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Former Barbadian Prime Minister, Owen Arthur (left) giving the keynote address on Thursday, July 16, at the Partnership for Jamaica retreat, chaired by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, at the Terra Nova Hotel. Listening closely is former Jamaican ambassador and former Education Minister, Burchell Whiteman.

Caribbean Cannot Waste Its Democracy—Owen Arthur

By: Ian Boyne, July 16, 2015

Former Barbadian Prime Minister, Owen Arthur, has strongly commended Jamaica’s social partnership thrust, saying the Caribbean cannot afford to “waste its democracy” like some other nations which can shut down...

Address by the Rt. Hon. Owen Arthur at the National Partnership Council of Jamaica

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Owen Arthur for Social Partnership Retreat

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Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller on Friday (July 3) raised the issue of the improvement of diplomatic relations between Cuba and the United States of America at the first plenary...

By: OPM Communications Unit , July 3, 2015

Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, fielding questions from journalists during yesterday’s (July 1) Jamaica House press briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister. At right is Project Manager, Local Government Reform Programme, Clive Edwards.

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Office of National Rapporteur for Trafficking in Persons to be Strengthened

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Prime Minister Represents Jamaica at CARICOM Meeting

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Prime Minister Urges Jamaicans To Protect Economic Improvements as Government Seeks to Accelerate Growth

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By: OPM Communications Unit , June 26, 2015

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller presents a medal of appreciation to the Reverend Canon Peter Alexander Mullings, OD during her annual Medal of Appreciation For Service to Education ceremony at the Jamaica Pegasus on Wednesday, June 24. The Prime Minister’s Medal of Appreciation for Service to Education was instituted by Proclamation No. 1 issued by the Governor General on January 20, 2005. A total of 40 medals are awarded each year.

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PM Thanks Teachers For Contributing to Jamaica’s Progress in Education

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller says Jamaica has made important progress in education, thanks to the hardworking dedicated efforts of the nation’s teachers. Speaking at her annual...

By: OPM Communications Unit, June 26, 2015

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (seated centre); Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (seated third right); and Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (seated second right); pose with the 40 educators, who were honoured with the Prime Minister’s Medal of Appreciation, in recognition for their outstanding contribution to the sector, during a ceremony at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston on June 24. Leader of the Opposition, Andrew Holness (seated second left); Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Elaine Foster Allen (seated right); and President of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association, Doran Dixon (standing right), also shared with the educators.

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By: Chris Patterson, June 25, 2015

The JIS webteam is assisted by the cybersecurity team from the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), following the attack on the JIS website late Monday night (June 22). From left are: Andre Allen, Systems Administrator; Detective Inspector, Patrick Linton from the Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency; Oneil Morgan, Computer Services Manager and Constable Jouvan Murray of the Communication Forensics and Cybercrime Unit.

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Police Investigating Hacking of JIS Website

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By: Douglas McIntosh , June 25, 2015

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