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Opening
Sectoral Debate Presentation by the Minister of Development, The Hon.
Paul Robertson |
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Sectoral
Debate Presentation by the Minister of Commerce, Science & Technology,
The Hon. Phillip Paulwell |
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Sectoral
Debate Presentation by the Minister of Agriculture, The Hon. Roger
Clarke |
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Sectoral
Debate Presentation by the Minister of National Security, The Hon.
Peter Phillips |
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Sectoral
Debate Presentation by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign
Trade, The Hon. K. D. Knight |
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Sectoral
Debate Presentation by the Minister of Education, Youth and Culture,
The Hon. Maxine Henry-Wilson |
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Sectoral
Debate Presentation by the Minister of Health, The Hon. John Junor |
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Sectoral
Debate Presentation by the Minister of Transport & Works, The
Hon. Robert Pickersgill |
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Sectoral
Debate Presentation by the Minister of Water & Housing, The Hon.
Donald Buchanan |
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Sectoral
Debate Presentation by the Minister of Land & Environment, The
Hon. Dean Peart |
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Sectoral
Debate Presentation by the Minister of Local Government, Community
Development and Sport, The Hon. Portia Simpson-Miller |
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Sectoral
Debate Presentation by the Minister of Labour and Social Security,
The Hon. Horace Dalley |
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Sectoral
Debate Presentation by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Transport
& Works, Hon. Fenton Ferguson |
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Sectoral
Debate Presentation by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Water
& Housing, Hon. Harry Douglas |
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Sectoral
Debate Presentation by the Minister of State in the Ministry of National
Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier |
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Throne
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Estimates
of Expenditure |
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Opening
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Leader
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Prime
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Closing
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Plan being Designed for Highway 2000 Corridor |
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Mined-Out
Lands Capable of High Production |
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JAMPRO
Stars with Film & Music Last Year |
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Bureau
to Review Formula for Import Monitoring Fees |
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Ministries
Working with Bureau of Women’s Affairs to Expedite Laws |
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Telecoms
Sector Earns $50 Billion Last Year |
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| KINGSTON,
May 12 (JIS): |
 Minister
of Commerce, Science and Technology, Phillip Paulwell has announced
that the Bureau of Standards would be reviewing the formula for the
application of import monitoring fees.
In his contribution to the 2004/05 Sectoral Debate in Gordon House
on Wednesday (May 12), Minister Paulwell mentioned the increased level
of efficiency being exhibited by the standards body.
“Because of the efficient way it is now operating, I am in a
position to announce today that I propose to meet with the Jamaica
Chamber of Commerce shortly to discuss a review of the formula for
the import monitoring fees now charged by the Bureau,” he said.
The Commerce, Science and Technology Minister said that during the
last financial year, the Bureau of Standards was one of two agencies
that came off the Central Government budget and had been steadily
improving its own financial situation.
The other agency is the Spectrum Management Authority (SMA). He said
that the Authority introduced its regulatory fees in 2003, thereby
ensuring its own source of revenue for administration.
“All the proceeds from Spectrum Licences, which have tripled
since the establishment of the Spectrum Management Authority are passed
onto the Consolidated Fund,” the Minister said.
He also disclosed that the Board of the SMA recently approved a
US$6 million business plan to bring its operations up to world-class
standards within three years. The full cost of the first year of that
plan, he said, was already fully financed through the Authority’s
own efforts.
Turning to the other agencies under his charge, the Minister said,
“in the area of revenue enhancement, we are equally determined
that all our agencies should maximize their own sources of revenue
so as to lessen the dependence on the Consolidated Fund”.
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