Statement on meeting with: Representatives of the Rsatafari Millennium Council, the Leonard P Howell Foundation, Rastafari Youth Initiative, the Rastafari Order of Nyahbinghi, Developers – St. Jago Hill’s Limited, St Jago Hills Citizen Association, a Committee Established by the Office of the Prime Minister to discuss issues of concern to Rastafari, the Ministry of Youth & Culture and its agency...

It is an honour for me to address the Second Summit of Heads of Government and State of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC). Let me express my profound appreciation to you, President Castro and to the Government and people of Cuba for the warm hospitality extended to my delegation since our arrival in this beautiful and...

INTRODUCTION The House is reminded that late in December 2013 the Government of Jamaica laid in this Honourable House the Fiscal Policy Paper - Interim Report and an adjusted Letter of Intent and Memorandum of Economic     and Financial Polices (MEFP). I wish to make some comments on both documents, and I will also use this opportunity to provide an update...

The 2013 calendar year ended with 1197 murders versus 1099 recorded for 2012 or a disappointing increase of 9%. For the first half of 2013, the figures were continuing the downward trend experienced since May 2010. However, in the third quarter, the number of murders spiked to almost four per day.  This increase was attributed to a number of factors...

I must congratulate the JCC for joining with the MIIC and JAMPRO in hosting this important Seminar at this time. It is a pleasure to be addressing an audience such as this, comprised largely of private sector players.  I wish to emphasize, that private sector entrepreneurs will have a special role to play in the successful implementation of the Logistics...

ADDRESS BY PRIME MINISTER, THE MOST HON. PORTIA SIMPSON MILLER, AT THE TENTH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION OF DIGICEL FOUNDATION STELLA MARIS FOUNDATION JANUARY 15, 2014 SALUTATIONS Salutations: Master of Ceremonies, Mrs. Jean Lowrie-Chin Ms. Lisa Lewis, Chair, Digicel Foundation Hon. Phillip Paulwell, Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Rev. Hon. Ronald Thwaites, Minister of Education Hon. Derrick Kellier, Minister of...

As we stand at the dawn of 2014, we must take time to reflect on the experiences of the past year and look ahead to the 365 days of an unknown future. Today, many are making resolutions as we seek the best strategy for securing a 2014 which is happier, healthier and more productive than 2013. Others are regretting the...

My fellow Jamaicans at home and abroad, visitors, I greet you with all the freshness, promise and hope of this New Year’s Day. A new chapter unfolds, a new scene opens, and a new note is struck. New possibilities await us. What will we make of the blank page which 2014 represents? My personal wish for you is that this...