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Acknowledgement Excellencies of the Diplomatic Corps, Jamaicans at home and in the diaspora, listening, watching, and following on various media platforms, Distinguished ladies and gentlemen in the gallery, Madam Speaker, Honourable Members, Senators and Former Members seated in the well. I also join in welcoming the Ministers of Education from across the region who are here today. They are in...

Honourable Members, We gather at a decisive moment in Jamaica’s national journey. In the past year, our nation was tested by Hurricane Melissa — one of the most disruptive climate events in history. It tested our infrastructure, institutions, and communities; but it did not break our indomitable spirit. It also revealed something fundamental: Jamaica has changed. We are no longer...