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...

I greet you, my fellow Jamaicans, on this “August Morning” – the 176th anniversary of our emancipation from enslavement. It is also the year in which we celebrate the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League by our icons, Marcus Mosiah Garvey and Amy Ashwood Garvey. While we in Jamaica are celebrating...

It is with profound sadness that I have learned of the death of one of Jamaica’s most illustrious sons and one of our gentlest souls, Sir Howard Cooke. It is impossible to overemphasize his contribution to this nation, which he served with utmost distinction, passion and selflessness. Ever since he became involved in public life in that pivotal year of...

My Fellow Jamaicans, as we celebrate Labour Day under the theme “Take a Stand - Beautify our land”, I ask that we all take a stand for the good stewardship of this beautiful land which God has given to us. Today, I invite all Jamaicans to join hands to beautify our land.  We must recall the watershed years of the...

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...

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...

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...