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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (left), makes a presentation to Jamaica Household Workers Union (JHWU) President, Shirley Pryce, during a reception at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston, on March 7, commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Bureau of Women’s Affairs (BWA), and International Women’s Day, which was observed on March 8. Mrs. Simpson Miller was the guest speaker. The JHWU was one of 19 groups which the Bureau presented with grant funding, of up to $200,000, for institutional strengthening.

Government to Ratify ILO Household Workers Convention

By: Andrea Braham, March 10, 2014

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, says the Government is moving to ratify the International Labour Organization (ILO) Convention 189, which stipulates safeguards for the welfare of household...

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PM Simpson Miller to Attend CARICOM 25th Inter-Sessional Meeting

By: OPM Communications Unit, March 8, 2014

Message from the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, Prime Minister, for International Women’s Day – March 8

By: OPM Communications Unit, March 8, 2014

Office of the Prime Minister 12 years ago PM Simpson Miller Attends First Anniversary Memorial for Chavez
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Commissioner of Police, Owen Ellington speaking with residents of West Kingston after the JCF/JDF incursion in 2010. (FILE)

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Governor General Appoints a Commission of Enquiry into the Events in Western Kingston of May 2010

The Governor General, His Excellency Sir Patrick Allen, has appointed a Commission of Enquiry into the events which took place in Western Kingston in May 2010. After Cabinet received the...

By: OPM Communications Unit , February 24, 2014

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Prime Minister Expresses Sadness on Sudden Passing of Athlete

Prime Minister the Most Honourable Portia Simpson Miller has expressed deep sadness at the untimely passing today of 18 year old St. Jago High School student, Cavahan McKenzie. He collapsed...

By: OPM Communications Unit, February 22, 2014

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (left), shows delight as she views a photograph of former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. P.J. Patterson, with the late Presidents of Venezuela and Cuba, Hugo Chavez and Fidel Castro, at the opening of a special exhibition at the Tom Redcam Library in St. Andrew on February 21. Also sharing in the moment are: Venezuelan Ambassador to Jamaica, Her Excellency Maria Jacqueline Mendoza Ortega (second left), and Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna. The photographic exhibition, entitled ‘Chavez was here’, is being hosted by the Venezuelan Government, in collaboration with the Institute of Jamaica and the Jamaica Library Service, to commemorate the first anniversary of the passing of the late President.

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Prime Minister Says Chavez Was Extraordinary

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has lauded the late President of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, as “an extraordinary son of the region” and “a great friend of Jamaica.”...

By: Athaliah Reynolds-Baker, February 21, 2014

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (right), having a light discussion with Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China, His Excellency, Dong Xiaojun, at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Chinese garden project, at the Hope Botanical Gardens in Kingston, on February 20. The garden, which will be sited on 11 acres at the Lilly Pond, is the first of its kind in the Caribbean, and is being developed at a cost of $240 million.

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Ground Broken for Chinese Garden

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller and Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China, His Excellency, Dong Xiaojun, broke ground for a Chinese garden at the Hope Botanical...

By: Alphea Saunders, February 21, 2014

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (right), exchanges pleasantries with Acting British High Commissioner to Jamaica and Bahamas, Julia Sutherland, moments before the start of the February19 session of a Public Private Partnership (PPP) seminar, being hosted by UK Trade and Investment and the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ), at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.

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PM Outlines Importance of Public Private Partnerships to Economic Growth and Employment

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller has reiterated the importance of public private partnerships (PPP) noting that her Administration “has sought to systematically identify critical areas which require...

By: OPM Communications Unit , February 21, 2014

Minister with responsibility for Sports, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley (right); greets, Pro Vice Chancellor at the University of Birmingham, Professor Edward Peck; during the launch of the University of Birmingham and Jamaica National Foundation Legacy Scholarship at Kings House on February 14. Looking on (from second right) is Minister of Education the Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites and General Manager, Jamaica National Building Society, Earl Jarrett .Three Jamaican students will have the opportunity to pursue a one year Masters Degree programme at the University of Birmingham Business School over the next three years commencing September 2014.

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Scholarships to University of Birmingham Available

Three Jamaican students per year for the next three years will have an opportunity to pursue a Masters Degree programme at the University of Birmingham Business School, in the United...

By: Latonya Linton, February 17, 2014

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Policy and Master Plan for Creative Industries

The Government has formed a National Cultural and Creative Industries Commission, which is to undertake the development and implementation of a policy and master plan within two years. Speaking at...

By: Andrine Davidson, February 17, 2014

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (left); commends an elated Uriah Bell of Eden Park, St. Mary, as she presents him with a certificate of title during Friday’s (February 14) land titling ceremony, jointly hosted by the Ministry of Water, Land, Environment, and Climate Change; National Land Agency (NLA); and Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), at the St. Mary Parish Church Hall, Port Maria, St. Mary. The Prime Minister was the guest speaker and Mr. Bell was one of 70 residents of land settlements in St. Ann, St. Mary, and Portland, who received titles under the Cadastral Mapping and Land Titling Project.

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More Govt Land Surveyors to Receive Training

Jamaica’s expertise in cadastral land surveying and mapping is to be further enhanced, as 10 more government land surveyors are to receive advanced training in this area, courtesy of the...

By: Douglas Mcintosh, February 15, 2014

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