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Prime Minister Simpson Miller to Address UN Security Council

Prime Minister Simpson Miller to Address UN Security Council on Peace and Security Threats Facing Jamaica and other Small Island Developing States of the Caribbean Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller will on Thursday, July 30, address a special United...

(Seated from left) Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller; Minister of State in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Richard Azan; Chief Executive Officer of the National Works Agency (NWA), Everton Hunter; and Managing Director of Alcar Construction and Haulage Company, Junior Leslie, affix their signatures to a contract for the construction of a box culvert bridge in the farming community of Wood Hall, St. Catherine. The signing ceremony was held at the Jamaica House Banquet Hall in Kingston on July 27.
Observing (from left) are: Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Audrey Sewell; Mayor of Spanish Town, Norman Scott; and Deputy Mayor and Councilor for the Ginger Ridge Division, Ralston Wilson. — (Seated from left) Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller; Minister of State in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Richard Azan; Chief Executive Officer of the National Works Agency (NWA), Everton Hunter; and Managing Director of Alcar Construction and Haulage Company, Junior Leslie, affix their signatures to a contract for the construction of a box culvert bridge in the farming community of Wood Hall, St. Catherine. The signing ceremony was held at the Jamaica House Banquet Hall in Kingston on July 27. Observing (from left) are: Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Audrey Sewell; Mayor of Spanish Town, Norman Scott; and Deputy Mayor and Councilor for the Ginger Ridge Division, Ralston Wilson.

Wood Hall to Get Box Culvert Bridge

Minister Pickersgill in Charge of Government

Jovante Wants to Help Jamaicans with Speech Disorders

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller (second left – front row) breaks ground for the development and expansion of the Goldmine Water Supply Upgrading Project at Bellas Gate Primary School, St. Catherine on Friday, July 17. Also participating are (from left) Acting President of the NWC, Mark Barnett, Member of Parliament for St. Catherine West Central Dr. Kenneth Baugh, Minister of Water, Land, Environment & Climate Change Robert Pickersgill, Mayor of Spanish Town Norman Scott. In the background (left of the Prime Minister) is NWC Chairman Prakash Vaswani. Five thousand persons from several communities in St. Catherine will soon have better water supply, as a result of the $75M project.

Government Improving Water Supply for 5,000 Residents in St. Catherine

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (second left) participates in breaking ground to symbolise the start of a $75 million rehabilitation project for the Goldmine Water Supply System in St. Catherine. Also participating (from left) are: Member of Parliament for West Central St. Catherine, Dr. Kenneth Baugh; Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill; and Mayor of Spanish Town, Councillor Norman Scott. Also pictured in the background (third left) is Chairman of the National Water Commission, Prakash Vaswani. The event took place at the Bellas Gate Primary School on Friday, July 17.

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Goldmine Water Supply System to be Upgraded

More than 5,000 residents of Bellas Gate, St. Catherine and surrounding communities will soon enjoy improved water supply to their homes, with the upgrade of the Goldmine Water Supply System, being undertaken at a cost of $75 million. Ground was symbolically broken during a ceremony on Friday, July 17, to start the rehabilitation works which are to be carried out...

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Union Leader Says ‘Stay the Course’

A prominent trade union leader is urging the Government to “stay the course” of economic reform, saying that Jamaica attempted reforms in the past but abandoned the effort once the “going got tough”. “We have been at this place before. We have made efforts at economic reform but when the going got tough, instead of the tough get going, we...

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller presents Mr. Leroy Gooden with the trophy for most outstanding male student at the Majesty Gardens Community Education Programme Graduation Ceremony held at the Knutsford Court Hotel on Wednesday, July 8. Mr. Gooden was among seventy-seven graduates who received certificates of participation and competence. The programme was spearheaded by the Jamaica Foundation for Lifelong Learning, The Planning Institute of Jamaica (through its Community Renewal Programme) and the Citizens Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) which operates out of the Ministry of Justice.

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PM Commends Graduates of the Majesty Gardens Community Education Development Programme

Seventy-seven (77) residents from the Majesty Gardens community were presented with certificates of participation and competence at the Majestic Gardens Community Education Development Programme’s Closing Ceremony on Wednesday, July 8 at the Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston. Speaking at the Ceremony, Member of Parliament for South Western St. Andrew and Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller commended the graduates for...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (4th right), participates in the breaking of ground for a US $61 million solar electricity plant, at the project site in Content District, Clarendon on July 9. Others (from left) are: Minister of Local Government and Community Development and Member of Parliament for South West Clarendon, Hon. Noel Arscott; Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell; Vice President, WRB Enterprises Inc., Robert Blenker; Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Public Service, Kelly Tomlinson; and Chargé d

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PM Breaks Ground for First Solar Energy Power Plant in JA

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller on Thursday (July 9) broke ground for the development of the first utility-scale solar energy power plant in Jamaica, which upon completion will be the largest and most sophisticated solar electricity facility in the Caribbean. Spanning some 160 acres of land in Content Village, York Town, Clarendon, the Content Solar Project being implemented by WRB...

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Focus On Education In Majesty Gardens

The educational status of 77 persons from the community of Majesty Gardens, in South West St. Andrew, has been improved, as they have successfully completed various levels of the Jamaican Foundation for Lifelong Learning (JFLL) High School Diploma Equivalency (HSDE) programme. The HSDE was delivered through the Majesty Gardens Community Development Education Programme, an initiative of Prime Minister and Member...

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More Than 20,000 Homes To Be Powered By New Solar Plant

More than 20,000 Jamaican homes are expected to be powered by clean, affordable, renewable energy to be generated from the US$61 million solar electricity plant, being built in Content District, Clarendon. Electricity produced by this 20-megawatt plant, the largest of its kind in the Caribbean, will replace approximately three million gallons of fossil fuel per year. Construction of the state-of-the...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (2nd right); and Chairman, National Water Commission (NWC), Prakash Vaswani (left), sign the contract for the $4.9 billion Non-Revenue Water Reduction Co-Management project, during a ceremony at the Office of the Prime Minister in Kingston today (July 8). Chairman of Israeli-based company Miya, Meir Wietchner (2nd left); and Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, look on.

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Gov’t Embarks on Project to Reduce Water Loss

The Government is embarking on a $4.9 billion project aimed at reducing water loss in the Corporate Area due to leaks and theft. The five-year Non-Revenue Water Reduction Co-Management Project in Kingston and St. Andrew is intended to improve water supply to residents, and save the National Water Commission (NWC) billions of dollars in lost revenue. It involves partnership with...