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The Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) in collaboration with the HEART Trust/NTA and the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA), will be launching a Team Jamaica self-teaching CD-ROM, in keeping with initiatives to provide training and certification of workers in the tourism sector. The launch will take place on Wednesday, April 5 at Sandals Montego Bay, beginning at 11:00 a.m....

The Atlanta/Montego Bay Sister Cities Committee has donated 50 electronic beds valued at US$100,000 to the Cornwall Regional Hospital in St. James. Vin Martin, Honorary Consul to Atlanta and chairman of the committee, made the presentation to the hospital's Chief Executive Officer, Everton Anderson, at the facility on March 31. Mr. Martin said the donation was in keeping with the...

It was to resounding applause and standing ovation that Portia Lucretia Simpson Miller, yesterday (March 30) took the oath of office, as the seventh and first female Prime Minister of Jamaica. More than 6,000 guests attended the historic swearing-in ceremony, which was held on the lawns of King's House. In her inaugural address, the new Prime Minister gave honour to...

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller has charged the 14 members of the new Cabinet, to remain cognisant of the fact that they were public servants, who were acting in the interest of the Jamaican public. "Remember, the power that we have is to be exercised on behalf and in the interest of the people. It is not a power for...

Thursday, March 30, 2006 has been immortalized in the chronicles of Jamaica's history, as the day the country welcomed Portia Simpson Miller as its first-ever female Prime Minister. Thousands of Jamaicans from all walks of life, and members of the international community, thronged the lawns of King's House to witness the changing of the guards, as the 61-year old Portia...

Former Prime Minister of Jamaica, P.J. Patterson, has expressed his confidence in the ability of his successor, Portia Simpson Miller to steer the country to "new levels of economic growth and upward social mobility" stating that the "foundations have been well and truly laid". "I am certain the baton has been securely passed for the next leg of the relay...

Prime Minister The Hon. Simpson Miller in an impromptu speech to the staff of the Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet Office this morning (March 31, 2006) at Jamaica House, said that she would bring her own style of leadership to the Office. She said that they should expect to see her making unannounced visit to their desks. The...

The correct title of the new Prime Minister is Honourable Portia Simpson Miller. She will be conferred with the Order of the Nation (ON) at a later date, when her title will then become: The Most Honourable Portia Simpson Miller. Past and present Prime Ministers were first conferred with this honour in 2002. As explained in the Directory of the...

The Jamaica Information Service (JIS), in collaboration with Emoquad and Cable and Wireless, undertook the web casting of the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minster Portia Simpson Miller, yesterday (March 30) at 5:00 p.m. The JIS website received an overwhelming number of hits after 5:15 p.m. The users who logged on created a massive demand on the web server, which resulted...

An important principle of Cabinet and Government is collective responsibility. This morning you have all taken the Oath of Office committing to being Members of Cabinet and thereby accepting collective responsibility for the present and future of Jamaica. Let me extend congratulations to you for being appointed to undertake this responsibility, and thank you for your willingness to serve. We...

Elsie Ann Flowers is a very proud, strong, and alert centenarian, who says that she is living one day at a time. Mrs. Flowers, who celebrated her 100th birthday on March 15, says God has blessed her with the health and strength to enable her to surpass her biblical allotment of three scores and ten. "I am thankful to God...

I want to begin by recognizing the source of my strength, Almighty God. Let us stand and pray. Almighty God, in the presence of all here attending; in the presence of the people of this land and everyone else sharing this occasion, I do pay homage to you, in acknowledgement that you are the Sovereign and Supreme Lord God in...