Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller today (December 19) broke ground for the construction of a new permanent country office for the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) in Kingston, Jamaica. The Prime Minister was joined by President of the IDB, Luis Alberto Moreno, IDB Country Representative, Therese Turner-Jones and Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. Peter Phillips in the symbolic ground breaking...

President of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Luis Alberto Moreno, says the construction of a new country office in Jamaica is symbolic of the IDB’s commitment to the island and the wider region. Mr. Moreno was speaking on Friday, December 19, at a ground-breaking ceremony for the US$13 million energy efficient building at 6 Montrose Avenue in Kingston. “We started...

Forty residents of Clarendon are now proud property owners, having been presented with land titles to the Havana Heights Housing Scheme Phase 3 by the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing. The certificates of title were handed over yesterday (December 17) by Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, and Minister with responsibility for Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy,...

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller handed over 40 land titles to residents from several communities in Clarendon during a Certificates of Title Handing Over Ceremony held at the Havannah Heights Community Centre in May Pen on December 17. The presentation of land titles was organized by the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing and is part of the Government’s ongoing...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, says students who leave the school system without marketable competencies will not be left behind, as the Government will continue second chance programmes. She pointed out that the Career Advancement Programme (CAP) is one of several initiatives designed to offer a second chance for educational attainment to students aged 16 to 18,...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller has credited Cuba with assisting Jamaica to become a world leader in athletics, noting that the GC Foster College, which was a gift to Jamaica from Cuba in the 1970s, has been responsible for training many of Jamaica´s outstanding athletes and coaches. The Prime Minister adds that through the GC Foster College,...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller has called for greater dialogue and constructive engagement in the effort to secure progress and prosperity for the people of Jamaica, Cuba and the rest of the Caribbean. She said Jamaica and Cuba shared a rich history and that Jamaica will continue to stand steadfast with Cuba in the struggle to attain...