Post Cabinet Notes

These updates represent decisions made by the Cabinet over January 15, 2024 to March 4, 2024   Board Appointments The Cabinet gave approval for the appointment of members to the following Boards: Roger Roberts has been appointed to the Bellevue Public Psychiatric Hospital Board of Management, with effect from 15 January 2024 to 17 December […]

BOARD APPOINTMENTS    The Cabinet gave approval for the appointment of Ms. Carmen Johnson as an ex officio member to the St. Ann’s Bay Regional Hospital Management Committee, with effect from 10 July 2023 to 2 April 2026, when the tenure of the Board would expire. The Cabinet gave approval for the appointment of the […]

BOARD APPOINTMENTS   The Cabinet gave approval for the appointment of Major Kerron Burrell, JP, Executive Director of the Financial Services Commission as an ex officio member of the Board of Directors of the Jamaica International Financial Services Authority, with effect from 12 June 2023 to 7 May 2025, when the tenure of the Board would […]

Board Appointments The Cabinet had before it an amendment to the Board of Management of the College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE). Cabinet approved the recommendation for the appointment of Mr. Everett Hyatt, as Vice Chairman of the Board, in place of Mr. Andrew Warwar, who had resigned. The Cabinet had before it Submission […]

Board Appointments The Cabinet gave approval for the appointment of Mrs. Sharonmae Shirley to the Board of Directors of the Jamaica Intellectual Property Office, with effect from 8 May 2023 to 13 March 2024, when the tenure of the Board would expire. The Cabinet gave approval for the appointment of the following persons to the […]

Statement  During recent months, Jamaica has seen several important developments across various sectors. One of the most significant has been in the area of water infrastructure, where the National Water Commission (NWC) has continued to make historic investments in the water infrastructure, bringing water to tens of thousands of Jamaicans who didn’t have the commodity […]

 Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Dr Horace Minister Chang, Permanent Secretary, Mrs Audrey Sewell; Director Communications, Ms Kimberley McLeod; Press Secretary, Ms Naomi Francis and members of the Media a pleasant morning.  Below are the decisions from Cabinet:  1. Memorandum of Understanding on the Establishment of a Trade Complaints Mechanism between the […]

Hon. Fayval Williams, Minister of Education & Youth, Permanent Secretary, Mrs. Audrey Sewell; Director of Communications, Ms. Kimberley McLeod; Press Secretary, Miss Naomi Francis, and members of the Media a pleasant morning. Below are the decisions from Cabinet: Award of Contracts   1. Award of Contract for the Supply of Grades 7-11 eBooks Under the […]

Below are the decisions from Cabinet: National Irrigation Commission (NIC) as the Irrigation Authority for the next 30 years Cabinet gave approval for the Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries to license the National Irrigation Commission (NIC) as the Irrigation Authority for a period of 30 years, subject to affirmative resolution. Cabinet gave further approval for […]

Below are the decisions from Cabinet: 1. National Housing Trust Special Benefit Order – The Estuary, Phase 2, Housing Development, St. James Cabinet gave approval for the promulgation of a Special Benefit Order, effective 30 July 2021, to facilitate the allocation of 178 housing solutions at the Estuary, Phase 2, Housing Development in St. James, […]