SECTORAL
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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
Speech |
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Estimates
of Expenditure |
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Opening
Budget Debate |
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Leader
of the Opposition's Budget Presentation |
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Prime
Minister's Budget Presentation |
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Closing
Budget Debate |
NEWS
ITEMS |
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Domestic
Food Crop Project Recording Impressive Returns |
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Bauxite
Companies Urged to Improve Land Reclamation Exercise |
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Independent
Gun Licencing Regime Coming |
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Domestic
Crop Production Increases by 13 Per Cent |
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EJASP
Implements 78 Micro Projects |
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ASSP
Approves 17 Projects Worth $262 Million |
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Jamaica
Benefits from Debt for Nature Swap |
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| KINGSTON,
May 20 (JIS): |
 To ensure
transparency and reduce the potential for corruption in the issuance
of firearm licences government intends to establish a new independent
gun licencing regime, Minister of National Security Dr. Peter Phillips
has said.
Speaking at Wednesday’s (May 19) sitting of the 2004/05 Sectoral
Debate in Gordon House, Dr. Phillips acceded that, “over the
years, there have been continuing allegations of corruption in the
issuing of firearm licences, including the issuing of licences to
persons of questionable character… with the proliferation of
guns in the society, we must ensure that licenced firearms do not
end up in the hands of unscrupulous persons”.
He informed that under this new regime applications would be made
to an independent central licensing authority, comprising a retired
judge, a retired DPP (or senior member of that department) and a retired
senior police officer.
All applicants must be able to satisfy the competent authority that
they are fit and proper persons to qualify for a licence and must
demonstrate a genuine need to be armed. An inventory of all licences
issued to private citizens and security firms will be established.
“The information on both the weapon and the holder of the licence
will be combined through new and modern technology. The unique characteristic
of each weapon will form part of the database,” he explained.
The authority will seek advice from the Jamaica Constabulary Force
(JCF) as to the character of persons, but the grant of a licence will
no longer reside with the JCF. |
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