Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller says public sector reform is a high priority area for the Government. Mrs. Simpson Miller told civil servants last Thursday (May 29), that public sector reform “is one of the most important things this Government has to achieve”, and that “this is non-negotiable.” She was delivering the keynote address at the Jamaica...

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller leaves the island today (Sunday, May 18) for the Turks and Caicos where she will deliver the keynote address and officially open a new resort – Key West Luxury Village at the Beaches Turks and Caicos. The Prime Minister will be accompanied on the visit by Tourism Minister Hon Dr Wykeham McNeill. Key West Luxury...

Government is amending the Facilities for Titles Act, so that Certificates of Compliance can be used to give landowners some documentary proof of ownership. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, made the announcement as she delivered the keynote address at the official launch of the Expansion of the Land Titling Project (LAMP II), at the Golf View Hotel...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has requested that senior citizens, who are accessing their certificates of title for the first time, do so at a reduced rate. She has asked the Ministry of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, to explore the possibility of offering the seniors a reduction in the cost associated with the process. The...

Government will be providing more financial assistance to land owners to acquire titles, by way of a $90 million revolving loan fund. The sum is to assist beneficiaries of the Land Administration and Management Programme (LAMP II), who have made partial payments on their applications for titles, but who are having difficulties completing the payments. Prime Minister, the Most Hon....

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller convened a meeting on Wednesday, May 14, with officials from the Jamaica Public Service Company Limited, JPSCo, in the wake of the company’s decision to interrupt service to communities in which it is experiencing up to 70% theft of electricity. The meeting, held at Jamaica House, was attended by Government Ministers Omar...

The Government has signed six support agreements with the European Union (EU), which provide $11.5 billion of grant-funding to crucial areas of the society. The agreements expand several programmes that are already being supported by the EU in the sugar industry, justice, governance projects, community development initiatives, poverty reduction and income generating projects, and support in technical capacity building. Speaking...