Almost every fruit tree native to Jamaica can be found there. The drawing room, still used for entertaining state visitors or for the PM to relax in before/ after meetings, seemed a perfect room for afternoon tea and the landscaped gardens were beautiful. The tour started in the banqueting hall which is still used for meetings and conferences and is a beautiful wood panelled room. Hence the current state of play at Jamaica House, with previous guest rooms being converted to offices. The Cabinet Office of the OPM provides Cabinet and the Prime Minister with secretarial support to ensure timely decisions for the effective running of Government. In the early 1970s Jamaica House became the official Office of the PM and subsequently the residence was moved elsewhere. The Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) assists the Prime Minister in the role of Head of Government and Chairperson of Cabinet by providing administrative and logistical support. Prime Minister’s Office 5th Floor, Greaham Louisy Administrative Building Waterfront, Castries Saint Lucia, West Indies. Portia Simpson Miller was installed for the second time as Prime Minister following the victory of the Peoples National Party (PNP) in the December elections. She is also currently our present Prime Minister taking office on January 05, 2012. Over the years, further buildings have been added for offices, the Jamaica House Basic School (originally for children of staff but now for any child based on academic performance), the Louise Bennett Garden Theatre and the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre. She is Jamaicas seventh Prime Minister serving from Mato September 10, 2007. The design was by the architect Lloyd Shearer and his business partner Marvin Goodman. He was the fifth Prime Minister of Jamaica, from 1980 to 1989, and the leader of the Jamaica Labour Party from 1974 to 2005.
Jamaica House was built in 1963, originally as the official residence of the Prime Minister and their family. Edward Philip George Seaga ON PC (/ s i / or /-/ ) was an American-born Jamaican politician. For a little bit of insight into Jamaica’s government and it’s history it was a worthwhile trip and I received a very warm welcome there. Read more about Jamaica’s first Prime Minister here.Paid a visit to Jamaica House this morning for a tour of the Office of the Prime Minister. He came to the public’s attention as a writer of letters to the Daily Gleaner newspaper. He returned to Jamaica in 1932, and became a leader of the struggle against colonial rule. Jamaica has lost a true man of the people.’ The Prime Minister says his heart goes out to Ernest’s family his wife, Lynette Royes-Smith, son Ernest Jr, and four daughters, Nesta Claire, Celia, Michelle, and Marsha. The first general election under Universal Adult Suffrage came in 1944 and the JLP won 22 of the 32 seats.īustamante travelled the world working as a policeman in Cuba, and as a dietician in a New York City hospital. The Prime Minister continued, ‘His humour and wit were as classic as his common touch and I am deeply saddened at his passing. Sir William Alexander Clarke Bustamante, Jamaica’s first Prime Minister after the country gained independence in 1962, was born on February 24, 1884. In 1943 he founded the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), with himself as head. They are: The Most Honourable Sir William Alexander Clarke Bustamante Office of the Prime Minister Jamaica House 1 Devon Road Kingston 10 - Kingston. He too had been Chief Minister.Ī total of nine persons have held the office of Prime Minister. Portia Simpson Miller was installed for the second time as Prime Minister following the victory of the People's National Party (PNP) in the December elections. He also started a system of major highways, the first being the Kingston to Spanish Town Highway, and laid the plans for other by-pass routes, which would. She is Jamaica's seventh Prime Minister serving from Mato September 10, 2007. As such, this statutory prohibition is a carbon copy of what obtains in the United States. His cousin, Norman Manley, was Jamaica’s Premier until April 29, 1962. During his tenure as Prime Minister, Jamaica attained its highest ever-gross domestic product (GDP) per capita US2,300 based on rapid growth in agriculture, mining and tourism. Unlike Member of Parliament Bunting, Holness has only addressed the office of the prime minister. He has also been Premier and Chief Minister. Sir Alexander Bustamante was Jamaica’s first Prime Minister. Prior to Independence in 1962, Jamaica’s head of government was known as the Premier and before that, the Chief Minister. The Prime Minister is Jamaica’s head of government, who is formally appointed into office by the Governor General, who represents Elizabeth II, Jamaica’s official Head of State.