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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.

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...

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.

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

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (right), participates in the cutting of Newport-Fersan Limited’s 10th anniversary cake, during the company’s long service award ceremony held on August 25, at its Wherry Wharf Complex location in Kingston. Others (from left) are: Member of Parliament for Western Kingston, Desmond McKenzie; Managing Director, Newport Fersan (Jamaica), Dennis Valdez; and President and Chief Executive Office, Newport Fersan (Jamaica) Limited, Domingo Viyella.

Gov’t Undertaking Bold Policy Reforms to Boost Productivity – PM

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Portia Simpson Miller, O.N., M.P. — Leader of the Opposition, The Most Honourable Portia Simpson Miller, O.N., M.P.

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller Congratulates Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce

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PM Portia Simpson Miller Pays Tribute to Charles Town Maroon Leader

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller.

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Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller Congratulates Beijing Athletes and Alia Atkinson

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller has congratulated Jamaicans Usain Bolt and O’Dayne Richards for their medal winning performances on day 2 of the IAAF World Athletics Championships now underway in Beijing, China and is commending all Jamaica’s athletes participating at the games. In a statement, the Prime Minister said all the athletes who have participated in Beijing so far have...

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller (left) speaking at the launch of the National Export Strategy, Phase II at the Terra Nova Hotel in Kingston on Thursday August 20. Listening intently are from left, Trade Administrator/CEO of the Trade Board, Mr. Victor Cummings; Advisor (Trade Competitiveness) Trade Division Commonwealth Secretariat Ms. Yinka Bandele; and Dr. Rashmi Banga, Adviser and Head of Trade Competitiveness Section, Commonwealth Secretariat.

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PM Simpson Miller says National Export Strategy is a Major Plank in Jamaica’s Economic Programme

Since the launch of the first National Export Strategy in 2008, Jamaica has significantly improved the time it takes to export agricultural produce, moving from 21 days to now one week. Additionally, in 2015 Jamaica moved up 27 places, from 85 to 58, in the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business Ranking. The country also improved its performance in the...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (second right), and wife of the Governor-General and Patron of the Royal Botanical Gardens, Her Excellency, Lady Allen, observe the writings on a plaque of the Harmonious Enjoyment Gardens at the opening at the Royal Botanical Gardens at Hope, on August 19. Others (from left) are: Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill; Leader of the Opposition, Andrew Holness; Economic and Commercial Councillor at the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China, Madam Liu Lei; and Charge d’Affaires at the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China, Mr. Xia Guoshun.

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Prime Minister Thanks China for Enjoyment Garden

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has expressed gratitude to the People’s Republic of China for their kindness in handing over a Chinese garden to the Jamaican people. Formal documents were signed by the Government of Jamaica to accept the garden as a gift in February 2010. “At the ground-breaking we agreed that this garden would be a...

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Prime Minister Simpson Miller Commends Jamaica’s Sportsmen and Sportswomen

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller is commending Jamaica’s sportsmen and sportswomen for their dedication and outstanding representation of the nation and its people. In a statement on Wednesday (August 19), Prime Minister Simpson Miller said the country’s athletes across various sporting disciplines continue to give of their best. She said they embody the hopes and aspirations of the nation and...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (centre), shares a moment with Joan McClure (left) and her daughter Trevonne McClure, who will be attending St. Catherine High School in September. Occasion was a Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) awards function held on August 13, at Jamaica House, where 17 students of staff employed to the Office of the Cabinet and Office of the Prime Minister were presented with book vouchers valued at $5,000 each.

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Put Aside Negative Thoughts – PM

Students, who will be attending high school in September, are being encouraged by the Prime Minister, to put aside negative thoughts and actions. The Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, said that adopting a positive outlook and attitude is one of the most important keys to achieving success. “Never, ever keep the word ‘can’t’ in your thinking. It is an evil...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (third left), makes a point to Councillor for the Payne Land Division, Audrey Smith-Facey (left). Listening (from second left) are: Executive Director of the United States-based Joseph Assignment Global Initiative, Mordecai Buckley; Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer, and Lead Volunteer, Dr. Alexia Felder; and Co-Founder, Dr. Trunell Felder. Occasion was a tour of several sections of the Payne Land Division in Kingston on Wednesday, August 12. The visiting humanitarian group has been undertaking various capacity-building initiatives in the community over the past two weeks.

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PM Praises Work of Joseph Assignment Global Initiative

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller has praised members of visiting humanitarian group, Joseph Assignment Global Initiative, on efforts to enhance the lives of residents in several inner city and rural communities. Joseph Assignment, which is a worldwide organisation based in the United States, has been providing interventions in health, education, and skills training in communities in Kingston,...

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Independence Day Message from Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller

My Fellow Jamaicans: The detachment of Jamaica from the British colonial scaffold 53 years ago, and our emergence as an independent nation-state, was as seminal a moment as it was sensational. We chose to take the reigns of our destiny firmly in our hands, and pledged to forge a just and progressive nation from the rejected colonialism. ...