bowley with a certificate of title during a ceremony held at the Bethel Baptist Church in Bog Walk, St. Catherine, on May 1. Ms. Bowley collected the document on behlaf of her mother, Imogene Bowley, who was among the 101 persons issued with land titles under the Government
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101 Persons Receive Land Titles in Bog Walk

Another 101 Jamaicans are now proud owners of land in Bog Walk, St. Catherine, after being presented with registered titles on May 1. The certificates of title were issued through the Land Administration and Management Programme (LAMP), during a ceremony at the Bethel Baptist Church, in Bog Walk. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, who handed out several...
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