Recent news on Portia

Actors bring passion to difficult material in 'Julius Caesar'  -  25 May 2007
Redlands Daily Facts,Alison Jaye gave a strong performance as Brutus' wife Portia. Jaye's portrayal of Portia, though young at heart, felt more impassioned

McCalla PM's pick for Chief Justice  -  25 May 2007
Jamaica Gleaner,Justice Zaila McCalla is now being proposed by Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller to be the next chief justice. She was appointed to the Court of Appeal

Hylton asks for review of Britain's sugar stance  -  25 May 2007
Jamaica Gleaner,Mr. Prescott also made a courtesy call on Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller. Yesterday, Mr. Hylton described the talks as very "amicable".

Lucea Infirmary a national disgrace  -  25 May 2007
Jamaica Observer,...made of the poor people that the Government, through its administrative head, Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller, says it prides itself in loving.

JLP and PNP leaders hit the campaign trail  -  25 May 2007
radiojamaica.com,The Party's Region Two will this evening hold a rally in honour of Party President Portia Simpson-Miller in Annotto Bay Square.

Health Minister to clarify free health care plan  -  25 May 2007
RJR,In keeping with an announcement by Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller during her recent Budget Presentation, all hospital fees for persons up to

Support Increases for Portia in Jamaica  -  May 22, 2007
Angus Reid Global Monitor,58 per cent of respondents approve of Portia Simpson-Miller’s job, up six points since January. In March 2006, Simpson Miller of the People’s National Party

Leaders bat for peace - Portia, Bruce vow to denounce political ...  -  May 21, 2007
Jamaica Gleaner,Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller (left) greets Opposition Leader Bruce Golden (right), during the Congress for Peace and Justice seminar, held yesterday

Public Affairs - Will charisma do it for Portia and the PNP?  -  May 19, 2007
Jamaica Gleaner,In fact, supporters of the People's National Party (PNP) are convinced that, as was the case with Manley in 1972, they have in Portia Simpson Miller the

Portia should be finance minister  -  May 19, 2007
Jamaica Gleaner,Worse than that, not a soul but Portia Simpson Miller would have turned up to take the oath of office. The myth of Dr. Davies is writ large and they believe

NIF releases funds for small business loan scheme  -  May 24, 2007
radiojamaica.com,In May last year, Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller announced in her Budget Presentation that a one billion dollar NIF revolving credit facility would be

Maple Palm - Lesbian Illegal Immigration Movie Migrates to DVD July 3  -  May 23, 2007
AfterEllen.comA bi-national lesbian couple who asked to remain anonymous states, "we can't all be as lucky as Ellen and Portia" referring to Ellen DeGeneres and her

Netik InterView and Thomson PORTIA Join Forces to Provide ...  -  May 14, 2007
WebWire (press release),The new PORTIA/Netik Adapter will be licensed to users by either Thomson Financial or Netik and will be maintained by both companies as a guaranteed

Choose next Gov't on merit  -  May 22, 2007
Jamaica Gleaner,As we approach the last round of campaigning for the next general election, the governing party and pollsters keep reminding us of the 'Portia Factor'.

Charisma not the answer  -  May 21, 2007
Jamaica Gleaner,If the definition of charisma as presented by 'experts' is to be believed, then Portia is far from charismatic. While she does speak dynamically while on

'Portia is last democratic hope' - Law professor says PM is ...  -  May 7, 2007
Jamaica Gleaner,UNIVERSITY OF Miami law professor, David Rowe, says Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller represents the "last democratic hope" for the struggling majority

Can Portia's speech win the elections?  -  May 3, 2007
Jamaica Observer,In the months following February of last year when the "hope" for the PNP became its "only hope", Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller made history when she

It was a grand Portia gala  -  May 5, 2007
Jamaica Gleaner,Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller (second right) greets managing director of the Cement Company Anthony Haynes (second left) and his wife Suzette (left),

Portia's potable water - Hot topic in cool Manchester  -  May 10, 2007
Jamaica Gleaner,More often than not, a fight will break out when residents line up to fill their buckets with water. - Norman Grindley/Deputy Chief Photographer

Duffus cops community netball MVP award  -  May 22, 2007
Jamaica Observer,Buchanan, who is information minister in the government of Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller, plans to retire from representational politics come the

Poised for elections  -  May 19, 2007
Jamaica Observer,As Patterson gave way to Portia Simpson Miller, life returned to the PNP and dejection set in among JLP supporters. At the same time those close to the

Portia, Portia, Portia  -  May 2, 2007
Salt Lake City Weekly,Portia Early, X96 weekend DJ and host of Live & Local (Sundays, 8-10 p.m.), wants to tell you about three more of her favorite Utah bands and songs:

Munroe must ride Portia wave to win  -  Apr 29, 2007
Jamaica Gleaner,Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller is the most popular politician among residents in the St. Andrew East community of Mona Commons.

