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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith.
Foreign Affairs

Message By Senator The Honourable Kamina Johnson Smith Minister Of Foreign Affairs & Foreign Trade For International Human Rights Day 10th December 2019

Today, Jamaica joins the international community in commemorating Human Rights Day 2019, which is being celebrated under the theme, “Youth Standing Up for Human Rights”. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 1948, recognizes the inherent dignity and the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family, regardless of race,...
Minister of Health & Wellness, Hon. Christopher Tufton
Minister of Health & Wellness, Hon. Christopher Tufton

Minister of Health and Wellness Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, MP National Broadcast Statement – Dengue Outbreak Sunday, December 8, 2019
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange

Statement To The House Of Representatives Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport The Honourable Olivia Grange, CD, MP

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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang
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Parliamentary Statement On Anti-Gang Measures By Dr. Horace Chang, MP Minister of National Security On October 29, 2019

Mr. Speaker, The members of the House may recall that during my sectoral close a few months ago, I called the country’s attention to the extensive work that is being undertaken to undermine, interrupt and dismantle criminal gangs. On that occasion I highlighted the systematic, well financed, and structurally complex nature of the gangs of today. I would have also...
Prime Minister, the Most Honourable Andrew Michael Holness, ON, PC, MP
Office of the Prime MinisterParliamentPrime Minister

Statement by The Most Honourable Andrew Holness, ON, MP On The HEART (Ammendment) Act On October 29, 2019

Mr. Speaker, I tabled the Human Employment and Resource Training (Amendment) Act, 2019, in the context of my budget presentation (on 19 March 2019) on “Building a new Jamaica” and addressed the critical element of human capital development in that new Jamaica. Mr. Speaker, former Prime Minister, the Most Honourable Edward Seaga had a passionate mission to provide a meaningful...
Prime Minister, the Most Honourable Andrew Michael Holness, ON, PC, MP
Community

Prime Minister The Most Hon. Andrew Holness Heroes Day Message 2019

My fellow Jamaicans my fellow Jamaicans! Jamaica’s heritage is indeed our greatest legacy. The uniqueness of our people, our language, music, folklore, gastronomy, and traditional practices are undeniably amazing. People from all over the world aspire to live breathe and experience the Jamaican lifestyle and want to identify with the Jamaican brand. In that regard, I am pleased to extend...
Leader of the Opposition, Dr. Peter Phillips.
Community

Leader of the Opposition Message for National Heroes Day 2019

“OUR HERITAGE – A GREAT LEGACY” Once again as we celebrate National Heroes Day, it is a time for us to recognize and celebrate our cultural heritage and to pay tribute to all those who in the past and those who today have made their contribution to establishing our country’s cultural, economic and political foundations. I would like at the...
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw, CD, MP
AgricultureCommerceIndustry

Statement by the Hon Audley Shaw, CD, MP Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries On the Tropical Race 4 Disease Prevention Measures to Safeguard the Jamaican Banana and Plantain Industry Houses of Parliament October 8, 2019

Mr Speaker, I wish to bring to the attention of this Honourable House a matter of serious national implication – the emergence of the Tropical Race 4 (TR4), disease previously called “Panama Disease” in this hemisphere and the potential threat it poses to the local and regional banana and plantain industry. Mr Speaker, The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and...
Prime Minister, the Most Honourable Andrew Michael Holness, ON, PC, MP

Prime Minister Of Jamaica The Most Honourable Andrew Holness, On, Mp At The General Debate – 74th Session Of The United Nations General Assembly New York, 27th September 2019

Mr. President, I extend heartiest congratulations on your election as President of this 74th Session of the General Assembly and assure you of Jamaica's full support in the work ahead. I must also convey our deepest appreciation to Her Excellency Maria Fernanda Espinosa Garcés, for so ably guiding our work in the preceding session. Mr. President, The United Nations is...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, ON, PC, MP
Office of the Prime MinisterPrime MinisterTransport

Prime Minister the Most Honourable Andrew Holness on the Disruption of the Public Transportation Service

I have been briefed by the Minister of National Security, the Commissioner of Police and the Minister of Transport on the situation concerning the public transportation system. It is clear, that indiscipline on our roads has now reached a level where it is a threat to our economy and public order and safety. I have directed the Minister of National...
Prime Minister, the Most Honourable Andrew Michael Holness, ON, PC, MP

Report to be delivered by the Prime Minister of Jamaica The Most Honourable Andrew Holness, ON, MP on behalf of the Climate Finance and Carbon Pricing Track Briefing to the UN Secretary General New York, September 22, 2019

Secretary General: In attention to our mandate to lead a process of climate finance mobilization; we carefully identified and discussed each of the challenges preventing financing from reaching the most vulnerable and embarked on a thorough process of assessment of existing and new initiatives. I am therefore pleased to report a few of our main achievements: 1. We collectively encouraged...