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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (right), and Founder and Executive Chairman, LASCO Affiliated Companies, Lascelles Chin, observe operations at LASCO Manufacturing Ltd’s liquid manufacturing plant in White Marl, St. Catherine, during a tour on January 14.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (right), and Founder and Executive Chairman, LASCO Affiliated Companies, Lascelles Chin, observe operations at LASCO Manufacturing Ltd’s liquid manufacturing plant in White Marl, St. Catherine, during a tour on January 14.

PM Portia Simpson Miller Commends Companies for Reducing Prices Amidst Oil Savings

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller says that now is a good time for businesses to invest and expand their operations in Jamaica, given the significant improvement in the management of the economy and the reduction in world...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (centre), takes a sample of LASCO’s new iCool flavoured water, during a tour of the company’s liquid manufacturing plant in White Marl, St. Catherine on January 14. Looking on are: Founder and Executive Chairman, LASCO Affiliated Companies, Lascelles Chin (right) and Managing Director, LASCO Manufacturing Ltd., Dr. Eileen Chin.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (centre), takes a sample of LASCO’s new iCool flavoured water, during a tour of the company’s liquid manufacturing plant in White Marl, St. Catherine on January 14. Looking on are: Founder and Executive Chairman, LASCO Affiliated Companies, Lascelles Chin (right) and Managing Director, LASCO Manufacturing Ltd., Dr. Eileen Chin.

PM Hails Lasco’s Investment in Upgrading of White Marl Plant
Leader of the Opposition, The Most Honourable Portia Simpson Miller, O.N., M.P.
Leader of the Opposition, The Most Honourable Portia Simpson Miller, O.N., M.P.

A Barbaric Assault on Freedom Says PM
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (second right), and President of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Luis Alberto Moreno (right), along with Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (left), and IDB Country Representative in Jamaica, Therese Turner-Jones (second left), break ground for the IDB’s US$13 million new country office at 6 Montrose Avenue in Kingston, on Friday (December 19).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (second right), and President of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Luis Alberto Moreno (right), along with Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (left), and IDB Country Representative in Jamaica, Therese Turner-Jones (second left), break ground for the IDB’s US$13 million new country office at 6 Montrose Avenue in Kingston, on Friday (December 19).

Prime Minister Breaks Ground for New Energy Efficient IDB Country Building
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (second right), and President of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Luis Alberto Moreno (right), along with Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (left), and IDB Country Representative in Jamaica, Therese Turner-Jones (second left), break ground for the IDB’s US$13 million new country office at 6 Montrose Avenue in Kingston, on Friday (December 19).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (second right), and President of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Luis Alberto Moreno (right), along with Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (left), and IDB Country Representative in Jamaica, Therese Turner-Jones (second left), break ground for the IDB’s US$13 million new country office at 6 Montrose Avenue in Kingston, on Friday (December 19).

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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (left), gives a congratulatory hug to Clarendon resident, Conroy Wynter, while presenting him with a certificate of title. Occasion was the handing over of titles for the Havana Heights Housing Scheme Phase 3, held yesterday (December 17), at the Havana Heights Community Centre in the parish. Total of 40 persons received certificates of title at the ceremony.
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Titles Handed Over to Havana Heights Phase 3

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,...
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Leader of the Opposition, The Most Honourable Portia Simpson Miller, O.N., M.P.
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Prime Minister Hands Over 40 Land Titles to Clarendon Residents

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...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (3rd left), with Union Institute and University scholarship recipients, Adrian Stephenson (left), and Nyoka Taylor, from the St. Andrew based Haile Selassie High School. The scholarships valued at over $3 million, were presented today (December 13), at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, in New Kingston, at a teaching strategy symposium organized by the Career Advancement Programme (CAP), in collaboration with the University. At second left is former Dean at the University, Professor Michael Tredinnick.
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PM Says no Student Will be Left Behind

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,...
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Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller greets Cuba’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla on her arrival at the Revolution Palace in Havana for the Fifth CARICOM-Cuba Summit on December 8. (JIS PHOTO/Dave Reid)
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PM Simpson Miller Credits Cuba With Assisting Jamaica’s Athletics Success

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,...
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Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller is greeted by Cuban President Raul Castro Ruz during a ceremony in Havana on Sunday, December 7 to mark the 118th anniversary of the death in battle of the Cuban Independence War Hero Lieutenant General Antonio Maceo. Prime Minister Simpson Miller delivered an address at the ceremony to honour Maceo, who lived for a while in Jamaica. (JIS PHOTO/Dave Reid)
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CARICOM, Cuban Leaders to Discuss Strengthening of Multilateral Relations

Representatives CARICOM member states, including Jamaica, and Cuban Government officials, led by President, Raul Castro, are slated to discuss measures to strengthen multilateral relations, during Monday’s (December 8) session of the fifth CARICOM-Cuba Summit, being held in Havana. The leaders’ are also expected to present strategies to foster economic development across the region. Consequent on these engagements, Consul of the...
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