Defining Portia and the social agenda  -  May 5, 2007
Jamaica Gleaner,Portia Simpson Miller made her second contribution to the budget debate as Prime Minister this past week. Since her first presentation came towards the end

Pearnel Charles: Charisma just won’t cut it  -  May 21, 2007
radiojamaica.com,PNP Leader, Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller hugs a child during the party's last conference. As election fever heats up, on Sunday veteran politician

Portia: resplendent, sensitive, in charge  -  May 5, 2007
Jamaica Gleaner,The cornerstone of being a leader is the ability to touch and inspire. It is different to being a crumpled up piece of paper on the Opposition benches.

PRIME MINISTER, THE MOST HON. PORTIA SIMPSON MILLER CONTRIBUTION ...  -  May 1, 2007
Government of Jamaica, Jamaica Information Service,I ALSO WISH TO PAY SPECIAL TRIBUTE TO SOMEONE WHO WOULD HAVE BEEN HERE TODAY, EXCEPT FOR HIS PASSING. I SPEAK OF THE LATE HON. RAY HADEED.

South Africa: Taxpayers Will Have to Lie in the Pebble Bed ...  -  May 22, 2007
AllAfrica.com,ONE of the scariest things in the Sunday newspapers was the comment by public enterprises director-general Portia Molefe that government should be willing

PNP pushes ahead - Ruling party builds up seven-point lead over ...  -  May 19, 2007
Jamaica Gleaner,Leaders of state, including Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller (second right), participate in the National Labour Day thanksgiving service,

Pearnel Charles: Charisma just won’t cut it  -  May 21, 2007
RJR,Mr. Charles waxed lyrical as he made clear references to former and current Prime Ministers Michael Manley and Portia Simpson Miller.

What if the general elections result in a tie?  -  May 17, 2007
Jamaica Observer,When the campaign begins in earnest, the respective strengths of the PNP leader Portia Simpson Miller and JLP leader Bruce Golding are going to spell the

Inaugural Congress for Peace and Justice to be held Monday  -  May 21, 2007
radiojamaica.com,The meeting which will be held at the Jamaica Conference Centre, will be attended by President of the Peoples National party, Portia Simpson Miller and

Video footage surfaces in Scorpions' bribery case  -  26 Apr 2007
SABC News,More video footage showing the alleged bribe solicited by Portia Kgantsi, a senior Scorpions' prosecutor, has been shown in the Johannesburg High Court.

Losing the PNP wicket  -  26 Apr 2007
Jamaica Observer,Eddie Seaga, Portia Simpson Miller and Bruce Golding as leaders recent and present were all, to varying degrees, willing students/teachers of the politics

JLP wants update on benefits derived from CWC  -  26 Apr 2007
radiojamaica.com,The Portia Simpson-Miller administration is facing fresh pressure from the Jamaica Labour Party to provide details on whether the country received value for

Tours By Diva Voted A Sydney Must Do!  -  26 Apr 2007
Same Same,Tours By Diva is hosted by Sydney drag personality Portia Turbo, and is essentially a tour of Sydney seen through “rose coloured glasses�.

'Major chapter closes with Hadeed'  -  26 Apr 2007
Jamaica Gleaner,Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller has expressed regret at the death of manufacturing executive Ray Hadeed. Mrs. Simpson Miller said yesterday that the

On-The-Air (27/04/2007)  -  26 Apr 2007
Mining Weekly,Department of Public Enterprises director-general Portia Molefe has shared with us that it has given the go-ahead for the study, with Cabinet having

JD Grassbaugh, 25; served in Iraq  -  26 Apr 2007
Boston Globe,After graduating from Boston University, she earned her law degree from New England School of Law, formerly Portia Law School in Boston.

Greenline expands with new location and water sports  -  26 Apr 2007
Mercury-Register,...mentioning that the Downeys, who have long been Chico residents, have just this year made the move to Oroville with their 20-month-old daughter Portia.

Reggae Academy Awards to begin next February  -  26 Apr 2007
Jamaica Gleaner,And the evening's guest speaker, Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller, near the end of her address, said she had already instructed her team to examine the

National Conference of Black Mayors to Host 33rd Annual Convention ...  -  26 Apr 2007
UrbanMecca.com,Other prominent influencers scheduled to appear at the Convention include: Prime Minister Portia Simpson of Jamaica; renowned actor Danny Glover; author,

Portia, NEC rap critics of Phinn's 'prophecy'  -  Apr 24, 2007
Jamaica Observer,PRESIDENT of the ruling People's National Party (PNP) Portia Simpson Miller and her National Executive Council (NEC) have criticised critics of a recent

People: Rosie's Leaving 'The View'  -  Apr 25, 2007
Express,Are she and Portia de Rossi having a baby? Could Ellen be preggers? Or maybe it's Portia ... or maybe it's a May sweeps ploy and Ellen's announcement will

Man killed in attack on taxi  -  Apr 24, 2007
Jamaica Gleaner,Shortly after he boarded one of the route taxis at the Portia Simpson Miller Square in St. Andrew, Monday night, 28-year-old musician, Kevin Williams was

Scorpions prosecutor 'took bribe'  -  Apr 24, 2007
iAfrica.com,Senior Scorpions prosecutor Portia Refilwe Kgantsi took a R9000 bribe to validate the passport of an awaiting-trial prisoner facing fraud charges,

SHIMMER NOTES & NEWS  -  Apr 24, 2007
Pro Wrestling Insider - Xtra,SHIMMER's own Portia Perez was forced to miss her scheduled appearance as part of the ChickFight 8 tournament in the UK on Sunday (check the Misc.

