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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 ...
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Town centres will come alive with street dances this Independence as the country celebrates it Golden Jubilee.
Acting Executive Director of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Delroy Gordon, told a recent JIS Think Tank that some 80...
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Persons attending the Grand Gala at the National Stadium on August 6 are being assured of adequate parking and tighter security measures, which will ensure the safety of their vehicles and property, while they enjoy the planned celebratory festivities....
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The Government of Jamaica is looking to expand the overseas employment programmes by increasing the number of workers employed and the eligible categories of workers, and extending the programme to new countries.
“We are particularly aware of...
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The Government is currently engaged in the development of an International Migration and Development Policy, and a Diaspora and Development Policy, which are expected to be tabled in the House of Representatives in November.
The process is being un...
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The Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, has launched a titling programme, aimed at further empowering a large segment of the Jamaican population who reside in Operation PRIDE schemes all across Jamaica.
"Over 10,000 Operation PRIDE benef...
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade continues to work on the revision of Jamaica's Foreign Trade Policy.
Making his contribution to the 2012/13 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on July 10, Minister of State in the M...
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State Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Arnaldo Brown, said significant strides have been made in the area of sports development in the newly formed East Central St. Catherine constituency for which he is Member of Parliament.
Ma...
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The Rent Restriction Act is to be amended, to provide effective regulation and clear guidelines as to the roles and obligations of tenants as well as landlords in the rental sector.
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Transport, Works and...
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The Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, has taken steps to formulate a National Housing Policy and Implementation Plan, to give strategic direction to the housing sector and to enable the Government to meet its vision/target of providing access t...
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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, says that approximately 29 per cent of the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) earnings go toward paying for oil, and insists that it is time for the nation to improve it...
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In an effort to improve computer literacy, and empower young people in the Tavern community, the reigning festival queen (2011), Krystle Daley, has implemented a computer project at the community centre, Gordon Town Road, in Kingston.
The project w...
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The Custos of St. Catherine, Rev. the Honourable Sophia Azan, JP, was sworn-in to deputize as Governor General from July 6 to July 15, 2012.
The brief swearing in ceremony took place on Friday July 6 at King’s House and was attend...
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Forty students enrolled in the Early Stimulation Programme (ESP) will be graduating on July 11, at a ceremony to be held at the Apostolic Church of Jamaica, Kingston Gardens, beginning at 10:30 a.m.
Director of the ESP, Antonica Gunter-Gayle, told ...
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Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites is urging students to work towards higher levels of achievement in the critical subjects of English and Mathematics.
"English Language is the language of professionalism. It is the language o...
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The Caribbean Food and Nutrition Institute (CFNI) is urging senior citizens to take charge of their health, by consuming a variety of nutritious foods, in adequate portions.
Speaking in an interview with JIS News, Nutritionist at the CFNI, Dr. Audr...
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The week of August 1 to 6 will be abuzz with national events and activities as Jamaicans celebrate the country’s Golden Jubilee.
While a series of 'Jamaica 50' events are now underway, activities will reach a fever pitch over the six-...
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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 ...
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade is working closely with the Ministries of Labour and Social Security and Education to promote overseas employment opportunities.
Under this collaboration, the various Ministries will seek to identif...
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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 ...