The Jamaica Urban Transit Company notes with much concern the attacks on its buses perpetuated by persons obviously opposed to the efforts by the JUTC to implement a public transportation system that will best serve the commuters in the Kingston Metropolitan Transport Region. We note with great distress the attacks on the buses over the last two days which has...

Honourable Members: We meet to launch the activities for a new Parliamentary year and to set out the next steps as we continue to improve the lives of our people and further develop our country. Today,  the state of our economy is stronger than it was one  year ago. In this new spring, the signs of growth are appearing. The...

Mr Speaker, in keeping with the GOJ’s policy to expand and modernize the international airports, the GOJ through the Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ) embarked on a programme of public-private partnerships (PPP). This programme commenced with the Sangster International Airport (SIA) in April 2003, when the private operator (MBJ Airports Limited) took over the operations of the airport from the...

  Statement by Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Friday, 21st March 2014 on the 25th Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the  Caribbean Community St. Vincent and the Grenadines, 10th – 11th March 2014 Introduction The attention of Members of the Senate is drawn to the 25th Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads...

Mr. Speaker, I feel that it is most appropriate that I provide to this Honourable House, to the general public, and particularly to depositors in the Bernard Lodge Scheme, an update on the status of affairs of the Housing Agency of Jamaica. Most specifically, it is important that I address the recent developments that resulted in the resignation, en bloc...

Mr. President, I wish to bring to the attention of the Senate certain important changes that are proposed to be made to the Court Management Services (CMS). These changes were approved by Cabinet on the 3rd February, 2014 pursuant to a Cabinet Submission from the Minister of Justice dated the 8th January, 2014, are intended to resolve the problems which...

Mr. Chairman, I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Government and people of Jamaica, and wish to assure you of my delegation’s full support. Jamaica aligns itself with the statements delivered by Bolivia on behalf of the G77 and China, Costa Rica on behalf of CELAC, and Guyana on behalf of CARICOM. The Priority Theme for this...