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Students of the St. Andrew Technical High School are in light conversation just before the start of the Commonwealth Day 2015 Youth Forum held today (March 9), at the Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston. They are (from left): Jervorney Gordon; Lateesa McKenley; Daniel McLeod; Akeli Stampp; and Aaliyah Smith.

Govt Committed to Youth Development – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, says the Government is committed to ensuring that the country’s youth are given the best opportunity to realise their fullest potential, through education and training, and other means. “It is imperative that...

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (left), with the Venezuelan Ambassador to Jamaica, Her Excellency Maria Jacqueline Mendoza (centre) and Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Arnaldo Brown, during a commemoration function to mark the second anniversary of the passing of the late President, Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Hugo Rafael Chavez Frias, at Devon House on March 5.

Hugo Chavez Remembered

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (left), is presented with a book entitled: ‘Jamaica’s Nutraceuticals: Opening the Door to their Potential,’ by Scientist, Dr. Henry Lowe, at the launch of the National Nutraceutical Industry, at the Hope Zoo in St. Andrew, on March 5.

Jamaica Poised to Gain Large Share of Global Nutraceutical Industry – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (seated, right), inks her approval for the design and construction of the Union Gardens Infant School, at a ceremony held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on March 4. Sharing in the moment (from left) are: Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites; Director of the Union Gardens Foundation (UGF), Gary Hendrickson; Marketing and Client Services Manager, Kingston Wharves Limited, Simone Murdock; Project Manager, Sandals, Sydney Henry; Group Chief Financial Officer, Kingston Wharves Limited, Clover Moodie; Chairman of the Culture, Health, Arts, Science and Education CHASE Fund, Dr. Carlton Davis; Marketing Executive, Kingston Wharves Limited, Catherine Carter; Chairman of CARI-MED and the UGF, Glen Christian (right); and Managing Director, Arrow Construction Limited, Law Mitchell (centre, seated). The proposed facility, which will be built in the South West St. Andrew community of Union Gardens, will benefit some 150 students.

$120 Million Basic School to be Built in Union Gardens

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller shares a moment with former Prime Minister PJ Patterson.

Unleash the Talents for Economic Development within CARICOM – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller. (FILE)

11 years ago Foreign AffairsPrime Minister

Prime Minister Leads Jamaica’s Delegation to CARICOM Meeting in The Bahamas

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller will head Jamaica’s delegation to attend the 26th Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community, which will be held in Nassau, The Bahamas, from February 26 to 27. The meeting will be convened under the Chairmanship of the Rt. Honourable Perry G. Christie, Prime Minister of The...

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

11 years ago Foreign AffairsPrime Minister

PM for Launch of 6th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference

The 6th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference, set to unfold from June 13-18 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, under the theme: Jamaica and the Diaspora: Linking for Growth and Prosperity, will be launched this Friday (February 20) by the Prime Minister, Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, ON, MP at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel. Senator the Honourable, Arnold J. Nicholson, QC,...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (left), presents keys to proud homeowners, Kenneth and Carol Dacosta, who are among beneficiaries of the National Housing Trust’s (NHT) Sandhill Vista housing development in Hellshire, St. Catherine. Some 60 solutions were handed over to beneficiaries today February 13).

11 years ago HousingPrime Minister

PM Hands Over Housing Solutions in Hellshire

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller today (Feb. 13) presented 60 proud homeowners with keys and possession letters to their brand new homes in the Sandhills Vista housing development in Hellshire, St. Catherine. They represent the first batch of some 226 families, who will benefit from new housing solutions constructed at a cost of $1.8 billion, under the...

Mr. Rodney Leon (second left), winner of the design competition, ‘The Ark of Return’, to be erected as a Permanent Memorial to the victims of slavery and the transatlantic slave trade at the United Nations (UN) Headquarters in New York, explains his concept to (from left), Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller; Antiguan Prime Minister, Hon. Baldwin Spencer and Jamaica

11 years ago Foreign AffairsPrime Minister

Monument to Victims of Slavery to Open at UN Headquarters in March

The permanent memorial to the victims of slavery and the transatlantic slave trade is to be erected in March on the grounds of the United Nations headquarters in New York. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. A.J. Nicholson, who made the disclosure on Tuesday, February 10, said the UN initiative to erect the monument, entitled ‘The...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (second left) along with Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (right); Head of Delegation, European Union to Jamaica, Her Excellency Paola Amadei (second right); and Polish Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Piotr Kaszuba, examine the Partnership Plaque, which gives a pictorial representation of the Jamaica-EU relationship over the last 40 years. Occasion was the launch of the 40th anniversary of Jamaica-EU partnership celebrations, held at Jamaica House on February 12.

11 years ago Prime Minister

Prime Minister Lauds EU for Contributing to Country’s Development

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has lauded the European Union (EU) for its continued support to Jamaica, which has seen the organisation contributing an estimated €1.2 billion or J$170 billion in development assistance over the last 40 years. Mrs. Simpson Miller said the EU’s contribution to the many facets of Jamaica’s development goes beyond activities under the...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (left), addresses members of the diplomatic corps at the University of the West Indies’ (UWI) Regional Headquarters in St. Andrew this morning (February 10), as part of activities for Diplomatic Week 2015.

11 years ago Foreign AffairsPrime Minister

PM Calls for Sustainable Development Partnerships

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has called for unity and increased partnership among countries in order to advance sustainable development for all. “We recognize that a collective response in the global spirit of cooperation and concern for each other’s welfare will ensure that we leave a lasting and sustainable legacy,” she said. Mrs. Simpson Miller was addressing...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (left), raises a toast to Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies (centre), while former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. PJ Patterson (right), looks on. Occasion was a special ceremony held on February 7 at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, in New Kingston, in honour of Dr. Davies for his 21 years as Member of Parliament for South St. Andrew.

11 years ago Prime Minister

PM Hails Dr. Davies as Outstanding

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has hailed the contributions to public service by Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies, as outstanding and a model for emulation. Mrs. Simpson Miller, who was among a throng of national and community leaders, who heaped praises on the South St. Andrew Member of Parliament for his...