Madame Speaker, I take this opportunity to update the House on two subject areas: – the first week of the pilot face-to-face in-school teaching project …
Madame Speaker, As Minister with portfolio responsibility for Gender Affairs, I rise in this Honourable House to acknowledge the commemoration of International Men’s Day (IMD), …
Madame Speaker, It is with great sadness that I report the deaths of a few of our children over the past few days: • Jade-Ann …
Madame Speaker, Over the past several weeks, Jamaica has been experiencing poor weather conditions which have been influenced by significant weather systems including the most …
Madam Speaker, I rise to update this honourable house and the people of Jamaica, on the recent developments surrounding COVID-19 and its impact on residential …
Madame Speaker, the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted fish production and the fisheries value chain with varying degrees of negative impacts. Losses from both local and …
My Fellow Jamaicans at home and in the diaspora. Greetings: Fifty-one years ago, Jamaicans began celebrating National Heroes Day on the third Monday in October, …
Celebrating the people who make Jamaica the great, iconic, and internationally known powerhouse, is the essence of our National Heroes Day Celebrations. Indeed, our national …
My fellow Jamaicans at home and in the diaspora, I warmly greet you. Our celebration of National Heroes Day this year is unique. We continue …
Mr. Speaker this has been a period like no other in Jamaica’s history. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a severe impact on the Jamaican economy. …
Madame Speaker, we have seen over recent weeks the detrimental impact that COVID-19 can have on our mental health and overall sense of wellbeing. In …
Madame Speaker, yesterday Oct 5 was the first day of the new school term for 2020/2021. I take this opportunity to provide this Honourable House …
Madam Speaker, let me begin with a situational analysis of the pandemic in Jamaica. On the graph displayed, the solid black line which is now …
Madam Speaker, the country has made a significant transition to a new phase of the COVID-19 challenge. This phase is defined as community transmission that …
Madam Speaker, according to the World Bank (2020), the massive shock of the coronavirus pandemic and the associated containment measures have severely contracted the global …
Madam Speaker, It is my pleasure to update this Honourable House on the plans and programmes that have been put in place by the Ministry …
Theme: ‘The Future We Want, the UN We Need; Reaffirming our Collective Commitment to Multilateralism – Confronting COVID-19 through Effective Multilateral Action Your Excellency, …
As the race to save lives continues due to COVID-19, it is now more important than ever to work together to prevent suicide, as well …
Your Excellencies the Governor General, the Most Honourable Sir Patrick Allen and Lady Allen, Leader of the Opposition Dr. Peter Phillips, Mr. Bruce Golding former …
We meet today to signal the start of a new phase in the life of our nation. Thank you for joining us live for this …
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