Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller is out of office on vacation.

A brief statement from the Office of the Prime Minister says Mrs. Simpson Miller will be away from her desk for the rest of the week.

In her absence, the Minister of Land, Water, Environment and Climate Change, Robert Pickersgill, will be in charge of the government.

Nationwide News understands that Mrs. Simpson Miller will be spending her time away in Florida, in the United States.