Thank you for your gracious welcome and generous introduction. As one who was involved in the Miami Conference at Ministerial level from the very beginning, I am pleased to contribute some reflections and perspectives to this distinguished gathering of Heads and Ministers of; representatives of the public sector, labour and the business community, academics and our critical social partners as...

Some 300,000 Primary school students islandwide are set to benefit from a donation of US$225,000 worth of Math textbooks under the I PLEDGE programme. The initiative, 'I Promise to Lend Encouragement to Develop Growth in Education', launched in May of 2004, with the aim of raising US$225,000 for the printing of Math textbooks for Primary school students up to grade...

A paediatric patient in Mandeville is being examined by a doctor who is in Montego Bay. Meanwhile, in upper St. Andrew, a 76-year old hypertensive man is receiving his monthly check-up at home. But, his doctor is in an office somewhere downtown Kingston. These cases, though fictitious, offer examples of telemedicine, which has emerged as the new paradigm in health...

Mr. Speaker, I rise to make my contribution to the 2004/05 Sectoral Debate in a mood of great confidence in our future as a people, faith in our policies and programmes and pride in our accomplishments as an administration working in the spirit of joined-up government and partnership with the private sector. I must say thanks to the great team...

Mr. Speaker, I rise to make my contribution to the 2004/05 Sectoral Debate in a mood of great confidence in our future as a people, faith in our policies and programmes and pride in our accomplishments as an administration working in the spirit of joined-up government and partnership with the private sector. I must say thanks to the great team...

The Pensions Reform (Superannuation Funds and Retirement Schemes) Act 2004 was passed in the House of Representatives yesterday (May 11), with 48 amendments, and has been sent to the Senate for debate. Fitz Jackson, State Minister for Finance and Planning with responsibility for pensions, said the legislative side of the Bill should be completed within the next couple of weeks,...

The Pensions Reform (Superannuation Funds and Retirement Schemes) Act 2004 was passed in the House of Representatives yesterday (May 11), with 48 amendments, and has been sent to the Senate for debate. Fitz Jackson, State Minister for Finance and Planning with responsibility for pensions, said the legislative side of the Bill should be completed within the next couple of weeks,...

Mister Speaker. Following on the completion of the Budget Debate and the approval of the Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure by both Houses of Parliament it is my honour and privilege today to open the Sectoral Debate. Mr. Speaker, in the Sectoral Debate a year ago, I said that "the economic fundamentals are sound and there are good reasons to...

Mister Speaker. Following on the completion of the Budget Debate and the approval of the Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure by both Houses of Parliament it is my honour and privilege today to open the Sectoral Debate. Mr. Speaker, in the Sectoral Debate a year ago, I said that "the economic fundamentals are sound and there are good reasons to...

Let me begin by expressing my sincere appreciation to the Tax Administration Department and the Management Institute for National Development for this Tax Services Exposition. It is my privilege to participate in today's events. I am always pleased to voice my support for initiatives that promote mutual learning. Indeed, this exposition presents a valuable vehicle for that critical interaction between...

Minister of Information, Senator Burchell Whiteman on Tuesday (March 30) officially launched a new entrant to the local media landscape at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston. The company, Caribbean Internet Broadcast Network (CIBN), is an electronic network of radio and television stations that are totally Internet-based. CIBN seeks to deliver streaming radio and television to a global audience and...

Minister of Information, Senator Burchell Whiteman on Tuesday (March 30) officially launched a new entrant to the local media landscape at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston. The company, Caribbean Internet Broadcast Network (CIBN), is an electronic network of radio and television stations that are totally Internet-based. CIBN seeks to deliver streaming radio and television to a global audience and...