'Bad job, Portia' - The St. Catherine South East residents say ...  -  Apr 14, 2007
Jamaica Gleaner,More residents of the St. Catherine South East Constituency of Portmore believe the Portia Simpson Miller-led administration is doing a bad job than those

'Julius X' remixes Malcolm and Shakespeare  -  Apr 24, 2007
Detroit Free Press,Letson has greatly enlarged the roles of two women: Julius' wife, Calpurnia, and Brutus' wife, Portia. Tiffany D. Mitchenor, as Calpurnia, and Casaundra

Portia passionate about reef health  -  Apr 12, 2007
Whitsunday Times,CARING about the environment is a passion for local girl Portia Large, which is why she's the leader of the new Eco Kids club- the state's first Reef

Prophet Phinn declares election victory for Portia  -  Apr 9, 2007
Jamaica Gleaner,Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller being prayed for by prophets from left: Bishop Anthony Hatcher, Bishop Peter Morgan, Dr. David Mangar and Dr. Phillip

Portia's one-year stint as leader  -  Apr 4, 2007
Jamaica Observer,Two of us were that day, one year ago, people all too eager to see in Portia the leader called by destiny to rekindle our lost hopes of a country diseased

PNP to put on rally to celebrate Portia Simpson  -  Apr 2, 2007
RJR,The rally is being mounted as part of Region 3's celebrations marking the first anniversary of Portia Simpson Miller’s ascendancy to the seat of Party

PORTIA + ELLEN CASH IN ON MONTECITO HOME  -  Apr 2, 2007
Contactmusic.com,Actress PORTIA DE ROSSI and her comedienne partner ELLEN DeGENERES are hoping to cash in on the California estate they bought last year (06), after putting

ADDRESS BY THE MOST HON. PORTIA SIMPSON MILLER, PRIME MINISTER AT ...  -  Apr 5, 2007
Government of Jamaica, Jamaica Information Service,THIS IS A SPECIAL TIME OF YEAR, A TIME WHICH INVITES REFLECTION ON THE THEMES OF RESURRECTION, REBIRTH AND RENEWAL. HERE IN JAMAICA, ON THE SPIRITUAL LEVEL,

National Broadcast by Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson ...  -  Mar 30, 2007
Government of Jamaica, Jamaica Information Service,It has been one year since I became Prime Minister and I greet you this evening in a spirit of thanksgiving and with a renewed commitment to service.

HSE's Melloh throws third perfect game  -  Apr 25, 2007
Indianapolis Star,The 400 relay came down to the wire where Portia was edged by LN's anchor Stacia Weatherford by less than a tenth of a second.

MUCH ADIVA ABOUT NOTHING  -  Apr 18, 2007
Sydney Star Observer,The MC of the evening was Portia Turbo, and each week she would have the audience rolling on the floor. Usually audience members would ask Portia to tell us

Election Watch  -  Apr 8, 2007
Jamaica Gleaner,In the case of the PNP, many of its leaders are still uncomfortable with the non-traditional leadership of Portia but recognise that what the former party

False prophets and punishments  -  Apr 18, 2007
Jamaica Gleaner,Mr. Phinn's open declaration about Portia Simpson being chosen by God must be seen in a different context, besides being seen as another Jim Jones or David

Software helps define workflows and automate desktops.  -  Mar 28, 2007
ThomasNet Industrial News Room (press release),March 28, 2007 - Thomson PORTIA Workspace, for Thomson PORTIA Portfolio Accounting platform, promotes optimal workflow and navigation by allowing asset

Pastor raps Prophet Phinn  -  Apr 15, 2007
Jamaica Observer,At an annual prophetic conference at the Hilton Kingston Hotel last week, Phinn repeated an earlier claim that God had ordained Portia Simpson Miller to

Liberia: Community Struggles for Answers  -  Apr 20, 2007
AllAfrica.com,Like Jabateh, Portia Kamara, director of Multicultural Family Services, an Upper Darby nonprofit agency is also involved in providing services for strayed

Captured by the election fever  -  Apr 14, 2007
Jamaica Observer,Sunday, April 1 marked the end of Portia Simpson-Miller's first year as prime minister of Jamaica. The People's National Party (PNP) placed full page

Let the prophet lead  -  Apr 11, 2007
Jamaica Observer,In which case Portia could herself command the earth to give up the goodies so that we can all have one grand bling and rum and music.

Students Concerned About Parking  -  Apr 19, 2007
SUNY The New Paltz Oracle,...“People need to be courteous of those spaces because they are there to create equal access for those with disabilities,� Portia Altman, director of the

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