The National Partnership Council convened its first meeting of 2022 on Wednesday, March 9 and addressed, among other matters, the future of the Disaster Risk Management Act (DRMA) restrictions. “The Disaster Risk Management Act has served us well and has allowed us to effectively manage our response to the crisis. Now we have to move into a new phase of...

Newly elected Leader of the Opposition, Mark Golding, is calling for persons with suitable equipment to assist the Government’s efforts to clear roads and blocked drains resulting from the impact of recent flood rains. “I appeal for persons who own heavy equipment to demonstrate the true Jamaican spirit of love and care for each other to help in the effort...

Member of Parliament (MP) for South St. Andrew, Mark Golding, was on Tuesday (November 10) presented with the Instrument, which officially appoints him as Leader of the Opposition by Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen. The ceremony was held at King’s House in St. Andrew. In congratulating Mr. Golding on his new role, the Governor-General said that...

My fellow Jamaicans, Labour Day 2020 comes during one of the most severe challenges with unprecedented social problems brought on the COVID-19 Pandemic. Social distancing and other restrictions have forced us to adapt to a “new normal” and “Labour at Home” instead of at our usual community building projects. With every challenge, comes an opportunity. However, remember when you build...

My fellow Jamaicans, Season’s Greetings. Christmas is a special time of the year in Jamaica, and we celebrate it in our own distinctive way. It is the time of year when we share with family and friends the joys of the Season. Communities all over the country come together at this time to entertain and take care of the elderly...

Dr. Peter Phillips, MP Leader of the Opposition Message for National Heroes Day 2018 This year’s celebration of National Heroes Day, coincides with the 80th anniversary of the 1938 Labour Rebellion. In that year, two of our national heroes, The Rt. Excellent Norman Manley and The Rt. Excellent Sir Alexander Bustamante provided the leadership for the Jamaican people, which helped...

This year, we celebrate 80 years of modern day activism on the part of Jamaican workers. In 1938, workers from Frome in Westmoreland to Serge Island in St Thomas, in the East and including notably the port workers of Kingston and the banana workers in St Mary and Portland, all rose up with one voice to protest the terrible and...

Let me wish all of you a happy, safe and productive New Year. As we usher in 2018, let us thank the Almighty for his many blessings that have sustained this past year. Even as we endured floods and the stresses of climate change, we were nevertheless spared the widespread devastation of the hurricanes which affected others in the region....

My fellow Jamaicans, Season’s Greetings. Christmas is traditionally the time of the year when we embrace our family and friends and care for the less fortunate as we celebrate the spirit of our Saviour by spreading peace and love in our communities and goodwill to all. Even as some enjoy the traditional Sorrel drink, Christmas pudding, and the opening of...