My fellow Jamaicans at home and around the world, I greet you on this the first day of a brand new year, 2015!   Like the golden rays of warm, Jamaican sunshine bursting over our majestic Blue Mountains, a New Year has dawned. The New Year brings with it new hope and possibilities for our individual lives, our families and...

“Joy to the world, the Lord is come Let earth receive her King”   My Fellow Jamaicans at home and abroad, I greet you with the love, joy, hope and faith that were all wrapped up in that manger, where Jesus, our Lord and King was born.   It is such a blessing for us to be enjoying once more,...

When I heard that this important Teaching Strategy Symposium was being held in collaboration with my Alma Mater, the Union Institute and University, it immediately got priority on my schedule. Of course, with my former Professor, Professor Tredinnick and other staff of the Union Institute and University in attendance, I knew I had to be here to brief you all,...

The Permanent Secretaries’ Board is deeply concerned at some recent developments arising from the much - debated acquisition of the Outameni property by the National Housing Trust (NHT), and the implications in relation to Public Bodies. Specifically, the concerns are those in respect of the increasing attempts, over time, to bring the professional civil service into disrepute. Unfortunately, some of...

My Fellow Jamaicans & our Diaspora Brothers and Sisters: National Heroes Day always provides us with an important moment for reflection.   We use this occasion to remember the bravery, courage, resilience and persistence of those who struggled, in various ways, to ensure that today we can enjoy the fruits of freedom and Independence. Today we pause, once again, to salute...

I thank you for responding positively at short notice to my invitation to attend this meeting to be updated on the measures being taken by the Government to respond to the current public health emergencies as a result of:   The continuing spread of the Chikungunya Virus; and The global threat of the Ebola Virus.   CHIKV RESPONSE   I...

STATEMENT BY THE PRIME MINISTER MOST HON. PORTIA SIMPSON MILLER ON, MP AT MEDIA BRIEFING OF NATIONAL RESPONSE MECHANISM TO CHIKV OUTBREAK, Thursday, October 9, 2014   Ladies and gentlemen, good morning.   Last week, I activated the National Response Mechanism in an effort to channel more resources – both human and financial – to dealing with the current Chikungunya outbreak in...

With the passing of Roger Clarke, our nation has lost one of our most colourful political stalwarts who devoted so much of his own life to the service of his country and people.  He belonged to a special breed of Jamaicans. Even before he began his political career at the Parish Council level, we had worked together in the campaign...