Message from the Leader of the Opposition for Heroes Day – October 2021
Greetings Jamaica! It is with great sense of honour and humility that I join with you in celebrating National Heroes Day for the first time …
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Back to School National Message – September 2021 by The Hon. Fayval Williams, Minister of Education, Youth and Information
Good Evening. As we begin the 2021-2022 school year, we do so with the collective knowledge that our decisions today will determine whether we …
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Independence Day Message From The Governor-General His Excellency The Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen ON, GCMG, CD, KSt.J
Fellow Jamaicans at home and in the diaspora, greetings on this the 59th anniversary of Jamaica’s Independence under the theme, “Come mek we celebrate online”. …
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2021 Independence Day Message by The Most Honourable Andrew Holness, ON, MP Prime Minister Of Jamaica
My Fellow Jamaicans, as we did last year, we are celebrating the anniversary of our nation’s Independence in the midst of a pandemic. While the …
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Independence Day Message 2021 by Mr. Mark Golding, M.P, Leader of the Opposition
Today, we celebrate our 59th anniversary as an independent nation, standing tall among the community of nations across the World. We Jamaicans have made our …
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Emancipation Day Message from the Leader of the Opposition – August 1st 2021
Greetings Jamaica! This is our “emancipendence” week, when we celebrate two significant milestones in our nation’s history – Emancipation Day on August 1st and Independence …
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Message by Senator The Honourable Kamina Johnson Smith, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade for CARICOM DAY 2021
As the Region celebrates CARICOM Day 2021, I extend warm greetings to all Caribbean Community (CARICOM) nationals in Jamaica and throughout the Diaspora. Forty-eight years …
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2021/22 Sectoral Debate Contribution By the Honourable Olivia Grange, CD, MP, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport on 8 June 2021
Madam Speaker, we have been taught that it’s when we are going through trials and tribulations that we must especially give thanks. And so in …
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Contribution to Debate on the Trade Marks Amendment Act, 2021 By the Deputy Leader of the House and Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, The Honourable Olivia Grange, CD, MP on Tuesday, 1 June 2021
Madame Speaker, I give my full support to Jamaica becoming a member of the Madrid Protocol and to the proposals in the Trade Marks Amendment …
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Labour Day 2021 Message by Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness, ON, MP
LABOUR DAY SLOGAN: “STAY HOME. STAY SAFE. CLEAN UP YU SPACE” Fellow Jamaicans, Workers’ Week and Labour Day 2021 find us still in the …
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Labour Day 2021 Message by Leader of the Opposition, Mark Golding, MP
Good day my fellow Jamaicans. I greet you well. Labour Day is normally a time when we come together in voluntary work for the betterment …
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Statement by Hon. Delroy Chuck, QC, MP, Minister of Justice on The Judgement Of The Privy Council In The Case Of Hinds And Others (Appellants) V The Director Of Public Prosecutions (Respondent) (Trafigura Matter)
Opening Parliament, Madam Speaker should take note of a recently delivered judgement of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC) in the case of …
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Opening of the 2021/2022 Sectoral Debate by Hon. Edmund Bartlett, CD, MP, Minister of Tourism and Leader of the House
THEME: BUILDING FORWARD STRONGER: TOURISM 2021 AND BEYOND Introduction and Acknowledgements Madam Speaker, I am humbled to have been granted the privilege of serving the …
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Parliamentary Statement Delivered by the Minister of Health & Wellness Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, MP, on Tuesday, March 30, 2021 at 2:00 PM
Madam Speaker, I rise in this Honourable House to provide an update on Jamaica’s Vaccination Response. Worldwide, we see where over 128 million cases of …
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Statement To The House Of Representatives By the Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, The Honourable Olivia Grange, CD, MP on Tuesday, 30 March 2021
Ananda Dean, 11 years old, student, abducted and killed in 2008. Khanice Jackson, 20 years old, accounting clerk of Portmore, St. Catherine, only daughter of …
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Closing Budget Debate 2021/22 Presentation by Hon. Nigel Clarke, DPhil, MP., Minister of Finance and the Public Service
Expression of Gratitude Madam Speaker, I rise this afternoon to close the budget debate on the Appropriation Bill for the 2021/22 fiscal year. This is …
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Statement To Parliament: Update on Jamaica’s Progress in Addressing Its Technical Compliance Deficiencies with the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) 40 Recommendations by Hon. Nigel Clarke, D.Phil., MP Minister of Finance and the Public Service on January 19, 2021
1) Jamaica’s mutual evaluation report against the International Standards on Combatting Money Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism and Proliferation (“FATF 40” Recommendations) was done …
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Statement To The House Of Representatives By the Honourable Fayval Williams, Minister of Education, Youth and Information on January 12, 2021
Madame Speaker, We are now in the second week of the Easter term for the 2020-2021 school year and I take this opportunity to provide …
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2021 New Year’s Message From The Governor-General, His Excellency The Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen ON, GCMG, CD, KSt.J – Theme: “Reaching Beyond – To Hope”
My Fellow Jamaicans at home and in the Diaspora: A New Year is upon us, and we are all breathing a collective sigh of relief …
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2021 New Year’s Message From The Most Hon. Andrew Holness, ON, MP, Prime Minister
We welcome 2021 with hope and optimism, giving thanks to God for sparing our lives to see this day. I am privileged and grateful to …
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