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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller shares a light moment with youngsters who attended the official handing over of the Rocky Point market, in South East Clarendon on April 12 .
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller shares a light moment with youngsters who attended the official handing over of the Rocky Point market, in South East Clarendon on April 12 .

PM Condemns Latest Reported Cases of Child Abuse

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has made another blistering condemnation of those who continue to abuse the nation’s children. “I condemn every attack on any child in this country. If they are misbehaving and you don’t like...
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller has students of Grade 1S at the Greenwich All Age School in South West St. Andrew, reading from the board on April 9. The Prime Minister was participating in Western Union National Reading Week activities, being celebrated from April 7-11 under the theme: ‘A Great Reader Makes A Great Leader’.
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller has students of Grade 1S at the Greenwich All Age School in South West St. Andrew, reading from the board on April 9. The Prime Minister was participating in Western Union National Reading Week activities, being celebrated from April 7-11 under the theme: ‘A Great Reader Makes A Great Leader’.

PM Urges Parents to Ensure Children Attend School
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (right, centre) and Minister of Youth and Culture, Lisa Hanna (to the PM’s left), with the 2013 recipients of the Prime Minister’s Youth Awards for Excellence after the ceremony, held on April 6 on the lawns of Jamaica House, Kingston, under the theme: ‘Celebrating Jamaican Youth…the Courage of Perseverance’.
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (right, centre) and Minister of Youth and Culture, Lisa Hanna (to the PM’s left), with the 2013 recipients of the Prime Minister’s Youth Awards for Excellence after the ceremony, held on April 6 on the lawns of Jamaica House, Kingston, under the theme: ‘Celebrating Jamaican Youth…the Courage of Perseverance’.

25 Persons and Groups Get PM’s Youth Awards for Excellence
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (second right), cuts the ribbon to officially open Expo Jamaica 2014 on April 3, at the National Arena, in Kingston. She is assisted by (from left): Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton; Chief Executive Officer of LIME, Garry Sinclair; President, Jamaica Manufacturers’ Association, Brian Pengelley; and President, Jamaica Exporters’ Association, Marjory Kennedy. Over 600 local and international buyers are attending the Expo.
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (second right), cuts the ribbon to officially open Expo Jamaica 2014 on April 3, at the National Arena, in Kingston. She is assisted by (from left): Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton; Chief Executive Officer of LIME, Garry Sinclair; President, Jamaica Manufacturers’ Association, Brian Pengelley; and President, Jamaica Exporters’ Association, Marjory Kennedy. Over 600 local and international buyers are attending the Expo.

More Than 600 Foreign Buyers at Expo Jamaica 2014
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (second left), and Indian High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency Shri Pratap Singh (second right), hold the signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), that will see the Indian Government providing US$2.1 million for the installation of flood lights at Sabina Park. The signing took place at Sabina Park on April 1. Minister with responsibility for Sport, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley (right), and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. A.J. Nicholson, witnessed the signing.
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (second left), and Indian High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency Shri Pratap Singh (second right), hold the signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), that will see the Indian Government providing US$2.1 million for the installation of flood lights at Sabina Park. The signing took place at Sabina Park on April 1. Minister with responsibility for Sport, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley (right), and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. A.J. Nicholson, witnessed the signing.

Lights to be Installed at Sabina Park

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Jamaica Must Eliminate HIV/AIDS Stigma – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, says efforts to eliminate the discrimination and stigma associated with HIV/AIDS will only yield success when those most in need of medical care, support, and treatment, can access these without fear of victimization and ridicule. She emphasised this point in a speech delivered by Justice Minister, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding, during...
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Prime Minister’s Youth Awards for Excellence set for April 6

The Minister of Youth and Culture, the Honourable Lisa Hanna, MP, has announced the nominees for the Prime Minister’s Youth Awards for Excellence. The Prime Minister’s Youth Awards for Excellence are presented to young Jamaicans between the ages of 15 and 24 for outstanding achievement in agriculture, arts and culture, entrepreneurship, international achievement, journalism, youth in service, leadership, sports and...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (third left) arrives for the official opening ceremony for the official opening ceremony for the 27th Meeting of the Executive Committee of the Parliamentary Confederation of the Americas (COPA), and the Meeting of the Executive Committee of the Network of Women Parliamentarians of the Americas, held on March 30, at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa in Montego Bay.
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More Women Must Get Involved In Leadership – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, says more women should be integrally involved in leadership, governance, and making decisions that impact their lives. “We can no longer sit back and feel comfortable because a few women have been able to break through the barriers and create history,” she stated. Mrs. Simpson Miller was delivering the main address at...
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Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (centre), takes a closer look at a bottle of supplements on display inside the herbal and gift store at the Eden Gardens Wellness Resort and Spa, as Executive Chairman, Dr. Henry Lowe (right), and his wife Janet, introduce her to more of the shop’s offerings. Occasion was the launch of the newly redeveloped and rebranded facility on March 25, at its Lady Musgrave Road location, in Kingston.
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Scientist Wants Kingston To Be A ‘Green City’

Well-known Jamaican Scientist, Dr. Henry Lowe, is proposing that the authorities implement policies and programmes to redevelop Kingston as a green city. Dr. Lowe, who is also Executive Chairman of Environmental Health Foundation (EHF) Group of Companies, said his organization is committed to working with both local and central government to make this happen. “We have got a lot of...
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Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (second right), is presented with a citation by President of the Parliamentary Federation of the Americas (COPA), Senator Zulma Ramona Gomez Caceres (second left), on March 30, in recognition of her 40 years of service as a Parliamentarian. The presentation was made during the official opening of the Meeting of the Executive Committee of COPA and the Executive Committee of the Network of Women Parliamentarians of the Americas, at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa, in Montego Bay. Others (from left) are: Minister of State for Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes Abrahams, who read the citation, and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Michael Peart. In the front is little Zoe Walker, who carried the citation on stage.
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PM Honoured By COPA

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has been honoured by the Executive Committees of the 27th Meeting of the Parliamentary Confederation of the Americas (COPA) and the Network of Women Parliamentarians of the Americas, for her 40 years of unbroken and dedicated service as a Parliamentarian. She was presented with a citation, which was read by Minister of...
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Chairman of the Prime Minister’s Youth Award Selection Committee, Mr. Ohene Blake, speaking about the awards to be handed out in April, at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, held on March 19, at the agency’s head office on Half-Way-Tree Road, Kingston.
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PM Youth Awards Celebrates ‘Sweet Sixteen’

The Prime Minister’s Youth Awards for Excellence will be celebrating its “sweet sixteen” birthday this year with a number of changes, which the organisers say will make the 2014 staging one with a difference. The Awards, which is recognised as the most prestigious national honour bestowed upon outstanding young Jamaicans between 15 and 24 years, will be held under the...
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Prime Minister Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller and Minister with Responsibility for Housing Hon. Dr. Morais Guy (standing at centre) share the joy of new home owners who proudly display their keys during the official handing over ceremony for 66 houses on March 27 at Hampden in Bounty Hall,Trelawny, on March 27.
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PM Hands Over 66 First Start Homes in Trelawny

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, on March 27 handed out 66 keys to the first set of completed houses under the First Step Homes programme, in Hampden Heights, Trelawny. The houses, which were constructed through the collaborative efforts of the National Housing Trust (NHT) and Food for the Poor, were handed out to the new home owners...
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