Good Evening. As we begin the 2021-2022 school year, we do so with the collective knowledge that our decisions today will determine whether we …
Based on the latest report from this morning, Jamaica recorded 555 new cases of COVID-19 and a test positivity rate of 41.9%. Three additional persons …
Fellow Jamaicans at home and in the diaspora, greetings on this the 59th anniversary of Jamaica’s Independence under the theme, “Come mek we celebrate online”. …
My Fellow Jamaicans, as we did last year, we are celebrating the anniversary of our nation’s Independence in the midst of a pandemic. While the …
Today, we celebrate our 59th anniversary as an independent nation, standing tall among the community of nations across the World. We Jamaicans have made our …
183 years ago today on August 1, 1838, the descendants of trafficked and enslaved Africans, who themselves grew up in generations of slavery, finally celebrated …
Greetings Jamaica! This is our “emancipendence” week, when we celebrate two significant milestones in our nation’s history – Emancipation Day on August 1st and Independence …
As the Region celebrates CARICOM Day 2021, I extend warm greetings to all Caribbean Community (CARICOM) nationals in Jamaica and throughout the Diaspora. Forty-eight years …
Today, 22nd June 2021 marks the 3rd Anniversary of the commemoration of the annual Windrush Day and the 73rd Anniversary of the arrival of the …
Background and Context: 1. Madam speaker – for the sixth consecutive year, I rise to make my contribution to these Sectoral Debates, as the Attorney-General …
CONDITIONAL CASH TRANSFER FOR THE VACCINATED Madam Speaker, in March, 2020 after the first case of COVID-19 was diagnosed in Jamaica, this Government moved swiftly …
Madam Speaker, we have been taught that it’s when we are going through trials and tribulations that we must especially give thanks. And so in …
Madame Speaker, I give my full support to Jamaica becoming a member of the Madrid Protocol and to the proposals in the Trade Marks Amendment …
Madam Speaker, I thank you for the opportunity to speak here today, particularly as this makes my 10th year speaking in this debate. I cannot …
Madam Speaker, This is my first sectoral presentation as Minister of National Security for the new term of office. It comes in the middle of …
LABOUR DAY SLOGAN: “STAY HOME. STAY SAFE. CLEAN UP YU SPACE” Fellow Jamaicans, Workers’ Week and Labour Day 2021 find us still in the …
Good day my fellow Jamaicans. I greet you well. Labour Day is normally a time when we come together in voluntary work for the betterment …
Madam Speaker, The Government of Jamaica (GoJ) has provided $720 million as an incentive for Non-PATH students to acquire devices. The programme, known as the …
Madam Speaker, 2020 has been an extraordinary year for Jamaica, and the world. The COVID-19 virus – and its impact globally and on Jamaica – …
Acknowledgements Madam Speaker: Let me first of all give honour and glory to Almighty God, the Creator of all things. Great is His faithfulness and …
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