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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (3rd right), performs the symbolic ribbon cutting exercise to officially open Industrial Chemical Company Limited’s (ICC) expanded facilities in Spanish Town, St. Catherine, on Wednesday (September 9). Others from (from left) are: Industrial Chemical Limited’s Managing Director, Lynden Nugent; Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister, Hon. Anthony Hylton; Chairman of the company, Peter Melhado; Principal Director, Janine Ewart; and Jamaica Exporters’ Association (JEA) President, Marjory Kennedy (right).

US$2 Million Expansion By Salt Company a Vote of Confidence in Economy – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has welcomed the US$2 million investment by Industrial Chemical Company Limited in the expansion and upgrading of its plant in Spanish Town, St. Catherine. She said the improvements by the company signals...

President of Venezuela, His Excellency Nicholas Maduro (left), is greeted by Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, on his arrival at the Donald Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, St. James on Saturday (September 5), for the 10th Anniversary Commemorative Summit of the PetroCaribe Agreement.

PetroCaribe A Symbol Of Regional Cooperation – Paulwell

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, and Venezuelan President, His Excellency Nicholas Maduro, shortly after his arrival at the Donald Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay on Saturday (September 5), for the 10th Anniversary Commemorative Summit of the PetroCaribe Agreement.

PetroCaribe A Lifeline For Struggling Caribbean Countries – PM

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (left), addresses a special Jamaica House press briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister’s (OPM) Western Regional Office in Montego Bay on Friday (Sept. 4), ahead of the 10th Anniversary Commemorative Summit of the PetroCaribe Agreement this weekend. Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer (centre); and OPM Press Secretary, Lincoln Robinson, were in attendance.

Petrocaribe Will Be Strengthened – Paulwell

Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, addresses a Jamaica House press briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister’s Western Regional Office in Montego Bay on Friday (September 4). The briefing was held on the eve of the 10th Anniversary Commemorative Summit of the PetroCaribe Agreement, on September 5 to 6, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre.

Jamaica Has Benefitted From Petrocaribe Agreement

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (right), makes a presentation to University of the West Indies student Shannon Castongaway. Occasion was the Portia Simpson Miller Foundation scholarship awards ceremony held on September 3, at the Mayfair Hotel in St. Andrew.

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PM Urges Students to Make Good Use of Education

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, is encouraging students to make good use of their education to better themselves and for the advancement of the country. “If we want to change Jamaica, we must have a well-educated society…work hard in school and focus on your studies. It is said to whom much is given, much is expected,” she...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller addresses the House of Representatives on Tuesday, September 1 at Gordon House. She congratulated the Jamaican athletes who participated in the IAAF World Athletics Championships in Beijing, China. At left is Minister of Water, Land, Environment & Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill.

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Prime Minister Congratulates Athletes

Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has commended Jamaica’s sportsmen and sportswomen for their dedication and outstanding representation at the recently concluded 15th IAAF World Championships in Beijing, China. “The country’s athletes across various sporting disciplines continue to give of their best. They embody the hopes, dreams and aspirations of the nation and represent the very best of...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (centre); Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right) and Director, Union Gardens Foundation, Glen Christian interact with students who will be attending the newly constructed Union Gardens Infant School, during a tour of the facility in South West St. Andrew, on August 28. The school, which will be opened in September, 2015, will accommodate 150 children, aged three and a half to five years.

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New Union Gardens Infant School to Be Opened In September

Approximately 150 pupils of Union Gardens and its environs, in South West St. Andrew, will have a newly built infant school, when the 2015/16 academic year begins in September. Construction of the institution, the Union Gardens Infant School, which commenced in March 2015, is being built at a cost of $186 million. The facility, development of which is being spearheaded...

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“Phenomenal”, PM Simpson Miller says of Athletes’ 6th & 7th Days Medal Haul

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller has described as phenomenal, the performances of Jamaica’s athletes on days six and seven of the IAAF World Athletics Championships now underway in Bejing, China, where the country reached third in the medal rankings with a total 9 medals – 4 gold, 2 silver and 3 bronze. In a statement on Friday, August 28, the...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon., Portia Simpson Miller (left), and Minister without portfolio with responsibility for Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy, lead the applause for the work being done by the ministers and high level authorities on housing and urbanization in Latin America and the Caribbean (MINURVI), as the organisation opened its meeting at the Secrets Resorts in Montego Bay, St. James on Thursday (August 27).

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Govt Committed To Providing Housing for Jamaicans

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, said her administration is unwavering in its commitment to providing access to housing for Jamaicans. She said the Government embraces the fact that housing is a social and economic right of every citizen and has prioritised access through inner-city renewal and low income housing projects, and the development of informal settlements. “For...

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller (right) reviews the Ask Your Prime Minister editorial in the STAR newspaper during a working session to read and respond to the numerous questions and comments. With her is Mrs. Shelly-Ann Harris (left), Manager, Public Relations, Special Projects and Community Outreach at the Office of the Prime Minister. The Office of the Prime Minister has partnered with the STAR on a 6-week initiative to allow a wide cross section of Jamaicans to engage with the Prime Minister on national development issues. So far the Prime Minister has addressed issues pertaining to the ongoing drought, crime and road construction.

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PM Answers Questions on Crime, South Coast Road and Drought

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller is assuring Jamaicans of the Government’s commitment to crime reduction and improving the lives of all Jamaicans. Responding to questions in the second instalment of the weekly feature Ask your Prime Minister during the week of Monday August 24, 2015, Mrs. Simpson Miller said that “the security of Jamaica and our people continues to be...

Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (centre), presents a copy of the signed wage agreement to President, Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA), Norman Allen. The JTA signed a new two-year wage agreement with the Government on Wednesday, August 26 during a ceremony held at Jamaica House today (Aug. 26). Looking on (from left) are: Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites; Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon Peter Phillips; and Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Hon. Horace Dalley.

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PM Says Signing of Wage Agreement with Teachers a Win for Jamaica

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller says the signing of Wage Agreement between the Government of Jamaica and The Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) is a win for Jamaica. “Today, it is not the teachers, or the Government, who have won the negotiations. It is Jamaica that has won,” the Prime Minister emphasized. The Wage Agreement was signed by representatives of the...