Post Cabinet Notes

Hon. Fayval Wiliams, Minister of Finance and the Public Service  Today, I am delighted to be here to officially announce the TAJ’s Special Arrears Settlement Programme that was introduced in late January of this year and is designed to bring relief to taxpayers who have accrued Interest, Penalties and Surcharge (IPS) on outstanding principal amount […]

STATEMENT TO PARLIAMENT ON THE ACCELERATED BRIDGE PROGRAMME By the Minister without Portfolio with Responsibility for Works February 4, 2025 Mr. Speaker, I rise today to provide this Honourable House with an update on a transformative initiative that will significantly improve Jamaica’s infrastructure—the Accelerated Bridge Programme. This programme is a strategic national effort to enhance […]

Minister Dr. Dana Morris-Dixon Good morning everyone and welcome to our next edition of the post-cabinet press briefing. Today is Wednesday, January 29 and our two guests this morning are two of my favorite ministers. We have the Honorable Aubyn Hill, Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, and yes you can tell the others that […]

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 […]