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INTRODUCTION Mr. Speaker, as I thank god for his sustaining grace in our lives as parliamentarians, I wish to extend sincere gratitude to the beautiful people of south St. James for the confidence they continue to repose in me as their representative in this honourable house. They have afforded me a wonderful priviledge over these many years, and i pledge...

MR. SPEAKER, in this our 50th year of Independence, the Most Honourable Portia Simpson Miller, Prime Minister, appointed me as Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries. I express my thanks to the Prime Minister, for her courage, vision and the confidence she has reposed in me. I am fully cognizant that this is a significant responsibility...

INTRODUCTION Let me begin by thanking the constituents of Eastern Kingston and Port Royal for their continued vote of confidence in my leadership and my capacity to represent their interests, and work with them to make the constituency a model of sustainable development. Let me also express a deep appreciation to Prime Minister the Most Honourable Portia Simpson Miller, for...

OPENING REMARKS The subject of my presentation is “PARTNERING FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT”.  In this regard I would like to thank the Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller for conceptualizing and forming this new Ministry of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change. My use of the word “partnering” is deliberate, as my portfolio areas touch and concern everyone.  No...

SALUTATIONS:   H.E. Mr. Milan Meetarbhan, President of the Assembly of the International Seabed Authority H.E. Mr. Nii Odunton, Secretary General of the International Seabed Authority Senator the Hon. A.J. Nicholson, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade H.E. Ambassador Satya Nandan, Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for the Law of the Sea and former Secretary-General of the...

Today, in commemorating the life and work of His Excellency, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, patriot, humanitarian and one of the most inspirational leaders of our time, I am pleased that Jamaica will recognize his exceptional legacy by committing 67 minutes of our time in service to others, especially our children, who are the focus of our observation of this Day. The...

Salutations Mr. Speaker, it is indeed an honour as I rise to make my contribution to the Sectoral Debate, which will be my first presentation in this Honourable House. Firstly, let me express my gratitude to the Most Honourable Prime Minister for displaying sufficient confidence in me by assigning me this important portfolio as State Minister of Tourism and Entertainment....

INTRODUCTION… Our systems of national security, policing, law enforcement and justice are facing a range of rapidly evolving challenges. Criminals are using modern cyber-technology and psychological tactics. They are becoming increasingly innovative, developing new forms of crime, and expanding their international cooperation. It is clear that incremental adjustments to the way we do things will not provide an adequate response....

Acknowledgements Mr. Speaker, as I rise, it is with a deep sense of gratitude that I stand here today to give thanks to my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ for affording me the opportunity to be here in the capacity of Minister of State. I thank our Prime Minister, The Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller for including me among the...

Acknowledgements Mr. Speaker, I am privileged to be a Member of this Honorable House and to represent the people of Jamaica as their Minister of Health. I wish to thank the Most Hon. Prime Minister for the confidence she reposed in me with such an important portfolio. I am grateful to the staff of the Ministry of Health including the...

Permit me, Mr. Speaker, to make a brief statement to this Honourable House and to the people of Jamaica. Mr. Speaker, from all the indicators of the recent past in this Chamber, there was the long-sent message that the day would surely come when a Prime Minister would have had to demand that the decorum that is required to be...

INTRODUCTION Mr. Speaker, my presentation this afternoon, to this Honourable House, is set within the context of the challenges being faced within the shelter sector and the policies and programmes that this Government is pursuing or is seeking to pursue to bring about meaningful improvements. Mr. Speaker, a new study by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) entitled "Room for Development:...