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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, congratulates long servicing District Constable, Devon Green, after presenting him with an award at the 24th Annual General Conference of the United District Constables Association, held on December 2, at the Cardiff Hotel and Spa in Runaway Bay, St. Ann.

Gov’t Sets April 2016 Date For District Constables To Become Pensionable

By: Garwin Davis, December 4, 2015

The Government is working towards an April 1, 2016 date for the island’s district constables to become pensionable and be eligible for other benefits afforded to Government workers, including their...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (3rd right), participates in the cutting of ribbon to open the Moon Palace Jamaica Grande in Ocho Rios on December 2. Others (from left) are: Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister, Hon. Anthony Hylton; Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill; President of Palace Resorts, the parent company for Moon Palace, Jose Chapur; Executive Vice President of Palace Resorts, Gibran Chapur; and Mexico’s Ambassador to Jamaica, Cecilia Jaber.

Over $64 Billion Invested in Tourism – PM

By: Garwin Davis, December 4, 2015

Leader of the Opposition, The Most Honourable
Portia Simpson Miller, O.N., M.P.

Prime Minister Expresses Sadness at Passing of Monsignor Richard Albert

By: Communications Unit-OPM, December 1, 2015

Office of the Prime Minister 10 years ago Government Has Increased Loans To Small Businesses – PM
By: OPM Communication Unit , November 30, 2015
Commerce 10 years ago Gov’t Committed to Supporting Growth of MSMES – PM
By: Alecia Smith-Edwards, November 30, 2015
Education 10 years ago $347 Million Spent on Secondary School Upgrading in Manchester and St. Elizabeth
By: Douglas McIntosh, November 30, 2015

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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (3rd right), breaks ground for the $64 million expansion and rehabilitation of the Mandeville Primary and Junior High School in Central Manchester on Friday, November 27. Others (from left), are: Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney; the School Board’s Chairman, Dr. Lloyd Quarrie; National Security Minister and Central Manchester Member of Parliament, Hon. Peter Bunting; Councillor for the Mandeville Division of the Manchester Parish Council, Jones Oliphant; and Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites.

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PM Signs Contract For $64 Million Expansion Of Mandeville Primary And Junior High

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, on Friday, November 27, signed contracts valued at $64 million for expansion and rehabilitation of the Mandeville Primary and Junior High School...

By: Douglas McIntosh, November 29, 2015

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (3rd right), is assisted by Head Boy at the McIntosh Memorial Primary School in Royal Fats, Manchester, John Wayne Sinclair (3rd left), to cut the ribbon marking Friday’s (November 27) official opening of a new eight-classroom block at the school, built at a cost of over $25 million. Others (from left) are: Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites; Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Dr. Maurice Smith; Permanent Secretary, Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Elaine Foster-Allen; and National Security Minister and Member of Parliament for Central Manchester, where the school is situated, Hon. Peter Bunting.

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PM Opens Upgraded Schools In Central Manchester

The Government has completed reconstruction and classroom expansion works at Zion Hill Primary and McIntosh Memorial Primary schools in Central Manchester at a cost of over $45 million. The facilities...

By: Douglas McIntosh, November 29, 2015

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Prime Minister Launches HEART Trust/NTA Mobile Welding Lab & Career Coach in St. Thomas

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller says the HEART Trust/NTA’s Mobile Welding Laboratory and Career Coach is a bold and visionary initiative that will bring hope and new training opportunities to...

By: OPM Communication Unit , November 26, 2015

Jamaica’s 2016 Rhodes Scholar, Sherona Forrester.

10 years ago Office of the Prime MinisterPrime Minister

Prime Minister Simpson Miller Congratulates 2016 Rhodes Scholar Sherona Forrester

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller has congratulated Ms. Sherona Forrester who was selected as the winner of the 2016 Rhodes Scholarship at King’s House on November 19. The Prime Minister expressed...

By: OPM Communications Unit , November 20, 2015

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (second right), shares a light moment with European Union (EU) Director for Cooperation with Latin America and the Caribbean, Jolita Butkeviciene (right), while Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips; and Head of the EU Delegation to Jamaica, Ambassador Paola Amadei, look on. They were at a signing ceremony at Jamaica House on Tuesday, November 17 for the handover of two budget support payments by the EU to Jamaica totalling $2.3 billion.

10 years ago Office of the Prime MinisterPrime Minister

EU Provides $2.3 Billion in Budgetary Support

The European Union (EU) has provided J$2.3 billion (€17.7 million) in budgetary support to the Government of Jamaica. The payments of $1 billion towards the Debt Reduction and Growth Enhancement...

By: Denise Dennis, November 18, 2015

Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (right); and Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, share in light conversation with new Country Manager for the World Bank Country Office in Jamaica, Galina Sotirova. Occasion was a welcome reception in honour of Ms. Sotirova at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel on Wednesday, November 11.

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World Bank a Key Partner in Jamaica’s Development – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, says the World Bank has been a trusted and vital partner in Jamaica’s progress, providing support in critical areas of development over...

By: Denise Dennis, November 12, 2015

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller says thank you to Dr. Kenneth Jones who is leading a team of 57 Medical Professionals providing free health care services to persons on Hanover and St. James between November 9 and 13. The occasion was reception for the medical team held at the Grand Palladium Hotel and Lady Hamilton Resort in Hanover at the weekend. (November 7).

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Prime Minister Thanks US Medical Mission and Says Visit Is Timely

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller has thanked a team of 57 doctors and other medical professionals from the United States, who are in the country carrying out...

By: Office of the Prime Minister , November 12, 2015

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Prime Minister says Government Increasing the Participation of Children in Policy Formulation

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller says Government has been making a deliberate effort to increase the participation of children in policy formulation and implementation. The Prime Minister was speaking at...

By: Office of the Prime Minister , November 11, 2015