Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, is advocating a strong partnership between the public and private sectors to lift the quality of customer service across the country to world class level. Mrs. Simpson Miller said the collaboration will achieve critical outcomes such as a more desirable positioning for Jamaica in the global competitiveness rankings, which is a major...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has called on countries to unite in their efforts to end human trafficking. Mrs. Simpson Miller, who was addressing the general debate of the 68th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, on September 28, said the issue is of paramount concern. She said she was particularly moved by the...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has told the international community that now is the time to take a stand and act in a manner that will not just fulfill the 2000 Millennium Declaration, but will also provide a meaningful and far reaching development framework to benefit all nations, as the many millions around the world living in...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, says that no country is immune to the direct or indirect effects of transnational organized crime, which wreaks havoc on economies and challenges the capacities of states to deal with the threats they pose. The Prime Minister welcomed June’s opening for signature of the landmark Arms Trade Treaty, which she says represents...

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller says Jamaica is currently “undertaking efforts towards ratification of the Arms Trade Treaty”. The landmark Treaty which regulates the international trade in conventional arms, from small arms to battle tanks, combat aircraft and warships, was adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on April 2, 2013. According to the UN,...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller has called for the integration of road safety within wider development goals. Addressing a UN Forum on Sustainable Transport and Road Safety on Thursday, September 26, 2013, organized as part of the 68th Session of the UN General Assembly currently underway in New York, Prime Minister Simpson Miller said “we are here today...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has urged members of the United Nations (UN) to give consideration to the special needs of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) such as Jamaica, as they deliberate the post -2015 development agenda. These countries, she noted, are grappling with issues such as climate change and the need to deal with new and...