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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (left), presents a framed citation to outgoing Managing Director, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Scarlette Gillings, during a farewell luncheon in honour of the outgoing Managing Director at the Mona Visitor’s Lodge and Conference Centre in St. Andrew today (June 17).

PM Commends JSIF’s Scarlette Gillings for Helping to Reduce Poverty

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller has commended former Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Mrs. Scarlette Gillings for her contribution to the Government’s efforts to reduce poverty in Jamaica. Delivering the main address at a Farewell Function...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (right), is in discussion with outgoing Managing Director, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Scarlette Gillings, during a farewell luncheon in honour of Mrs. Gillings at the Mona Visitor’s Lodge and Conference Centre in St. Andrew today (June 17).

Govt Committed To Reducing Poverty – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (right), in discussion with Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. A. J. Nicholson (centre) and State Minister in the Ministry, Hon. Arnaldo Brown, at the opening ceremony for the 6th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference, at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort in Montego Bay, on June 14. Mrs. Simpson Miller delivered the keynote address for the conference, which is being staged at the Montego Bay Convention Centre from June 15 to 18 under the theme: ‘Jamaica and the Diaspora: Linking for Growth and Prosperity’.

Prime Minister Calls On Diaspora Members to Be Ambassadors

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller.

40 Educators to Receive PM’s Medal of Appreciation

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (2nd left), makes a point during bilateral talks with Prime Minister of Spain, Mariano Rajoy Brey (right), at the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium on Thursday (June 11). The bilateral meeting reviewed several areas of cooperation between Jamaica and Spain and identified additional areas of cooperation to be pursued. Others (from left) are: Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator AJ Nicholson; Jamaica’s Ambassador to Belgium and the European Union, Vilma McNish; and Spain’s Secretary of State for European Affairs, Baron Íñigo Méndez de Vigo y Montojo. The Prime Minister was in Brussels for the second summit of the European Union (EU)-Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC). (JIS Photo/Yhomo Hutchinson)

PM Calls For Change In Middle Income Status

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PM Simpson Miller Concludes Economic Cooperation Talks at EU-CELAC Summit

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller on Thursday (June 11) ended her participation in a two-day summit of Heads of State and Government of the 28-member European Union (EU) and the 33 countries of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC).The EU is the leading foreign investor in the CELAC region and is its second largest trade partner. The...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (2ndright), leads her delegation of senior officials of the Office of the Prime Minister and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade on arrival in Brussels, Belgium to attend a caucus meeting of Heads of State and Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) at the Mission of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States on Wednesday (June 10). The meeting of CARICOM leaders was to review the agenda and discuss national and regional positions ahead of the opening of the second summit of the European Union (EU) and the Community of Latin America and the Caribbean (CELAC), which takes place in that European city from June 10 to 11. Others from right are Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister, Onika Miller; a member of the Prime Minister’s personal protection team; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Ambassador Paul Robotham; Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator AJ Nicholson; and Jamaica’s Ambassador to the European Union, Vilma McNish.

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Prime Minister to Discuss Cooperation with EU, International Security in Brussels

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller will lead Jamaica’s delegation to the second summit meeting of Heads of State and Government of the European Union and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, the 33-member regional grouping of Caribbean, Central American and South American countries representing 600 million people. The discussions to be held in Brussels, Belgium on June 10...

President of the Jamaica Gasolene Retailers Association (JGRA) Mr. Leonard Green greets Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller as she arrives at the launch of the JGRA’s National Road Safety Month at Coore’s FESCO service station in Angel’s, St. Catherine on Wednesday, June 3. Looking on is Senior Superintendent of Police in charge of the Traffic Division, Calvin Allen. In her keynote address, Mrs. Simpson Miller said that “road safety is critical to national development” and urged all Jamaicans to take a greater personal responsibility for road safety.

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PM Urges All Jamaicans to Play Their Part in Reducing Road Crashes

A total of 150 persons have died in road crashes since the start of 2015, a figure which represents an increase of 9 more deaths when compared to the corresponding period last year. Concerned and committed to stemming the trend, Prime Minister Portia Simpson is urging Jamaicans to take greater personal responsibility for road safety, even as the Government implements...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (left), converses with Jamaica Gasolene Retailers Association (JGRA) President, Leonard Green (right), during Wednesday’s (June 3) launch of the JGRA’s 2015 Road Safety Month of activities at Angels Plaza, St. Catherine. The activities are being observed during June under the theme: ‘Road Safety for Life’.

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NRSC to Discuss Campaign to Reduce Road Crashes

The National Road Safety Council’s (NRSC) public education campaign as well as motor vehicle accident statistics for 2015, are expected to be the top agenda items at the Council’s meeting at Jamaica House on Thursday, June 4. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, who Chairs the NRSC, will preside over the meeting, scheduled to begin at 11:00 a.m....

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (at podium), emphasises a point while delivering the keynote address at Wednesday’s (June 3) launch of the Jamaica Gasolene Retailers Association’s (JGRA) 2015 Road Safety Month of activities at Angels Plaza, St. Catherine. The activities are being observed during June under the theme: ‘Road Safety for Life’. Seated is Science, Technology, Energy, and Mining Minister, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, who delivered brief remarks at the ceremony.

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Gov’t Implementing Road Safety Measures

Prime Minister, the Most Hon Portia Simpson Miller, says her administration remains committed to implementing measures aimed at promoting proper use of the nation’s roads and reducing fatalities. “This is why we are amending the Road Traffic Act. Discussions are also taking place to utilise more electronic surveillance systems, in order to curb speeding and the running of red lights,”...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (left) is greeted by Chief Financial Management Officer, World Bank, Jennifer Thomson (right), when she arrived at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on Tuesday (June 2) to participate in the opening ceremony for the International Conference on Strengthening Legislative Oversight for Fostering Accountability and Sustainable Growth. Looking on is Speaker of the House of Representatives, Michael Peart.

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Gov’t Strengthening Accountability and Transparency – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, says the Administration continues to strengthen its governance structure to ensure greater transparency and accountability in the management of public resources. Addressing the opening ceremony for the International Conference on Strengthening Legislative Oversight for Fostering Accountability and Sustainable Growth at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on Tuesday (June 2), Mrs....

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (left), and GraceKennedy Group Chief Executive Officer, Don Wehby (right), with Rosetta Steer, the 2015 GraceKennedy/Heather Little-White Household Worker of the Year. Ms. Steer, who received cash, gift vouchers, and other prizes, was awarded during a ceremony at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston, on May 29.

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Govt. Looking at Legislation to Better Protect Household Workers

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, says the Government is looking at legislation to better protect household workers who continue to provide valuable and essential services to many families across Jamaica. She assured that the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, with support from her office and the relevant stakeholders, “will work towards the policy framework and will...