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Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie

Sectoral Presentation by Hon. Desmond McKenzie

CONTRIBUTION TO THE SECTORAL DEBATE 2016-2017 By Hon. Desmond Anthony Augustus McKenzie Minister of Local Government & Community Development June 22, 2016 Mr. Speaker, let me state categorically, that we are on a mission to transform local government to the benefit...

Minister without Portfolio in the the Office of the Prime Minister responsible for Science, Technology and Special Projects

Sectoral Presentation by the Minister of Science, Energy & Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley

Sectoral Presentation by the Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, QC, MP

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green

Sectoral Presentation by the Hon. Floyd Green, MP

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, CD, MP

Sectoral Presentation by the Hon. Karl Samuda

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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton

10 years ago Health & WellnessParliament

Statement to Parliament by Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton

STATEMENT TO PARLIAMENT BY MINISTER OF HEALTH DR. THE HON. CHRISTOPHER TUFTON TUESDAY, JUNE 7, 2016 Introduction Mr. Speaker, allow me to update this Honourable House on the present Zika virus situation, the expected effects on the population and some of the activities being undertaken by the Ministry of Health and its partners as part of the response. Global Situation Mr....

Prime Minister, the Most Honourable
Andrew Michael Holness, ON, PC, MP

10 years ago ParliamentPrime MinisterPrime Minister's Speeches

Prime Minister’s Statement on The Association of Caribbean States Summit

Prime Minister’s Statement on The Association of Caribbean States Summit, 4 JUNE 2016 1.0 Purpose Parliament is being asked to note the following statement consequent upon the Prime Minister’s participation in the 7th Summit of the Association of Caribbean States, held in Havana, Cuba, on the 4th June, 2016. 2.0 Background The Association of Caribbean States was established on the...

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw, CD, MP

10 years ago Budget 2016/2017Finance & Public Service

Minister of Finance, Hon. Audley Shaw, Closing Budget Debate Presentation

I wish to once again thank the staff of the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service and other agencies for their assistance in the course of preparations for this Debate. I also wish to thank the Prime Minister, Opposition Leader, and the Opposition Spokesman on Finance for their contributions. Mr. Speaker, coinciding with the Budget Debate was an IMF...

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Prime Minister, The Most Hon. Andrew Holness, Budget Presentation

Mr. Speaker, on rising I must give thanks to God for sparing us, individually, as a Parliament and as a Nation, that we can all gather here once again to deliberate on the people’s business and recommit ourselves as instruments of His will. Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the people of Jamaica who exercised their civic duty and voted...

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

10 years ago Foreign AffairsSpeeches

Statement to the Senate by Senator the Honourable Kamina Johnson Smith

Statement to the Senate by Senator the Honourable Kamina Johnson Smith Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade 20th May 2016 Topics: UN General Assembly Special Session on the World Drug Problem; High Level Signing of the Paris Climate Change Agreement and High Level Thematic Debate on the Sustainable Development Goals, New York 19 – 22 April 2016-05-17; ACP and...

Leader of the Opposition, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, O.N, M.P

10 years ago Budget 2016/2017OppositionSpeeches

“Working for the People – Protecting the Gains” – The Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller O.N, M.P Leader of the Opposition

“WORKING FOR THE PEOPLE - PROTECTING THE GAINS” CONTRIBUTION TO THE BUDGET DEBATE BY THE MOST HON. PORTIA SIMPSON MILLER ON, MP LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION THURSDAY, MAY 19, 2016 This Budget Debate takes place in the context of the recent general election which resulted in a change of Administration. The 32/31 seat distribution in this House creates a...

10 years ago Finance & Public ServicePrime Minister

Joint statement by Jamaica’s Prime Minister, Andrew Holness and World Bank Vice President for Latin America and the Caribbean, Jorge Familiar

Prime Minister Holness and World Bank Vice President Jorge Familiar held wide-ranging discussions in Montego Bay today. World Bank Vice President Familiar congratulated Jamaica for its commitment to good macro-economic policies and expressed his conviction that with continued reforms, Jamaica is on the right path for accelerating growth. As part of its country partnership strategy, the World Bank is providing...