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My Fellow Jamaicans, Leader of the Opposition The Most Honourable Portia Simpson Miller O.N. M.P. As we celebrate the 48th Anniversary of our Independence let us be reminded of the hard work and sacrifices of those from previous generations whose dreams are fulfilled each time we mark our Independence. Each step along the path to becoming a 'full free' and...

My fellow Jamaicans at home and abroad: Governor-General His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, ON, GCMG, CD Our Independence Anniversary allows us another opportunity to reflect, renew and recommit ourselves to the ongoing task of nation-building. We pause on our journey, as we do each year, to celebrate, and then we continue, pursuing our objective of achieving the...

Today, we celebrate the anniversary of the birth of our nation. It was a memorable night 48 years ago when we respectfully lowered the Union Jack and proudly hoisted the Black, Green and Gold as the symbol of our nationhood. With that flag was also raised our hopes and expectations as a people. What were those hopes and expectations?That we...

We celebrate, once again, our emancipation from slavery 176 years ago. We glory in that achievement as the greatest victory that mankind has ever won because slavery is the worst form of oppression that man can impose on his fellowman. We celebrate the heroes of that victory, especially those who risked their lives and gave their lives in the struggle...

My Jamaican brothers and sisters This year we celebrate Emancipation Day amidst the challenges and hardships that we continue to face as a nation. Every year at this time I can imagine and feel the excitement of our ancestors as they prepared for the August Morning, referred by our ancestors as "Augus Mawnin", that promised them freedom. I can imagine...

THANKS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: Approaching three years into my stewardship of the Transport and Works portfolios, I am happy to be now delivering the kind of strategic applications that are geared at modernising all portfolio areas. This first phase of delivery has come out of in-depth analysis of the pluses and minuses of the systems that were inherited in September 2007,...

Mr. Speaker, it is well known that ICTs are the pivot of productivity and growth in the post-industrial world and it is for this reason that our own growth prospects are inextricably bound up with how we drive this industry. Mr. Speaker, Jamaica has taken great care in not only laying a strong and sound foundation, but in adding value...

Since the declaration of a State of Emergency in the Corporate Area on May 23rd which was later extended to St. Catherine, the Police and the Military have been conducting an intensive campaign to reduce the level of crime and violence that have plagued the country for many years. The results have been positive and encouraging. For the first time...

Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunications and Special Projects, Daryl Vaz, will be making his sectoral presentation to Parliament on July 20, 2010. This will be Minister Vaz' second presentation as Minister with responsibility for Information, and he is expected to address the wide range of issues and developments that fall under his portfolio as Minister with responsibility for Information,...

Mr President, despite the level and intensity of the criticism made of my handling of this matter, I have endured in good faith and good conscience. "when US authorities received the intercepted communications pursuant to a joint law enforcement memorandum between the United States and Jamaica that governs the obtaining and sharing of such communications, US authorities had no reason...

Mr. Speaker, once again I am privileged to speak in this Honourable House. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Dr. Kenneth Baugh, makes his presentation during the 2010/11 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (July 13). I remain heavily indebted to those who have afforded me this opportunity - the Councillors, constituency executive, workers and...

Mr. Speaker, I have on several occasions provided an update to this Honourable House on the progress of the divestment of Government assets in the sugar industry. It will be recalled that the St. Thomas and Trelawny estates were divested last July to Golden Grove Sugar Company and Everglades Farms Limited respectively. In relation to Frome, Monymusk and Bernard Lodge,...