Member of Parliament for North West St. Ann, Dr. Dayton Campbell is recommending that an artisan village be developed in the community of Salem as a means of developing the area’s tourism product. Dr. Campbell was making his contribution to the 2014/15 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, May 6. He suggested that the village should provide...

Member of Parliament for North West St. Ann, Dr. Dayton Campbell is urging the Government to repeal the provisions concerning abortion under the Offences Against the Persons Act. Dr. Campbell was making his contribution to the 2014/15 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, May 6. He argued that the current illegal status of abortion in all circumstances...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, says the Government has deepened and accelerated its economic diplomacy, in recognition of emerging global challenges. Mrs. Simpson Miller told the House of Representatives while making her presentation in the 2014/2015 Budget Debate on April 29 that the government “will continue to seek opportunities that maximize our economic potential.” She expressed gratitude...

The World Bank has approved a Country Partnership Strategy Report for Jamaica that will facilitate growth and further monetary disbursements under that institution’s commitment to the country. Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, who made the announcement during his closing 2014/15 Budget Debate presentation in the House of Representatives, on April 30, said the facility, which was...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has called on Jamaicans to work with her to build a brighter future for the country. Making her presentation in the 2014/15 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on April 29, Mrs. Simpson Miller acknowledged that there are challenges and “it has not been easy”. She noted however, “that in situations...

The Government has given an undertaking to make the second of three one-off payment of $25,000 per annum to public sector workers, in August this year. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, said the total payment, which forms part of an agreement reached between the Government and trade unions representing public sector workers, will amount to $2.8 billion....

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, says reducing the debt of the country is one of the main priorities of the Government. “This administration has not only been saying that we have to live within our means, we have been doing more with less,” she said. Making her contribution to the 2014/15 Budget Debate in the House of...