Madam Speaker, it is a privilege and an honour to once again stand before this Honourable House to report on the performance of, and present the upcoming plans for my new portfolio responsibility, the Ministry of Transport and Mining. Indeed it is also a blessing to be here today, given the challenging period from which Jamaica, and indeed the world,...

Madam Speaker… I am feeling a great energy as I stand to address this House today. It is an energy driven by the desire to do more in service for my fellow citizens. It is also an energy unleashed by the decision by the Government, following two years of careful management of COVID-19, to withdraw the pandemic restrictions. I have...

Our workers are the backbone of our country; they keep the wheels of our economy turning. We know that our continued economic recovery is dependent on our people, and we are committed to preserving the hard-won rights and liberties of the Jamaican worker to include proper wages and working conditions. The Government is actively pursuing ways to increase workers’ benefits,...

The struggle of the Jamaican people for equal rights and justice began centuries ago, from the onset of Africans being brought to these shores for the exploitation of their unpaid labour, for the struggle for independence from colonial rule emerged out of the widespread labour unrest of 1938. From those events of 1938, the labour movement has been at the...

Madam Speaker, As I rise today to speak, I give thanks to God for being here. I am particularly privileged to stand before this Honourable House to make my first presentation in the Sectoral Debate to report on the achievements of the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Jamaica’s business ministry, for the 2021/2022 Financial Year, and to outline some...

MADAM SPEAKER, I rise to make my presentation in this Honourable House, on behalf of the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation. The Ministry is charged with drafting the blueprint to drive economic growth and sustainable development in Jamaica and has responsibility for six (6) critical portfolio areas that are extremely important to the present and future sustainability of...

Madam Speaker, I commence this my second Sectoral Address as Minister of Science, Energy and Technology with a grateful heart. Indeed, it is without question, that God has been good and equally merciful. I thank Him for having brought us all through what was undoubtedly a testing period. Madam Speaker, I pause at this moment to also give recognition and...