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Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, delivers the Throne Speech during the 2023/24 Ceremonial Opening of Parliament at Gordon House on Duke Street in downtown Kingston, on Tuesday (February 14).

Work in Progress to Complete Action Plan to Implement Diaspora Policy

Work is in progress to complete the Action Plan to implement the National Diaspora Policy and to review the Foreign Trade Policy Action Plan. During the 2023/24 fiscal year, the Government will also complete the legislative support of the Work...

Increase in Agricultural Output

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, tables the Estimates of Expenditure in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (February 14).

Gov’t Tables Trillion-Dollar Budget

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, arrives for Tuesday’s (February 14) ceremonial opening of Parliament, where he delivered the 2023/2024 Throne Speech outlining the plans of the Government for the new parliamentary year.

PHOTOS: Ceremonial Opening of Parliament

Governor General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (right), inspects the Guard of Honour mounted by members of the Jamaica Defence Force, at the 2023/24 ceremonial opening of Parliament, today (February 14). At right is Chief of Defence Staff, Jamaica Defence Force, Rear Admiral Antonette Wemyss-Gorman.

Critical Pieces of Crime-Fighting Legislation Prioritised

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School Attendance Returning to Pre-COVID Levels

School attendance is returning to pre-COVID levels as the Government makes progress in bridging the digital divide and implementing the recommendations of the Jamaica Education Transformation Commission (JETC). This was noted by Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, while delivering the Throne Speech at the 2023/24 ceremonial opening of Parliament at Gordon House, today (February 14). He...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, delivers the 2023/24 Throne Speech during Tuesday’s (February 14) Ceremonial Opening of Parliament at Gordon House, on Tuesday (February 14).

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Government Updating National Energy Policy

The Government is updating the National Energy Policy (2009-2030) to ensure that it reflects global and local changes and positions the energy sector to become a more secure, sustainable, clean and reliable sector over the next 30 years. The updated Policy will also provide guidance towards achieving the target of 50 per cent renewables within the electricity sector. This was...

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Infrastructure Development of Public Health Facilities Will Continue in 2023/24

During the financial year 2023/2024, the Government will be investing $6 billion in the health sector, to include expansion work on the Spanish Town Hospital in St. Catherine. Work will also continue on the Cornwall Regional Hospital in Montego Bay, St. James and the Western Children and Adolescent Hospital, in the parish, and the upgrading of the University Hospital of...

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Gov’t Targeting Alternative Justice Service Delivery in 2023/24

The Ministry of Justice will be focusing on delivering alternative services through the recently established Social Justice Division during the upcoming 2023/24 fiscal year. The Government will also continue to deliver services in the areas of legal aid, expungement of criminal records, minister’s marriage licences, and the processing of applications for persons to be appointed as Justices of the Peace....

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (fourth left) marches down Duke Street today (February 14) flanked by fellow parliamentarians ahead of today’s (February 14) ceremonial opening of parliament. The event returned to its full grandeur after years of COVID-19 restrictions.

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Pomp and Pageantry Returns as New Parliamentary Year Opens

Anticipation filled the air outside the historic Gordon House in downtown, Kingston, today (February 14) as scores of Jamaicans braved the mid-morning sun to witness the grand return of the ceremonial opening of Parliament. The crowds of onlookers, which included party supporters, school children and passersby, saw the event return to its full grandeur following COVID-19 restrictions over the past...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, delivers the 2023/24 Throne Speech at Gordon House on February 14.

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Jamaica Continues on Path to Becoming A Republic

The Government is moving forward in transitioning Jamaica to a Republic. Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, said that the Constitutional Reform work to facilitate the transition will be assisted by a high-level Constitutional Reform Committee that will play an advisory and oversight role. He was delivering the Throne Speech to open the 2023/24 Parliamentary Year in...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, made the disclosure as he delivered the Throne Speech to open the 2023/24 Parliamentary Year at Gordon House on Tuesday (February 14). It was delivered under the theme ‘A Stronger Jamaica: Consolidating our Recovery, Reigniting Our Decade of Growth’.

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NHT to Introduce New Financing Model

The National Housing Trust (NHT) will introduce a new financing model during the 2023/2024 Financial Year, which will entail partner arrangements with regulated mortgage-lending institutions. This framework is intended to significantly increase the supply of mortgages while at the same time release funds to focus on the development of affordable housing. Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen,...