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Minister of State in the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Colin Fagan (right), addressing members of the Westmoreland office of the Social Development Commission (SDC), during a 'fact-finding' visit to the parish on July 29. At left is Parish Manager, Ron Daley.

SDC To Be Strengthened

By: Glenis A. Rose, July 31, 2015

To further strengthen the Social Development Commission (SDC) to facilitate the economic and social empowerment of communities islandwide, Minister of State in the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development,...

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller addresses the United Nations Security Council and the UN Headquarters in New York on Thursday, July 30. In the background at left is Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. AJ Nicholson QC, while at right is Jamaica's Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Courtenay Rattray.

PM Simpson Miller Calls for Greater International Support to Fight Crime in Jamaica and the Caribbean

By: OPM Communications Unit , July 30, 2015

Programme Manager of the Poverty Reduction Programme (PRP), Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Dr. Eleanor Henry, provides details about JSIF’s 2015 Scholarship Programme, during a JIS Think Tank on July 28.

200 Students to Benefit From JSIF Scholarship Programme

By: Shelly-Ann Irving, July 30, 2015

Office of the Prime Minister 11 years ago Prime Minister Simpson Miller to Address UN Security Council
By: OPM Communications Unit , July 29, 2015
Office of the Prime Minister 11 years ago Votes In For Public Sector Customer Service Competition
By: E. Hartman Reckord, July 29, 2015
Education 11 years ago Students from Broadleaf Primary Get Scholarships
By: E. Hartman Reckord, July 21, 2015

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Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller.

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Minister Pickersgill in Charge of Government

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller will take vacation leave between today, Tuesday, July 21 and Friday, July 24. The Prime Minister will return to office this Saturday, July 25. While...

By: OPM Communications Unit , July 21, 2015

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Jovante Wants to Help Jamaicans with Speech Disorders

Nineteen-year-old Jovante Anderson is looking to make his mark in the field of speech therapy in Jamaica. The youngster is the recipient of the 2015 Lafayette-Jamaica Scholarship to pursue a...

By: Rodger Hutchinson, July 21, 2015

Executive Director of the Jamaican Foundation for Lifelong Learning Worrel Hibbert (right) presents an award to Theodore Fowler who emerged as the ‘Most Outstanding Student’ from the Majesty Gardens Development Education Programme. Mr. Fowler received the award at the closing ceremony of the 24 month long programme on July 8 at the Knutsford Court Hotel.

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Success Against All Odds

Theodore Fowler beat the odds, to be named the highest achiever in the Majesty Gardens Community Development Education Programme (MGCDEP), having lost his home to fire earlier this year. The...

By: Shelly-Ann Irving, July 20, 2015

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (second left) participates in breaking ground to symbolise the start of a $75 million rehabilitation project for the Goldmine Water Supply System in St. Catherine. Also participating (from left) are: Member of Parliament for West Central St. Catherine, Dr. Kenneth Baugh; Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill; and Mayor of Spanish Town, Councillor Norman Scott. Also pictured in the background (third left) is Chairman of the National Water Commission, Prakash Vaswani. The event took place at the Bellas Gate Primary School on Friday, July 17.

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Goldmine Water Supply System to be Upgraded

More than 5,000 residents of Bellas Gate, St. Catherine and surrounding communities will soon enjoy improved water supply to their homes, with the upgrade of the Goldmine Water Supply System,...

By: Alecia Smith-Edwards, July 20, 2015

High Commissioner to the Caribbean for the Republic of South Africa, Her Excellency Mathu Joyini (left), examining a baby crocodile along with students of the Middleton Primary and Lyssons Basic Schools in St. Thomas, during an educational tour of the Hope Zoo in Kingston, on July 17. The tour was organized by the High Commissioner to mark Nelson Mandela International Day, to be observed on July 18. At right is Zoo keeper, Sean Beckford.

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Rural Children the Focus for Mandela Day

The South African High Commission in Jamaica, in recognition of Nelson Mandela International Day, to be observed on July 18, decided to focus their efforts on serving rural children living...

By: Chad Bryan, July 17, 2015

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (right) in discussion with former Prime Minister of Barbados, the Rt. Hon. Owen Arthur at the Partnership for Jamaica National Council Retreat at the Terra Nova Hotel in St. Andrew on Thursday, July 16.

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PM Hails Partnership, Points to Economic Gains

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller is praising the Partnership for Jamaica National Council as being an initiative that is working in the best interest of achieving economic growth and national...

By: OPM Communications Unit , July 17, 2015

Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer (left), updates journalists on several Cabinet decisions during a Jamaica House Press Briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister today (July 15). Also pictured is Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting.

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$56.13 Million Upgrading for Milk River Hotel and Spa

A total of $56.13 million is to be spent to undertake rehabilitation work on the world-renowned Milk River Hotel and Spa in Clarendon. This was disclosed by Minister with responsibility...

By: Alecia Smith-Edwards, July 17, 2015

Professor of Law and Economics and Vice President, Community Service and Development, University of Technology (UTech), Rosalea Hamilton, addresses the launch of UTech’s Teach the Youth summer outreach programme at the Technology Innovation Centre, UTech campus, on July 10.

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UTech Students Urged to Continue Impacting Lives in Communities

Volunteers in this year’s Teach the Youth programme have been urged to continue the University of Technology’s (UTech) tradition of taking initiatives that positively impact the lives of others in...

By: Andrine Davidson , July 17, 2015