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Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (right), makes her presentation in the 2014/15 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, April 29. Seated at left is Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips.
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (right), makes her presentation in the 2014/15 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, April 29. Seated at left is Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips.

NHT Secure With Asset Base of $205 Billion

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, says the National Housing Trust (NHT) is solvent and secure with an asset base of $205 billion. Mrs. Simpson Miller, who has portfolio responsibility for the NHT, assured that the agency’s mandate...
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller makes a point during her presentation in the 2014/15 Budget Debate, in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, April 29. At left is Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips.
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller makes a point during her presentation in the 2014/15 Budget Debate, in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, April 29. At left is Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips.

PM Announces $280 Million to Assist the Needy
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (left), in conversation with Leader of Government Business in the House and Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, before making her presentation in the 2014/15 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, April 29.
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (left), in conversation with Leader of Government Business in the House and Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, before making her presentation in the 2014/15 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, April 29.

More Jamaicans to Get Land Titles This Year
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (left), and Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna (centre), applaud students of the Marlie Hill Infant school after they joined Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, in singing a song. Occasion was the opening of the school by the Prime Minister on April 15.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (left), and Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna (centre), applaud students of the Marlie Hill Infant school after they joined Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, in singing a song. Occasion was the opening of the school by the Prime Minister on April 15.

New Infant School Opens in Marlie Hill
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

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Budget 2014/2015ParliamentPrime Minister

JEEP to Employ 12,000 Persons This Year

Twelve thousand persons are expected to be employed in the new phase of the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP), this year. This was disclosed by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, during her contribution to the 2014/15 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives, on Tuesday, April 29. The programme was launched by Mrs. Simpson Miller on March...
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Budget 2014/2015ParliamentPrime Minister

Disabilities Bill to be Tabled This Year

The Disabilities Bill, which seeks to make provisions to safeguard and enhance the welfare of persons with disabilities across Jamaica, will be tabled in Parliament this year. This was disclosed by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, during her contribution to the 2014/15 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on April 29. Mrs. Simpson Miller said the...
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Health & WellnessJusticePrime Minister

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 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’.
CulturePrime MinisterVision 2030Youth

25 Persons and Groups Get PM’s Youth Awards for Excellence

Twenty-three outstanding young Jamaicans and two youth groups are the 2013 recipients of the Prime Minister’s Youth Awards for Excellence. The two youth groups are the Youth Organisation for Upliftment and the National Interschool Brigade. The awards ceremony was held on the East Lawns of Jamaica House, Kingston, on April 6, under the theme: ‘Celebrating Jamaican Youth…the Courage of Perseverance’....
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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.
CommercePrime Minister

More Than 600 Foreign Buyers at Expo Jamaica 2014

A record number of over 600 buyers from 28 countries are participating in Expo Jamaica 2014, the Caribbean’s largest trade show, which got underway on April 3, at the National Arena in Kingston. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, who officially opened the event, said the expo is happening at a time of improving macro-economic stability in the...
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CulturePrime Minister

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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