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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.

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)...

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)

PM Simpson Miller Credits Cuba With Assisting Jamaica’s Athletics Success

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller addresses an audience including Cuban President Raul Castro Ruz at 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)

PM Calls for Constructive Engagement to Advance Relations with Cuba

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)

CARICOM, Cuban Leaders to Discuss Strengthening of Multilateral Relations

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.

PM Simpson Miller to Advance Trade, Investment & Cooperation at CARICOM-Cuba Summit

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Prime Minister Simpson Miller Addresses NHT Questions in Parliament

Question 1 Will the Prime Minister state whether she received correspondence or information from a Mr. Lennie Little-White or any party, within or external to the Government offering for sale or advising of the acquisition of lands and/or other assets related to the Outameni Experience, and if so when did she receive such correspondence or information? Answer Upon review of...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (left), embraces medical student at the University of the West Indies, Mona, McKoy McNish (centre), as he presents her with a gift basket on behalf of the Child Development Agency (CDA), during the 3rd annual Educational Achievement Awards Ceremony for wards of the State, held at the Terra Nova Hotel, in Kingston, on November 28. Also sharing in the moment is Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna.

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Wards of the State Honoured

A total of 44 students were honoured on November 28 for their outstanding performances in the 2014 Caribbean Secondary Examination Certificate (CSEC) and the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE). The students, who are wards of the State, were presented with plaques and scholarships by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller and Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (left) shakes hands with Japanese Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Yasuo Takase (second right). Looking on is Principal of the Care Bear Early Childhood Development Centre, in Whitfield Town, South West St. Andrew, Cynthia Roach-Porter. Ambassador Takase presented a cheque for $11 million to Mrs. Roach-Porter, following the signing of a contract for expansion works at the school, on November 26.

11 years ago EducationPrime Minister

Early Childhood Centre in Whitfield Town to be Expanded

The Care Bear Early Childhood Development Centre in Whitfield Town, South West St. Andrew, is to benefit from expansion works, as a result of an $11 million grant being provided by the Government of Japan. Japanese Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Yasuo Takase and Principal of the institution, Cynthia Roach-Porter, signed the contract for the upgrading, on November 26, during...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller.

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PM Says CCJ Will Protect Legal Rights of Citizens

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller says the move by the Government to adopt the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) as Jamaica’s final appellate court will ensure access to justice for all Jamaicans. “It’s about Jamaica’s identity, the exercise of its sovereignty and the protection of the legal rights of its citizens,” Mrs. Simpson Miller said on Tuesday,...

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PM to Make Announcement on NHT Board Following Cabinet Meeting on Monday

Following the weekly meeting of the Cabinet on Monday, November 24, Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller will make an announcement related to the composition and future of the Board of Directors of the National Housing Trust. Prime Minister Simpson Miller acknowledges that the current public debate surrounding a recent property acquisition by the NHT Board has resulted in the resignation...

Prime Minister the Most. Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (left) presents the 2014 National Medal in Science and Technology award as well as a citation to scientist, Dr. Henry Lowe. This was at the National Medal for Science, Technology and Innovation Awards Ceremony held at the Pegasus Hotel on Wednesday, November 12.

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PM Urges State Agencies to Promote Innovation

Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Portia Simpson Miller is calling on all state agencies to facilitate the development of innovators as the Government increases its focus on science and technology for economic development. “Some agencies have become too focused on their role as regulators to the detriment of their responsibility as facilitators,” Mrs. Simpson Miller said. She was speaking at...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, addresses the launch of the 2014 Hanover Medical Mission on Saturday (Nov. 8), at the Grand Palladium Resort in Lucea, Hanover.

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PM Hails Hanover Medical Mission

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has hailed the 2014 Hanover Medical Mission as an example of the kind of partnership that is important in strengthening Jamaica’s public health system. Speaking at a reception at the Grand Palladium Resort in Hanover on Saturday, November 8, to launch the medical mission, the Prime Minister said it reinforces the importance...